Hello and welcome to my Burton Custom Camber review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Custom Camber as an aggressive all-mountain snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Custom Camber a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other aggressive all-mountain snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Burton Custom Camber 2020
Price: $599
Style: Aggressive All-Mountain
Flex Rating: Medium
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Stiff (6.5/10)
Rating Score: 82.0/100
Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-Mountain Boards
Out of the 19 men’s all-mountain snowboards that I rated:
Overview of the Custom Camber’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Custom Camber’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
Style: | Aggressive All-Mountain |
Price: | $599 |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Turn Initiation: | Medium-Fast |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | |
Shape: | |
Setback Stance: | Setback 12.5mm (0.5") |
Base: | Sintered |
Weight: | Lighter side of normal |
Sizing
LENGTH (CM) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
150 | 248 | 120-180 | 54-82 |
154 | 250 | 120-180 | 54-82 |
154W | 258 | 120-180 | 54-82 |
156 | 252 | 150-200 | 68-91 |
158 | 254 | 150-200 | 68-91 |
158W | 262 | 150-200 | 68-91 |
162 | 256 | 180-260+ | 82-118+ |
162W | 264 | 180-260+ | 82-118+ |
166W | 266 | 180-260+ | 82-118+ |
170W | 270 | 180-260+ | 82-118+ |
Who is the Custom Camber Most Suited To?
The Custom is a great option for someone looking for that traditional camber feel, a board that is an awesome carver, has great pop and one that can bomb, but who isn't often in either deep powder or really icy conditions.
Definitely not for the beginner and even low intermediate riders might find it a little technical ride - but fine for a high-end intermediate rider with solid technique.
The Custom in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Custom is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Burton Custom 2020, 154cm (250mm waist width)
Date: March 9, 2019
Conditions: Sunny with some clouds and perfect visibility.
Snow was well groomed and soft on top on groomers and soft but quite tracked off groomer (but there had been quite recent snowfall and still some untouched pockets).
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 530mm (20.9″)
Stance Setback: 12.5mm (0.5")
Width at Inserts: 259mm (10.2")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 185lbs
Rider Boot Size: US10 Vans Aura
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
To keep in mind for this review, I rode the 154 which is smaller than I would normally ride for this type of board. The 158 would have been the ideal size for me, with the 156 the next best alternative.
Powder
Not great in powder. I could feel the nose wanting to sink at times. I didn't get anything super deep - but I suspect that feeling would get worse the deeper the snow got.
It's got a small setback stance and a slightly longer nose than tail - but that's about all it has going for it powder-wise.
Carving & Turning
Carving: Really fun to rail a carve on. And a regular turn. Good spring out of a turn and really let's you carve it up. Not to the extent of it's older brother the Custom X - but there aren't many that carve like that thing.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: Really quite maneuverable when riding slower which surprised me a little. It was a 154 and that's short for me, so that was certainly part of it - but even given the size was rather nimble.
Overall edge-to-edge speeds: Overall quite quick edge-to-edge when riding fast or slow.
Skids: Not very forgiving of skidded turns. A little catchy but not quite as catchy as I thought it would be for a trad camber.
Speed
Even in the 154, this thing felt good at speed. Nice and stable. In a longer size would feel even better.
Uneven Terrain
Nimble enough to go around bumps and forgiving enough to go over them. Was decent in crud too - though I didn't have much at the time I rode it.
Let’s Break up this text with a Video
Jumps
Overall a really fun board to jump and ollie with.
Pop: Heaps of pop. To access some of it you have to wind it up a bit, but you can still access some of that pop without too much effort.
Approach: Really stable on approach for bigger jumps but also nimble for those trickier access side-hits.
Landing: Solid landing platform. I felt like I could have had a bit more, but my weight on the 154 was a bit much - a more appropriate size and I think this would be a stomper.
Side-hits: Nice and nimble and good pop. If the pop was a little more easily accessed it could improve a little, and perhaps a longer size wouldn't have been quite as nimble. Good to get around for spins too, though again, a longer board would have been more tricky and it is quite torsionally stiff.
Small jumps: Really good for small jumps.
Big jumps: Excellent for larger jumps - just a little better for large vs small overall, I would say.
Switch
There's a bit of a setback stance and the nose is slightly longer than the tail (though that's outside the contact points), but overall it still fine for riding, landing and taking off switch.
Spins
As above, good for landing and taking off switch, great pop to give you plenty of air-time (so long as you load it up a bit) and a good landing platform. Was easy to get the spin around, but it was a 154. Probably not the easiest in the world to get around for a longer size - it's relatively stiff torsionally.
Butters
Was better than I was expecting. I would say mid-level for buttering - not super easy to butter but not super hard either. Might have been a little easier to butter the 154, given that I'm on the big side for that size.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | Contribution to Final Score | |
|---|---|---|
CARVING/TURNS | 4.0 | 20/25 |
SPEED | 4.0 | 16/20 |
JUMPS | 4.0 | 12/15 |
POWDER | 2.5 | 7.5/15 |
UNEVEN TERRAIN | 3.5 | 7/10 |
PIPE | 3.5 | 7/10 |
SWITCH | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 82/100 |
The Custom Camber is a really fun deck. It's nice and aggressive, stable at speed, carves well and has a really fun carvy feel on any turn type. It's got plenty of pop and really nice to jump and ollie with.
If you see a lot of powder (or really icy conditions a lot), especially deeper powder, there are better one-board quivers - but if that's something you can and are willing to sacrifice on, then it does everything else really well.
Price-wise it's not the most affordable going around, but for this category it's pretty much the average price.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you want to learn more about the Custom Camber, or if you are ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.
- US
- CANADA
- UK/EUROPE
If you want to check out some other aggressive all-mountain snowboard options, or if you want to compare how the Custom compares to other aggressive all-mountain snowboards, then check out the next link.
Then if I’m 5’7″ for 160lb 154cm suited perfect for me?
Ciao from Italy!
Hi Luca
Thanks for your message.
Yeah I would say the 154 would be a good bet for you. I would be weighing up between the 154 and 156, but I would be leaning towards the 154 for you, assuming that it’s appropriate for your boot size.
Thank you so much my friend!
My boot size is between 8 and 9. I have had one custom in 2010 camber 156, but now I’d be curious to ride the new custom camber 154, but I’m afraid at high speed she will be…a little unstable?
Hi Luca
Thanks for the extra info. Certainly going a little shorter will be less stable at speed. But subtly so when you’re talking 2cm. Noticeable but subtly. So, I would say it will feel unstable for your specs, but it will feel slightly less stable, subtly, vs the 156. Slightly less float in powder too. But subtly more buttery, more maneuverable and in general easier to throw around. With your boot size, I would be leaning 154, but it depends on whether you’re comfortable loosing a small amount of stability.
Very helpful my friend! Thank you so much! Ciao!
You’re very welcome Luca. Happy riding!