Dropping off a groomer into a wind-loaded pocket is where the Reiki Snowboard shows what its shape is for. This tapered directional snowboard narrows toward the tail and sits on a set-back stance, so more board extends in front of the feet to keep the tip up in deep snow. Pow Kick, the rise in the rocker nose, lifts the tip over drifts and chop before the board settles into camber underfoot that extends through the tail. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"After a soft-snow morning, I carried speed down a firm groomer expecting a board built for floating to feel loose, and the Reiki held its line instead. The hardened steel edges bite into hard snow, and the camber under my feet keeps that edge pressed down through the whole turn."