Board: Endeavor Maverick
Size: 160
Camber Option: Hover Camber. A setback traditional camber that gives the nose a little more rise.
Bindings: K2 Indy
Stance: 21.5 Wide 18 Negative 15
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 188lbs
Resort: Arapahoe Basin
Conditions: Sunny skies with a few clouds, warmer than average temps, about a half foot of fresh powder, firm fast groomers, and a lot of wind.
Flex: This board had a more playful middle of the road flex to it. There was an abundance of torsional give to it which let you really twist the board. With the slight setback and shape to it I did feel the nose was just a hair softer.
Stability: This board was highly lively and yet still stable. It wasn’t damp which was nice, but did let you feel a lot of the micro vibrations in the board when on a groomer. In the heavier snow it plowed through with ease and didn’t get bucked around.
Ollies/Pop: Having that camber set back really adds a ton of pop. You can load this board up and be aggressive or you can roll back into it and be a bit more skatey. This is a board that is designed to launch.
Butterability: For being a cambered powder oriented board you might think that you would have to fight the board to get it to do what you want, you don’t. It locks into a butter with ease and still has the snap you want out of it. So go have some fun.
Carving: Getting on a groomer and ripping a turn this board does what you want it to. It initiates the turn easily and then slingshots out due to the setback camber. The overall sidecut is designed so you can carve on those less than stellar powder days, and that needs to be admired.
Rider in Mind: Powder loving freestyle guy.
Personal Thoughts: This board rode like a solid tail version of the Archetype swallowtail I rode. The only difference was the tail was a bit stiffer, which was nice for popping off features. If you’re looking for a middle of the road powder freestyle board, I think you’re golden with the Maverick. It sets an edge easy, it loads up and pops easily, and yet it can be aggressive when you need it to be. This is a board that doesn’t fuck around with what it is. It rips.
Comparable Boards: Lib Tech Swiss Knife, Rome Sawtooth, Rossignol The One
15 Comments
I assume that with a 5cm setback and a longer nose than tail, riding switch on the Maverick would not be ideal.
Better to choose a powder twin (Bataleon Magic Carpet, Smokin Jetson)for switch riding in the park and groomers when there is no pow?
Well that’s a given.
2018 at $330 with the biax or 2019 at $599 with the triax?
Save that cash and use it for more lift tickets, get the one for $330.
As always, keeping it real….. And Angry
I need a pow stick to rip up the trees at keystone, am i better off on the Maverick or Archetype? I’m 6’4 200lbs with a size 11 boot. Mainly like to ride trees and rip turns. What size should I get? And what bindings pair well with these boards for a surfy feel?
Either would work, the Archetype will have a softer tail so you might want to take that into consideration.
Hey mate,
I’m an Aussie intermediate advanced boarder (approx 20 days per year). Looking for a quiver killer deck. Like bombing hills, slashing, getting surfy in powder when it’s there, side hits, couloirs, the occasional cliff drop. Don’t do a lot of switch or park.
I’m 177cm, 82kg, size 10 burton.
Tossing up between the maverick 159cm, scout 154cm, Capita Mercury 157cm, T rice orca, Jones mind expander.
Mind Expander and Orca are too powder specific for what you’re looking at, nix those. I’d honestly probably push you to the Mercury first then the Scout/Maverick.
Hi Angry, love the site. Trying to pick between 165 PYL and 165 Maverick. Intermediate, mainly like to rip groomers, carve, hit natural jumps and go into powder whenever it’s there. No park.
Maverick is currently on sale and is pretty much half the price of PYL. My main question is in regards to edge hold comparing the two – can the Maverick handle hard/icy snow same or at least similarly to the PYL? Also, which one did you prefer between the two?
Thanks!
PYL is a bit more versatile than the Maverick in my opinion. The PYL has underbite which gives more grip in my opinion than the Maverick.
Would you say the grip is at least serviceable in the hard stuff?
If you had to pick, Maverick at $250 or PYL for $550? Would use either as a daily.
Just maintain your edges and you’ll be fine.
Yo Angry – I snowboard on the east coast / don’t get powder too regularly. I like to bomb and would like to limit chatter on overrun groomers. This board seems to offer speed and stablilty, though your review and another I saw suggest this is best for powder. Would you still recommend this for me? I’d rate myself intermediate to advanced.
Also been looking at the Burton One-Hitter. I couldn’t find a review from you on this board. Any thoughts here?
Thx!
It’s going to be a bit more powder focused than what you’re looking for I think the One Hitter or even the Hometown Hero would probably suit you if you’re looking at Burton. I’d also maybe look at the Yes Optimistic.