The Arbor Coda represents that blend of all mountain freestyle versatility that makes it just as much at home slashing deep pow as it does hitting your favorite jib line in the terrain park. The shape is possibly the most unique aspect of this snowboard and helps with its over all terrain dominance.
P: Brent LaFleur
Board: Arbor Coda
Size: 156
Camber Option: The System. A center reverse camber.
Bindings: K2 Formula
Stance: 22.5 Wide 18 Negative 15 Goofy
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 175lbs
Resort: Breckenridge
Conditions: Sunny blue skies, colder temps, left over powder in spots, and pristine groomers.
Flex: Softer tips, stiffer through the middle, and a decent amount of torsional give. This makes for an all mountain freestyle blend.
Stability: The boards stable under foot, but has a bit of chatter in the tips. Over all it’s not a damp ride it’s just very lively which lets you have a better board to snow feel.
P: Brent LaFleur
Ollies: The tip shape gives a wider flat surface for pop. This is helped with the reverse camber which lets you pop it like a skateboard. Popping into and off of powder patches was easy enough and rollers were this boards best friend.
Pop On Jumps: With reverse camber you don’t have to load the tips like you would other boards and this lets you get that last minute snap off a lip. The flex and snap of this board really lent itself to boosting off the lip and making it way past the knuckle with ease.
Butterability: The tip shape gives a wide surface area to play around on and the reverse camber plus the flex only help with getting every which way you want on snow. Basically this board can butter.
Jibbing: This board is no slouch for jibbing. You can come in hot and hit the rail or box with ease and it will lock into a press. The blunt shape of the tips gives a really solid sweet spot that locks and holds presses.
Carving: Griptech works. Having contact points under foot lets you steer reverse camber easier. As you transition from edge to edge it just flows effortlessly from toe to heel and back. The sidecut is deep enough to get low and really rail out a hard turn.
Rider in Mind: The all mountain freestyle guy who puts a bit more effort on freestyle than freeride.
Personal Thoughts: I’ve ridden this board every year for the last 4 years and it never disappoints with its versatility. Sure it might be from a new factory and built just a tad bit different but after a few laps it was like riding a deck I had been on numerous times. Taking it through tight trees, chopped up pow, and the park it handled it all with ease. The tip shape is unique and versatile. In pow it funnels the snow out and away as it rises to the top, on jibs it has a real big sweet spot to lock in, and off jumps you have a nice little notch to do grabs.
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Disclaimer: This board was sent to us for product review from the Arbor Snowboards marketing director. This was a pre-production model there could be changes in the production model.
18 Comments
any major differences between the 2014 and 2015 version? or do they feel the same?
Thanks
Same question, is there any differences between the 14 and 15? There is a 14 here locally that is close to $100 cheaper than the 15, but just want to make sure I am not missing out on anything with the 15.
Thanks
Built in different factories. But other than that, save the cash and get it.
Angry! You provide a great service here man, keep up the good work.
Im coming from a RCR wide with mag and am looking for something more fun and butterable without losing pop and control.
It seems the Coda is the way to go but I’m worried about my size 12s fitting on it. Reps are telling me not to worry about drag because of the added width of the grip tech… but I’m not convinced.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Take the waist width of the board size you want, then take the tip/tail width now subtract the waist width from the tip width then divide it by 2. Now take that number and add it to the waist width. Bam that’s what the width is going to be in the inserts.
Nifty. I’m stoked to not have a wide width screw with the flex factor. May need to pick up some footprint reducing tech but my boots smell like death as it is, so win win haha. Thanks man.
Shit I hate doing this to you… apart from the obvious differences, from a price point pov, how does this compare to the Reverb Rocker? They seem a lot similar technically and performance wise, similar rides.
In this equation the Reverb can be had for near half the cost of the Coda.
Two entirely different boards.
Snap nevermind. Reverb in question is 2013 and so stiffer.
Still maybe a good question to answer comparing current models/reviews. Stopping now 🙂
I am in no way arguing as I haven’t been on either. For clarity I’m comparing your description (and other descriptions) of the Reverb Rocker (http://www.angrysnowboarder.com/2015-rome-reverb-rocker-snowboard-used-and-reviewed/) and the Coda. They are for sure two completely different decks, and I will take your word for it. All I was saying is that side by side the descriptions read a lot alike so had to ask before pulling the trigger.
I have size 15 and it was fine,
This board is the ish…a true all rounder…
I like the hold since I’m 260 pounds…
My question is, how does it compare with the element??
Element is just a bit less snappier and more damp.
So would you recommend this board for someone who does a lot of park jumps and mostly riding through the groomers, but every now and again doing deep pow? Prob 70 percdnt of what I do is riding at groomed ski resorts.
Definitely Josh.
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For a 30% park (mostly jumps) 70% all mtn/ hitting side hits etc, would you prefer the Coda 156 or Nitro Team Gullwing 155? I’m 170lbs 10.5 boot and have owned a nitro subzero, loved it, and demoed a westmark, loved it as well… Any opinion on which the more fun board? I currently have a 152 signal park rocker and I’m now ridding mt hood meadows all the time and would like to upgrade my board size. Thanks in advance.
Get the Coda, it’s a better all around board in my opinion and that rocker profile will kill it on deep days in the North West.
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