What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I rode this on a day that started with fast groomer laps and ended dropping into a steep, chalky face. The dampening kept everything smooth at speed, and the edge hold on the steep pitch gave me way more confidence than I expected from a board this size."Steep lines and fast groomers ask different things from a board, and the Never Summer Proto T3 FR Snowboard is tuned to give both what they need. Point it down a serious pitch, and the heavily dampened, stiffer flex keeps chatter out of the equation, translating speed into control instead of nerves. Back off onto a mellow groomer afterward, and the same board settles into a relaxed, exploratory rhythm without feeling like it's holding back. That range comes from a WooBoo Wood Core, blending bamboo stringers with paulownia, poplar, and birch for a build that's light underfoot but strong where it counts. Precision Stitched Carbon Matrix tunes exactly where the board stiffens and where it stays lively, while RDS 1, the most substantial damping system in the lineup, soaks up vibration along the effective edge for real stability at speed. It's a board built to go looking for the steepest line on the mountain and hold its composure once it finds it.