The Pentaquark is still one of the best carving boards we’ve tested. Essentially, it blends the qualities of a race board with hints of those from all-mountain options. The Pentaquark is crafted to be light but is still quite damp, thanks to Amplid’s Antiphase construction.
This board offers a lengthy effective edge (due to its shortened tip and tail lengths) that provides excellent edge hold on firm conditions. Compared to allmountain boards with serrated sidecuts, the Pentaquark provides a much smoother and more predictable ride at high edge angles, inspiring confidence when railing heelside edges and laying out toe-side turns to the ground.
Overall, it is one of the most fun and effective groomerspecific carving boards we’ve used. Many of the other boards here are more versatile across different sorts of terrain and conditions, but the Pentaquark’s carving capabilities make even the blandest of snow conditions fun. And, unlike some
carvers, the Pentaquark doesn’t require perfect technique or excessive input to take advantage of that.
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