Hello and welcome to my Nitro Team Camber review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Team Camber as an aggressive all-mountain snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Team Camber a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other aggressive all-mountain snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Nitro Team Camber
Price: $579
Style: Aggressive All-Mountain
Flex Rating: Medium-Stiff (7/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (6/10)
Rating Score: 84.2/100
Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-Mountain Boards
Of the 19 current model aggressive all-mountain snowboards that we tested:
❄️ The Team Camber ranked 10th out of 19
Overview of the Team Camber’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Team Camber’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
Style: | Aggressive All-Mountain |
Price: | $579 - BUYING OPTIONS |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Turn Initiation: | Medium-Fast |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | |
Shape: | |
Setback Stance: | Setback 15mm |
Base: | Sintered (Sintered Speed Formula HD Base) |
Weight: | Felt slightly lighter than normal |
Sizing
LENGTH (CM) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
152 | 246 | 110-155 | 50-70 |
155 | 248 | 120-165 | 54-75 |
157 | 250 | 130-175 | 59-79 |
159 | 252 | 145-185 | 66-84 |
162 | 254 | 155+ | 70+ |
157W | 264 | 130-175 | 59-79 |
159W | 266 | 145-185 | 66-84 |
162W | 270 | 155+ | 70+ |
165W | 272 | 165+ | 75+ |
Who is the Team Camber Most Suited To?
The Team Camber is great for anyone looking for a full camber board, that is great for carving and riding quite aggressively, but one that isn't overly taxing on the body. It's a nice mid-flex and something you can ride more casually too - and don't have to put your everything into it for every single turn.
Not for the beginner, IMO, and even low intermediate might find this board a little too challenging, but a solid intermediate rider should be fine with it.
The Team Camber in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Team Camber is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Nitro Team Camber 2021, 157cm (250mm waist width)
Date: March 7, 2020
Conditions: Cloudy but still around 90-95% visibility.
Groomers had a decent layer of soft with mostly a medium firmness under that layer, with some harder spots in patches.
Off groomer soft with some overnight fresh. Not waist deep or anything, but a nice amount.
Wind around 10-15kph (6-9mph). Temperature was -8°C (17.6°F) and with wind chill -11°C (12.2°F).
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 540mm (21.3″)
Stance Setback: 15mm (0.6")
Width at Inserts: 259mm (10.19") at front insert and 261mm (10.28") at back insert.
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 175lbs
Rider Boot Size: US10 Salomon Lo-Fi
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Powder
It's not too bad in the shallow powder I had, for a brief time in there. But it's not that well suited to easy float, particularly when it comes to deeper powder and for longer periods of time in there.
It does have a setback stance and a slightly longer nose than tail, which helps a little, but there's no rocker in the profile, no taper and overall is more of a double ender feel, to a directional one.
Carving & Turning
Carving: Really nice. Aggressive and in a snappy, easy way. Don't feel like you have to throw your whole body into getting it into a carve.
Turning: Just a really nice feeling board on a turn. Just felt natural and comfortable riding it from the first turn. It's easy enough, but also has a good amount of power that you can feel too.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: Good maneuverability at slow speeds. Has that nice balance, where it doesn't feel like you're going to wipe out when riding faster, but doesn't feel like trying to turn a tank when you're riding slow.
Skids: Actually doable for skidded turns. It's not beginner easy, but it's not completely unforgiving of skidded turns either, despite being all camber.
Speed
Felt nice and stable and confident riding this board at speed. It rides slow well, but hums well at higher speeds too.
Uneven Terrain
Nimble enough for weaving through bumps and forgiving enough going over them.
Handles crud well too. Not a crud crusher, but doesn't feel like you're getting bucked around too much or that it's so unmaneuverable that you can't recover if you get bumped about a bit.
Let’s Break up this text with a Video
Jumps
All round really nice for jumps a good balance of qualities.
Pop: Good pop and a lot of it is easily accessible - with just a little more when you're willing to put it in to get it out.
Approach: A good balance between being stable but also nimble.
Landing: Nice in between of being good and solid but not completely unforgiving if your landing's a little off.
Side-hits: Fun for side hits. Again, nimble enough for trickier approaches and a good amount of easily accessible pop - and some forgiveness when the landings aren't necessarily that smooth.
Small jumps/Big Jumps: Really good across the board. It's got a good balance for fast approaches and slower ones, and for big landings and times when the landing isn't perfect.
Switch
Decent for riding switch. Not perfect, but definitely doable.
Spins
Good without being epic. Easy enough to get the spin around and has good easy pop. Landing and setting up switch is pretty good too, without being perfect.
Butters
Not ultra buttery, but not super hard to butter either. Middle of the road in terms of butterability.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
SPEED | 4.0 | 20/25 |
CARVING | 4.0 | 16/20 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 4.0 | 4/5 |
JUMPS | 4.0 | 12/15 |
POWDER | 2.5 | 7.5/15 |
CRUD/CHUNDER | 4.0 | 8/10 |
TREES/BUMPS | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
SWITCH | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 84.2/100 |
Apart from not being that well suited to powder, the Team Camber is otherwise a very versatile board.
Carves really well and good at speed but isn't so aggressive that you feel like you have to push it hard all the time. Can slow it down and ride it too. Very quickly felt comfortable on it for speed, carving, riding more casually, taking into the trees and riding freestyle (be it in the park or on the rest of the mountain).
A good do-it-all board, on the more aggressive side of the playful to aggressive scale. It's said to. The description of it as a really good "normal" snowboard is pretty apt, IMO.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you want to learn more about the Team Camber, or if you are ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.
If you want to check out some other aggressive all-mountain snowboard options, or if you want to compare how the Team Camber compares to other aggressive all-mountain snowboards, then check out the next link.
Just want to start by saying I’m in the market for a new snowboard for the first time in 20 years; it’s very overwhelming with all the options these days, but your reviews have been a life saver, so thank you!
You mentioned that this board is just decent at switch, and that concerns me coming from riding a true twin with a centered stance all my life. It’s not that I ride switch all the time, probably 20%, but do you think the directional setback is going to be too obvious for me? Maybe I could move the bindings forward to center if it was?
Also, while I have you, I’m curious if you have a board or two that would be your best bet to match this rider profile:
-Northeast US, mostly hard snow, some ice, little pow
-On the advanced side of intermediate rider, can tackle pretty much anything on the resort mountains here
-Looking for a single quiver do-it-all board that is playful enough for when I am with my wife cruising at slower speeds and want to mess around (some butters, side hits, etc.), but I can also ride it with speed and carve when I want to
-Will still do a little in the park these days, but not too much, only when passing by (getting too old to make the juice worth the squeeze). More just used to that type of board
I’ve been looking at a number of boards, but all have their own little concerns for me:
-Nitro Team: directional setback stance too noticeable?
-NS Proto Synthesis: would I like rocker in the middle after riding full camber for so long?
-Yes The Greats: Asym would be a leap of faith, not crazy about that cut
-Capita DOA: good enough in hard snow for northeast?
-Super DOA: playful enough?
-Burton Free Thinker: same thing, playful enough?
Unfortunately, I don’t live near a mountain or have local shops near me, so trying to make the best guess with what I can find online.
Thanks again!
Hi RJ
Thanks for your message.
I had no issues riding the Team switch. I’m pretty solid riding switch, so I can ride most boards switch at least OK (even some really directional boards). I would say for me, the Team is probably more like 4/5 switch, but I like to take into account that some people aren’t as confident riding switch. So, 3.5/5 for it switch is probably a little under-scoring, if that makes sense. If you’re a confident switch rider, and you’re not riding switch all the time, I would say that it’s good enough. The Team is directional-twin, so it’s not super directional. It just has a nose that’s slightly longer than tail, which is all outside the contact points anyway – so you’d feel that extra nose more so in powder than riding groomers. And the setback isn’t huge either – it’s just 15mm, so it ride’s fairly similarly, but not quite the same in switch.
– Nitro Team: Based on what you’re describing, I think the Team Camber would work.
– Proto Synthesis: given you’ve been riding so long, it would be an adjustment. One that you may not enjoy making, given how your body is used to feeling the board underfoot. So it would be a riskier choice, IMO.
– YES Greats: I really like the Asym profile, but it’s not for everyone. I’d say you’ll probably like it, but again, like you say, would take a leap of faith, but still an option. Less risky than the Proto Synthesis, IMO.
– Capita DOA: Doable, but as you say the biggest question mark is the hard/icy edgehold performance, which, IMO, isn’t as good as the Team or Greats or Free Thinker.
– Capita Super DOA: Again, icy edge-hold comes into question. And not sure if you’d find it playful enough for what you’re looking for.
– Burton Freethinker: Biggest question mark is also the playfulness. Though I’d say it’s a touch more playful than the Super DOA. But a little harder to initiate butters on. So for general riding, I think you’d be fine with the playfulness of it, depending on what you’ve been used to riding, but it takes take a little more to get it buttering. It’s torsionally softer, and softer overall than it used to be, but the tip/tail still have a bit of stiffness to them.
Hope this gives you more to go off
Hi Nate,
Thanks for your great review!
I’m currently riding a K2 vandal 2015 (for 3-4 seasons, not really sure when I got it) and I’m thinking of switching to the Team 23 as my 3rd board after 5 seasons of riding, but I’m not really sure because I think the board might be too tall for me as I would have to buy it in the size 152. I’m also unsure wether I should get either the Nitro Team binding, the Burton Cartel X Re:Flex or a different binding for the board.
I am 15/f, about 167m tall, I weigh approx 65 kg and I have size 42 (EU), my riding level is advanced.
Do you have any recommendations for me?
Hi Cam
Thanks for your message.
I think it’s doable, but is a little on the big side for you, IMO. I would put your “standard all-mountain length” more around 149. So the 152 is a bit of a stretch. Not going to be gigantically big, but a little bigger than ideal, IMO. You could look at the Victoria, which is a similar-ish board but comes in a 149. The only question mark there is if it’s going to be too narrow. And in most scenarios it probably is too narrow for your boot size. But if you were riding low profile boots and riding with binding angles of +15/-15 or similar, then it would be doable, IMO. Or there’s the Team Pro, which also comes in a 149 but with a wider width. I haven’t tested the Team Pro, so I don’t know how it differs to the Team, but that’s something worth looking into as well.
Hope this helps
Thanks for your reply! I’ve only seen it now XD.
I’m quite unsure about the nitro team run and I’ve been looking at the Victoria (thanks for you recommendation) but it is in fact to narrow for my boot size.
I’m looking for a more aggressive all-mountain board for bombing hills and carving with which I can also go into the pow a bit.
I’m considering rn the team pro which you recommended, the mercury and the mega mercury. The downside for the mega merc is that it is probably too big as the smallest size is 153, even the the board would be pretty much perfect for my riding style.
I’m not sure about the mercury, but it should be quite a good fit, right? Or do you have an other recommendation that is quite similar to the mega merc but comes in smaller sizes?
And I’m considering the cartel x or the atlas union as bindings, do you have any preference for one of them?
Hi Cam
I think the Mercury could work for sure. But I’d also check out the Burton Custom, which is quite similar to the Team but comes in a 150.
In terms of bindings, both the Cartel X and the Atlas would be a good match to the Team Pro or Custom or Mercury. Both really good bindings, IMO, so can’t really make a bad call there. If you went with the Custom, I might lean towards the Cartel X and get it in the EST version. I really like the EST bindings on the Channel. But the re:flex would work too. The biggest downside to going EST is that you can only use on boards with a channel. So if you were going to change boards at some stage to a non-channel board, you’d also have to get new bindings.
Alright, thanks for your help!
You’re very welcome Cam. If you think of it at the time, let me know what you end up going with.
Hi, Nate . This is my third season. I am now riding Bataleon Goliath beyond medal (2019), the problem is the side edge been changed to 85 degree from the former owner which is too hard and catchy. totally no confidence and joy :(. I wanna buy a board now thinking about Nitro Team Pro with Sam Taxwood(price is good). I tried Burton Custom X Flying V(2021) from my friend . It is totally no problem , very easy and playful board for me. my concern is Team Pro would be too hard for me? or I have to go Team? My style is just carving and some 180, ollie. thats all.
Hi Jia
Thanks for your message.
I would be leaning Team, rather than Team Pro. If you liked the Custom Flying V, but want better carving/a camber dominant board, then the Team would be better. The Team itself is going to feel more aggressive, more challenging than the Custom Flying V as it is – and more aggressive/challenging than the Goliath, IMO – certainly without the edges being changed. If you liked Custom Flying V, then I would be leaning Team rather than Team Pro – or you could also go Custom Camber.
Hope this helps
Hi Nate, thanks for the detailed review. I might buy this board with nitro select TLS boots and looking for a binding. Get two options: nitro team pro and union falcor. I want a do-it-all binding which can handle carving, side hit, powder, some park as well. Seems like falcor is more responsive and light-weighted but team pro might pair better with nitro’s board and boots? Which one do you recommend?
Hi Ken
Thanks for your message.
As I haven’t tested any Nitro bindings, I can’t really compare, unfortunately. The Falcor do, IMO, fit what you’re describing. The Team Pro look like they’re probably a similar stiffness – or maybe slightly stiffer than the Falcor – hard to say having not ridden them though – as flex ratings aren’t universal. On the Team, the Falcor would certainly be a match. The Team Pro would work too – but assuming that 8/10 flex rating is accurate, they would be the stiffest binding I’d want to put on the Team, which to me has a flex feel around 6/10.
Hope this helps with your decision
Hi nate, debating you get the cartels or cartel x which would work better both seem very similar
Hi Scott
Thanks for your message.
The Cartel X are a little bit stiffer and a bit better for charging, big carves etc. But still nothing that’s so stiff that you can’t ride slow and casual in them as well, but on a scale, they’re a little more aggressive than average, a little more on the side of bombing/carving than playful. The Cartel is a little better when it comes to maneuverability at slower speeds – but again, it’s in the middle in terms of flex and function. The Cartel X is close to the middle, but just a little past the middle, if that makes sense.
In terms of flex, the Cartel is around 6/10 and the Cartel X around 7/10.
For the Team Camber, whilst I rate it 6/10 for flex and both bindings would match it well, I would be leaning Cartel X, just because the Team Camber is a little more aggressive than the average board (being full camber) and I’d prefer to have a little bit of a harder driving binding on it. But both would with match it, for sure.
Hope this helps with your decision
Hi Nate do you think the union contact pro is enough binding to drive this board?
Hi Bs180
I don’t think they would be terrible on this board, but I would personally prefer to ride a stiffer binding on this board. Ideally 6/10 to 7/10 flex binding on this board, IMO.
Atlas or Strata? (I have deal on Union)
Hi Bs180
Both would work for sure, IMO. So I don’t think there’s a bad choice.
I would personally go Strata. Both match the Team for flex, IMO, but the Strata has the better board feel and I like to have that board feel. The Atlas will drive the board just a little harder – so if bombing/carving hard is your main thing and don’t really care that much about board feel, then the Atlas is prob the better choice.
Awesome thank you
Anytime, and you’re always welcome.
Hi Nate
Thanks for all the review and feedback on people’s questions.
I think I’ll go for the Team, as there’s a top discount on it here in a local shop, and I was very disappointed by a Ride Warpig that I got advised in another shop. I was hesitating between the Team and the Warpig, I think I made the wrong choice initially.
Your site rock, thanks !
Hi Nate,
I’m considering buying a new snowboard but can’t choose… At the moment I’m considering choosing between Nitro Team and Nitro Team gullwing (162W). I have been riding for 8 seasons now, on average 10/14 days a year. Now I have a Bataleon Goliath 161, but I would like to change it… I feel like I’m intermediate (I think realistically), but I would like to progress. At the same time I have some doubts whether Nitro Team will not be too aggressive taking into account my age :), as if I would like a more forgiving but stable board. I only ride on prepared slopes and don’t put my nose into the pow or the trees/forest. I don’t ride faster than everyone, although sometimes I like to go down faster. I am 44 years old, weigh 96kg, and my foot is 13″. Which of these boards would you recommend to me? Thank you in advance. Best.
Hi Snow Panda
Thanks for your message.
I think from what you’re describing, the Team Gullwing is probably the way to go. It’s not quite as stable feeling, is the only hesitation, but it’s not overly loose feeling either. It’s more forgiving than the camber version and I think from what you’re describing, it sounds like the best option. The Team is better at speed and for more aggressive carves, but it’s less forgiving. It’s not ultra-aggressive or unforgiving, but it’s on the aggressive side of the scale. This might help describe what I mean there:
MOST PLAYFUL———————-Team Gullwing–MIDPOINT——Team Camber——————MOST AGGRESSIVE
Hope that makes sense!
Hi, looking for an all moutain board that is pretty versatile in the park. How did this do on jibs?
Also how does it compare to the Capita DOA, those are the main boards I am looking at for a midwest all moutain freestyle board.
Hi Josh
The Team, IMO is a better carver, better in powder (though only by a little) and better in uneven terrain. The DOA is better for riding switch – both pretty similar for jumps and at speed. Pretty similar for jibbing, I found too. The Team a little better in hard/icy conditions.
Thanks for the help
You’re very welcome Josh. Happy riding!
Hi Josh
Thanks for your message.
Yeah, it’s OK on jibs. I think if you’re confident/competent on jibs already, then it’s fine. It’s certainly not ideally suited to jibs, but it can do the job there. If you’re just starting out on jibs, then it’s potentially a bit challenging.
Hope this helps
Hi Nate,
Just curious that did you have chance to ride on NITRO SUPRATEAM? I was thinking should I get a TEAM or SUPRATEAM. If I’m looking for mostly carving and sidehits?
Hi Andrew
Thanks for your message.
I haven’t ridden the Suprateam, so can’t give you any firsthand impressions of it. But on paper, it looks stiffer than the Team. I would imagine you could go a little harder on high speed, aggressive carves with it, but the Team is still a good carver. Personally I don’t like a board too stiff for sidehits, so I would be leaning Team certainly for sidehits and for me personally I would take the slightly softer option as the Team, for me, is stiff enough for carves and also it’s still full camber (which is also nice for carving) but will give more for sidehits. That’s how I’d go – but reiterating that I haven’t ridden the Suprateam.
Hope this helps
Hi Nate,
Thank you once again, difficult for me to make a choice between the team and the frontier (
I’m not going to the park )
If I conclude:
– The team will be a little more agile, fun, stable and better at carving and will be better on the groomers and on days when there is no fresh snow?
– The Frontier will be a better choice if we often go backcountry or it will be more fun
Can we consider that the team is more for everyday conditions (more for the groomers) and the frontier more if we often go backcountry?
Hi Pat
Yeah, I think what you’re saying is fairly accurate. I would add that the Frontier is still good in everyday conditions and that it’s not like an ultimate backcountry tool. But yes compared to the Team, I would say that the Team is better for groomers and days with no fresh snow and the Frontier is better for powder/backcountry.
Do you think this board is too narrow for size 10 boots in the 157 size?
Hi Bs180
Thanks for your message.
I rode the 157 in 10s and had no issues with boot drag. But it will depend on a couple of things.
a. how hard you lean into your carves. I test it carving quite aggressively on it at times, but not to the point of eurocarving, so if you like to eurocarve, you might want something wider in 10s.
b. binding angles: I rode with +15/-15 binding angles. If you have straighter angles, then you may or may not still be fine depending on a. and c.
c. the profile of your boots. The boots I used to test the Team aren’t particularly low profile, but I rode with +15/-15 angles and not leaning to the extent of eurocarving. So you don’t necessarily need low profile 10s to ride this board, but if a. and b. above aren’t in your favor, then having low profile boots might mean that you can get on this size.
Hope this helps
Is that the size you would get on for a daily driver? Im about exactly your specs but add 20lbs…
Hi Bs180
I would probably go 159 as a daily driver/all-mountain size. I would be happy with the 157 too personally as I like to ride trees whenever I can and I prioritize maneuverability/tricks etc over stability at speed. So I would personally strongly consider the 157, but I think the 159 would be the more typical size for my specs. With an extra 20lbs, I would be be debating between the 162 and 159 though. And I would likely go 159 as my daily driver if I added 20lbs.
Thanks Nate
You’re very welcome. Happy riding!
Hi, I just bought the 2021 Nitro Team Exposure (blue water Design) because my first and only board (K2 Brigade 2010/2011) got stolen. I mainly ride the slopes but I want a board that is forgiving as well. I am struggling if my choice was right because of the aggressiveness of the true camber. Should I rather choose the gullwing? I am an intermediate boarder but kind of afraid if I can’t handle the true camber. What would you suggest?
Hi Patrick
Thanks for your message.
Given your intermediate and want something that’s forgiving, I would lean towards the Gullwing version for you.
Hope this helps with your decision
Hello Nat,
which between the nitro team camber and the jones frontier did you prefer for :
– speed
– carving
-sidehits
– fun
Hi Pat
Thanks for your message.
Speed and carving: Pretty close. If I had to choose one over the other, probably the Nitro Team, but very close there.
Sidehits: Team Camber for sure.
Fun: Depends on where you’re riding. In powder the Frontier is more fun. Floats easier in powder. More effortless ride in powder. Team Camber gotta work a little harder to keep afloat in powder. Team Camber more fun for side hits.
Hope this helps
Thank for your feedback !
Even if they have the same rating, overall which you prefer ?
Hi Pat
Really hard to say, because if it was a pow day, I’d take the Frontier out for sure. On a non-pow day, just on groomers and in the park, I’d take the Team.
Hi Nate,
Thank you again for your precious feedback, you are at the top !
I also thought about the new Jones mountain twin, but isn’t it too freestyle oriented now because it is more flexible ans a shape more freestyle ?
Will the performance on the groomers be lower?
Do you think this is the best compromise between the Frontier and the Team?
Hi Pat
The MT is more freestyle oriented than the Frontier, but just as freestyle oriented as the Team, IMO, in some ways. The MT is a little better in powder than the Team, but the Team is a better carver and better at speed. Both are “do-it-all” kinds of boards but just with different strengths and weaknesses. Comparing the old MT to the 2021 model, the 2021 model is probably just a touch better in powder, a little easier to turn and a little more maneuverable at slower speeds and not quite as stable at higher speeds, vs the old Mountain Twin. But yeah versus the Frontier and Team a-like you drop a little in terms of speed/carving, but you gain a little in terms of powder over the Team and in terms of Jumps and switch over the Frontier and more buttery than both.
So it’s certainly different to both, but wouldn’t say it’s right in between them – it has some things over both and some things where it’s not as good as both.
Hi Nate,
thank you for your expertise
which between the frontier and the team is the most nimbly and maneuverable?
for the passage between the trees which is better between the tree, I suppose frontier ?
Hi Pat
I would say they’re quite similar in terms of riding in trees, but if I had to pick one that’s slightly more maneuverable at slower speeds, I would actually say the Team Camber. Very similar, but Team subtly better