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What's new with women's snowboards? This year we're looking at a new round of big-name brands on the Board Test podium, with more of an emphasis on all-around action than strictly freestyle. The top-five winning boards all have deep roots in snowboard history-a sure sign that practice makes perfect when it comes to board construction. The big ol' crew of female pro riders behind the development of this year's boards allows women to be discriminating consumers and ride away with an awesome stick.
Eight testers, 65 boards, five days. The board test is more madness than method, but certain ground rules apply. Product is delivered with a tune from the manufacturer (or not); the topsheets are then masked, and each board is given a code number by TransWorld's weekend shift to limit biases-in order to cheat, testers have to make a pretty big effort.
