Location: Mission Ridge, WA
Snow Conditions: Softpacked to fresh snow on groomers.
Setup: I rode the GNU B-Pro with Union Trilogy bindings and Vans Ferra boots size 8.
Size: 155
First Impression: There’s good reason why this is the longest running women’s pro model board but seriously the 2013 graphics are AMAZING.
Weight: Average.
Flex: The B-Pro is on the higher end of a medium flex for women. It’s definitely built for mountain handling with a stiffer flex and the camber zones but the banana tech between the feet gives it good torsional ease and engagement edge to edge. The B-Pro features C2 BTX technology which is banana rocker between the bindings and camber from the inserts to the contact points. It offers the playfulness of rocker but with the stability of camber.
Turning: Probably one of the best features of the B-Pro is the turning handling. Even if you want to take it easy on this board, you certainly can. It’s easy to engage into turns but without being too aggressive. It’s smooth handling to get each turn and then lets you play with the turn you’d like. You can go higher on edge to engage into short quick radius turns or play it easy with long radius drawn out turns. The magne traction isn’t overly aggressive on it, just the right amount to help grip the snow.
Stable: The combination of camber and banana tech continues to give the board a good range for stability mostly due to the camber placements. It has good edgehold thanks to magne traction, can grip the harder terrain but still handle speed and all mountain riding without being too rigid.
Pop: I just cruised on the B-Pro and didn’t really mess with the pop at all.
Switch: No issues riding this board switch, it was easy to transition around and encountered no differences.
Overall Impression: The B-Pro is the longest women’s pro model in snowboarding and for good reason, it stands the test of time. The B-Pro is built for riding everything, as fast or as slow as you want. Thanks to the C2 BTX, the B-Pro offers the stability of camber with the playfulness of banana tech. It’s very capable of freeriding and handling speed, thanks to a tad wider waist width.
Shay’s Honesty Box: I barely notice snowboard graphics, quite honestly you could ask me what the graphic looked like on a board I just rode during demos and I’d have no idea. I just don’t look down too often or remember them enough. But the B-Pro 2013 graphic are definitely memorable, here’s why. When done right, pink is badass. Unicorns are badass. Put them together and you have a board that is almostly jokingly badass in the sickest ways. Anyway, the graphics for the B-Pro only add to this board, the B-Pro is legendary and always a good board to ride.
Review Disclosure: I demoed this board at the WWSRA On-Snow at Mission Ridge, WA.
Frank
June 1, 2012 at 12:27 pmcrazy cool color setup for womens…
sarah
November 4, 2013 at 4:04 amI am a lightweight female rider, riding for 10 years, over the years and in order of owned, I have had a burton feather, burton feelgood, K2 Fling, Burton G-twin, Bataleon something with TBT, Never Summer Infinity 2011 , Never summer evo 2011/2012 (small mens), and now a roxy olli-pop from last year.
I just can’t seem to find something forgiving enough for my weight (8 stone. 5’6) so I can still pay in the park without too much effort BUT stable at speed. At the moment I have the pop but not the stability, I find the Roxy very unstable when riding fast, especially if conditions are choppy. I preferred by old feelgood for that. Am I just needing two boards? I was looking at the GNU B-Pro the problem is some people say it’s great at speed but has no pop. Do I look at a completely different brand of board and perhaps back to camber? Are my board choices too commercial. The problem I have is finding somewhere to demo them all that has them all in stock is a nightmare. I can’t seem to find the B-pro in the UK.
Thanks,
Jim
December 13, 2013 at 12:34 pmWhat type of Wax do you use on your board?
we have been selling our wax to a lot of boarders in Canada now and they love how easy it is to apply. I would love to help some boarders out with a sponsorship and try our product.