Firstly, thank you to Jascha. I reached out to Bataleon through Instagram and he helped me narrow down what I was looking for. We had quite a few awesome options but ultimately, I ended up going with the Chaser - because it fit what I was looking for and I’ve never had a 3bt board before($).
I took this out for the first time last night and let me say it was just what I thought it would be. I wanted something super soft and buttery and this was it. I was a few drinks in doing bs spins and at one time I should’ve caught a nasty edge, but I didn’t - thank you 3bt! This board is a little wider than any board I’ve had and I really liked that. Being in MN, after the warm weekend we just had, the snow was pretty chundery and hard pack; with such a soft board I was definitely feeling everything underfoot but my riding style is more cruisy so it didn’t affect me too much. Being an intermediate snowboarder who’s been boarding 10+ years, I felt myself having to hold back at times as this board is very easy to overpower, but that was just an enjoyable challenge. Carving was a breeze and felt a more openness than on any non-3bt board. I will absolutely be adding more Bataleon’s to my collection in the future, no regrets.
Now for the negative, Bataleon uses FedEx to ship their supplies; in the future, I will probably only order through Evo as anything I’ve ordered from them is always here in less then a week. It took a month and a week to get this board as it was just sitting in FedEx’s warehouse, waiting to move. I emailed with Matt about this twice and he was super understanding and informative. I completely understand that this extended delay was not the fault of Bataleon but I’d encourage them to use a different shipping service in the future. The only reason I bought directly from Bataleon was the $20 off coupon; had I known how long it would take, I would’ve just ordered through Evo. Just some food for thought for anyone who wants their item(s) quickly. Aside from that, I would recommend this board to anyone. It’s surfey, press-able, forgiving and ridiculously fun. Thank you Bataleon ❤️
