Bataleon Goliath Plus Review

Hello and welcome to my Bataleon Goliath Plus review.

In this review, I will take a look at the Goliath Plus as an all-mountain snowboard.

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Goliath Plus a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain snowboards.

Overall Rating

Board: Bataleon Goliath Plus

Price: $699

Style: All-Mountain

Flex Rating: Medium-Stiff (7/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (6/10)

Rating Score: 89.2/100

Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain Boards

Overview of the Goliath Plus’ Specs

Who is the Goliath Plus Most Suited To?

The Goliath Plus is most suited to someone looking for a do-it-all, one-board-quiver type board. It has a consequence free feel, but can still carve, ride fast and has good spring out of turns and good pop. 

Most ideally suited to anyone with a bit of a freestyle edge to their all-mountain riding, but is capable anywhere, including being not bad in powder. 

Not for beginners, but is a pretty friendly ride, so anyone intermediate and up should be comfortable (and enjoy!) riding this board. 

Goliath Plus DetailS

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 560mm (22″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Front Insert: 265mm (10.43")

Width at Back Insert: 265mm (10.43")

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 180lbs

Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Response ADV

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Weight: 2740grams (6lbs 1oz)

Weight per cm: 17.56 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.71 grams/cm*

*based on a sample size of around 250 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 models. It was lighter on the scales vs the average and felt lighter than normal on snow than the Goliath, which is marginally heavier on the scales, but the little bit of extra stiffness and dampness on the "+" model, likely accounted for why it didn't feel as light. But still felt lighter than normal on snow.  

Introduction

I rode this board in the 2023 model but I wanted to ride it again for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Bataleon had made a few subtle tweaks for the 2024 model and secondly, I wanted to compare it directly to the regular Goliath, so I'll be referencing how it felt vs the regular Goliath quite a bit in this review. 

Overall, it felt very similar to me to the 2023 model, but it was good to get a chance to test it against the regular Goliath. The 2023 model review is in a tab at the bottom of this review. 

Powder

No powder to test in on the day, but based on feel and specs, it would likely be around average. It's got a slightly longer nose than tail but is twin in every other way, so not a lot going for powder there - but it does have the 3D shaping in the 3BT base, which helps. 

Carving

Like most Bataleon boards, the engagement point on a carve is a little deeper into the carving motion than typical. It was pretty good on deeper/more aggressive carves. 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: I found it really easy to turn and slash on, particularly for an all camber board. This is where that 3BT really comes into play nicely and really gives it a more forgiving feel than it would otherwise have. I felt it was just a touch more effort to initiate turns on vs the Goliath (non "+" version) but still nice and easy. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Nice and quick edge-to-edge at slower speeds. Again, maybe a touch less nimble than the non "+" Goliath, but only very subtly so.  

Skidded Turns: Not catchy at all. Again, the 3BT is likely a big main reason for this.  

Speed

It's decently stable at high speeds. Not an out and out bomber by any means, but you can ride it at decently high speeds without it getting too wobbly. Felt a bit more stable and could hold onto higher speed carves better than the regular Goliath. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: It handled crud well, like I remember it did in the previous year's model. It's a little damper than the regular Goliath and that helped it to handle crud better.  

Trees/Bumps: Real decent in terms of edge-to-edge quickness and felt good riding through trees and weaving between bumps. 

Jumps

So so good for jumps. A lot of fun!

Pop: Maybe a touch harder to access the pop vs the regular Goliath but not by a significant amount. And when you wound it up, it gave back more total pop. Just a nice snappy board that responding easily to pop but had a bit more to give when you gave it more energy to work with. 

Approach: A good balance between being stable on approach and easy to make any necessary corrections. A little more stable than the regular Goliath, so better suited than it to bigger jumps. 

Landing: Strikes a great balance between being solid on landings but also being forgiving of errors. 

Side-hits: So sick for side hits! Just the right combination of agility, easy pop and everything else you'd want for side hits. 

Small jumps/Big jumps: Medium is it's sweet spot still, but no issues for larger jumps. 

Switch

Easy transitions and feels pretty much the same riding in either direction. Really good for switch.  

Spins

It's got a nice light feeling, it's got good easy pop and it sets up and lands well switch. Not quite as easy to setup for spins as the regular Goliath but still really good for it. 

Jibbing

I felt pretty confident hitting jibs on this board. That non-catchy feeling helped, as well as good agility and easy pop. A little stiffer than I'd prefer for jibbing, but for an experienced jibber, it should do well. 

Butters

Feels good to press with. It takes just a touch more weight/energy to press the tip/tail than the regular Goliath, but not by much. Feels pretty much the same tip and tail. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

The Goliath+ is a really fun, snappy, versatile board that can be playful when you want it to, but can handle more aggressive riding too. It's not an out and out aggressive bomber or anything, but strikes a nice middle ground that allows you to ride more casually/playfully but does have enough burliness to handle some speed and deeper carves. 

It's great for freestyle oriented things too, like buttering, spinning etc and especially good for jumps and side-hits.