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 2021
Price: $499
Style: Aggressive All-Mountain
Flex Rating: Medium-Stiff (7/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (6/10)
Rating Score: 83.1/100
Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-Mountain Boards
Out of the 20 men’s aggressive all-mountain snowboards that I rated:
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: | $499 |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Turn Initiation: | Medium-Fast |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | |
Shape: | |
Setback Stance: | Setback 15mm |
Base: | Extruded |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
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 | 4.0 | 8/10 |
SWITCH | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 83.1/100 |
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.
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- UK/EUROPE
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.
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