DC Mega Snowboard Review

Who is the Mega Most Suited To?

The Mega is best suited to those looking for a relatively stiff, quite aggressive twin ride. Better suited to physically strong riders with an advanced ability level. 

A more freestyle focused setup, but once that can bomb and carve well - just not that great in powder or uneven terrain. 

Definitely not for a beginner and even too much for the average intermediate rider unless you're quite strong and used to a more camber dominant ride. 

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 570mm (22.4″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 265mm (10.43") 

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 185lbs

Rider Boot Size: US10 Vans Aura

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Powder

Not the best at floating in the powder. Of course you can ride any board in powder and have fun on most. This is no exception. Powder is fun regardless, but this doesn't make powder effortless. Got to put some effort, getting that bag leg burn, to keep it floating.

Carving & Turning

Carving: Really nice to carve and this is the turning type this board most prefers. 

S Turns: Had a bit of a feeling like it wanted to pull you into flat basing. Not as bad as with some boards I've ridden, but you've got to fight it a little to keep it on edge. That's why it's better for carving and you've got to be aggressive with it. Not a casual/easy turner.  

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Not very nimble when riding slow. Felt better riding faster (like most stiffer boards do).  

Skidded Turns: Doable, but not the easiest to skid turns on. Harder than average. On the catchier end of the scale.   

Speed

Feels nice and stable at speed. Riding at speed is where this board felt at its best. 

Uneven Terrain

OK for crud. But for bumps it just felt too sluggish if you were trying to weave between anything too technical. Just felt tank-ish when riding slow. 

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Jumps

Good pop and good for big air with an easy approach. 

Pop: Really good pop. A reasonable amount that's easily accessible too, but even more when you put some energy into popping it. 

Approach: Really stable for hitting big air on a nice smooth open approach, but not nimble enough for my liking on trickier approaches. 

Landing: It's a stomper. Great for bigger air. Not as forgiving of errors when on smaller jumps, so not a beginner jumping board, but if you're looking to get big air and need that more solid stiffer landing platform, that's where it excels. 

Side-hits: Not nimble enough for my liking for side hits. But easy, faster approach side hits are fine. 

Small jumps/Big jumps: Big jumps are it's sweet spot. 

Switch

Good riding switch - pretty much the same in both directions. 

Spins

Getting the spin around isn't super easy, but not super hard either and setups didn't feel super easy, especially for trickier setups, but switch is good and there's good pop - not too bad all round. 

Jibbing

Nah, not something I enjoyed jibbing with. 

Butters

Quite hard to butter with. Took some effort. You'd want to be quite strong to butter this one. 

Overall, the Mega is a board that prefers to ride hard and fast and feels good as long as you ride it aggressively, but when you get more casual or try to slow it down and play around a little, or getting quick turns through tight spaces, then it doesn't feel as good. 

If you're a strong rider who likes to be aggressive then this is a board you will probably really like. It can take everything you throw at it, but you've got to put the energy in, as it won't like you if you're tentative with it.