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Hello and welcome to my Slash Happy Place snowboard review.
In this review I will take a look at the Happy Place as a Freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Happy Place a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other Freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Slash Happy Place
Price: $399 (USD recommended retail)
Style: Freestyle
FlexRating: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Rating Score: 85.9/100
Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Boards
Of the 33 current model freestyle snowboards that we tested:
- The average score was 83.5/100
- The highest score was 91.3/100
- The lowest score was 70.7/100
- The average price was $492
- The Happy Place ranked 10th out of 33
Overview of the Happy Place’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Happy Place’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
Style: | Freestyle |
Price: | $399 |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Turn Initiation: | Fast |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | Hybrid Camber Camrock 4-3-4 |
Shape: | |
Setback Stance: | Centered |
Base: | Sintered |
Weight: | Normal |
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
135 | 238 | not available | n/a |
142 | 243 | n/a | n/a |
146 | 245 | 100-140 | 45-63 |
148 | 247 | n/a | n/a |
150 | 249 | n/a | n/a |
152 | 250 | 125-165 | 57-75 |
154 | 251 | 130-170 | 59-77 |
155W | 258 | 135-175 | 61-79 |
156 | 253 | 135-175 | 61-79 |
158 | 255 | 145-185+ | 66-84+ |
159W | 263 | 145-185+ | 66-84+ |
163W | 265 | n/a | n/a |
Who is the Happy Place Most Suited To?
The Happy Place is great for anyone looking for a softer flexing snowboard that they want to use mostly in the park but also to do freestyle-esque things over the rest of the mountain.
If you’re looking for a playful freestyle board that’s great for ground tricks, spins, jumps in the park, side-hits, riding switch and jibbing – then the Happy Place is a great choice.
It’s also a great board for beginners just learning snowboarding or for those who have been riding for a while but want to start doing more freestyle type riding. But it’s also awesome for advanced freestyle riders if you want something on the more playful side (without being a complete noodle).
Not a hard charger for steeps, backcountry etc – definitely a freestyle/park board.
The Happy Place in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Happy Place is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Slash Happy Place 2020, 155Wcm (257mm waist width)
Date: April 13, 2019
Conditions: Snowing! A little dust on crust off piste in places but some really good fresh powder spots in other spots. On groomer good, getting a little cruddy later in the day.
Cold for mid-April. Around 20°F (-7°C), with wind chill. Visibility not perfect but not terrible either.
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 560mm (22″)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Inserts: 267mm (10.51")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 185lbs
Rider Boot Size: US10 Vans Aura
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Powder
Certainly not an out and out powder board for really deep days but really good for a twin. There's enough rocker in the tip and tail to help that. If you set it back when it's deep, you'd likely have a good time, but still going to be a bit of an effort when it's really deep. Good option if you're wanting to ride switch in pow though.
Carving & Turning
It's not one that can get really deep into a carve on, but it's a really fun board to turn. When you do carve on it, it certainly encourages quick, tight, snappy carves.
It's super nimble at slow speeds. Edge-to-edge is just easy, fast and snappy. And really easy to skid turns on.
Speed
It can handle a bit of speed, but can get a bit wobbly when you really start to open it out. But not surprising on the type of board that it is.
Uneven Terrain
Nice and nimble for winding through bumpy stuff - and decent going over top. Decent in crud too - not too demanding.
Jumps
All round a super fun board to jump with suited mostly to small to medium jumps.
Pop: Good amount of pop without being insane and that pop is super easy to access.
Approach: All good for small to medium. Can get the wobbles a little at speed, so not as good for larger jumps.
Landing: Solid but a bit of forgiveness there - so again, best for small to medium.
Side-hits: Awesome for side hits - nimble, easy access pop, great spinner.
Switch
Pretty much as good as it gets.
Spins
Easy to get the spin around and it's great for landing and taking off switch. That plus good easy access pop makes it a great spinner. Less suited to big air tricks.
Jibbing
A great little jibber. Had heaps of confidence jibbing on this from the approach to the job to the dismount.
Butters
Nice and buttery. I would have given it 5/5 probably except that I rode the Never Summer Dipstick just before it and that was even more buttery.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | Contribution to Final Score | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.0 | 16/20 |
JIBBING | 4.0 | 16/20 |
SPINS | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SWITCH | 4.5 | 9/10 |
BUTTERING | 4.5 | 9/10 |
UNEVEN TERRAIN | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
POWDER | 3.0 | 3/5 |
SPEED | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
CARVING | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 85.9/100 |
Overall, the Happy Place is an awesome freestyle machine. Great for anyone who wants to ride the mountain like a playful park or ride the park, be it the jump line or jib-line. It's fast and snappy edge-to-edge and really easy going. Also great for beginners.
And, as a bonus, it's really reasonably priced too.
Hello and welcome to my Slash Happy Place snowboard review.
In this review I will take a look at the Happy Place as a Freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Happy Place a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other Freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Slash Happy Place
Price: $399 (USD recommended retail)
Style: Freestyle
Flex: Medium-Soft
Rating Score: 86.3/100
Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Boards
Out of the 36 Men’s Freestyle snowboards that I rated:
- The average score was 80.6/100
- The highest score was 90.7/100 (see below)
- The lowest score was 68.1/100
- The average price was $435
- The Happy Place ranked 5th out of 36
Overview of the Happy Place’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Happy Place’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
| Style | Freestyle | Flex | Medium-Soft (4/10) |
| Ability Level | Beginner to Expert | Feel | Stable |
| Weight | Normal | Turn Initiation | Easy/Fast |
| Camber Profile | Hybrid Camber | Shape | True Twin |
| Stance Setback | Centered | Edge-hold | Hard snow |
| Price | $399 (USD) | Base | Sintered |
Sizing
| Size (Length) | 146 | 149 | 152 | 154 | 155W | 156 | 158 | 159W |
| Waist Width (mm) | 243 | 247 | 249 | 251 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 260 |
| Weight Range (kgs) | 45-63 | 50-68 | 57-75 | 59-77 | 61-79 | 61-79 | 66-84+ | 66-84 |
| Weight Range (lbs) | 99-139 | 110-150 | 125-165 | 130-170 | 135-175 | 135-175 | 145-185+ | 145-185 |
Who is the Happy Place Most Suited to?
The Happy Place is great for anyone looking for a softer flexing snowboard that they want to use mostly in the park but also to do freestyle-esque things over the rest of the mountain.
If you’re looking for a playful freestyle board that’s great for ground tricks, spins, jumps in the park, natural jumps, riding switch and jibbing – then the Happy Place is a great choice.
It’s also a great board for beginners just learning snowboarding or for those who have been riding for a while and want to start doing more freestyle type riding. But it’s also awesome for advanced freestyle riders.
Not a hard charger for steeps, backcountry etc – definitely a freestyle/park board.
The Happy Place in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Happy Place is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Slash Happy Place 2017, 156cm (253mm waist width)
Date: March 9th, 2016
Conditions: Soft packed but definitely harder than the 2 previous days I was riding but still pretty soft. Harder conditions towards the bottom of mountain. Spent most of my time on this board in the park though.
Bindings angles: +18/-6
Stance width: 560mm (22“)
Powder
Not what it’s made for but certainly not terrible. It’s hybrid camber shape is nice for powder. Centered stance not so much but overall isn’t too bad for a park board.
Carving
Not made for carving. Really not the point of this board. But it was average, not terrible, at carving.
It’s an easy turning board though. Turns were easy to make so it’s great for a beginner in that sense and also as a really maneuverable park board.
Speed
Not the fastest board going around but not designed for that. Enough speed to get up enough speed for the approach to jumps and that’s all you want out of a deck like this.
Uneven Terrain
Hugs the bumps well – the camber profile is fine for it and the softer flex gives it a “softer suspension” so to speak.
Switch
Initiation into switch is super easy and feels really catch-free. Could just keep spinning all down the slope! And any sustained time in switch feels good too – but not surprising given the centered stance and true twin shape and catch-freeness. Good for landing in switch too for those same reasons.
Jumps
Really nice on small to medium jumps. Good pop and nice and easy to spin. Easy to ollie and good pop for ollies. Probably a bit soft to be amazing on big jumps but certainly doable on the larger jumps.
Really easy maneuverability for approach to jumps.
Jibbing
This board was really fun for jibbing. The maneuverability to make sure of a good approach makes it nice for approaching jibs. Really easy to spin and flexes nicely over rails and boxes. Good for popping off the end of boxes etc too.
As a Beginner Board
This review is looking at the Happy Place as a freestyle board but it’s also a great beginner board. It’s super easy to turn and feels really catch free. This was a board that was really easy to get on and just ride.
Changes from Past Models
The 2019 model is the same as the 2018 model.
The 2018 model is the same as the 2017 model.
The 2017 model is the same as the 2016 model except for the graphic.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
| FACTOR | RATING (OUT OF 5) | CONTRIBUTION TO FINAL SCORE |
| Switch: | 4.5 | 22.5/25 |
| Jumps: | 4.0 | 20/25 |
| Jibbing: | 4.0 | 16/20 |
| Uneven Terrain: | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Powder: | 3.0 | 3/5 |
| Carving: | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed: | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Pipe: | 3.0 | 3/5 |
| TOTAL after normalizing | 86.3/100 |
Overall, this is one of the better freestyle snowboards I’ve ridden. Really fun playful board. It’s also really reasonably priced too so if you’re budget is on the low side, it’s an even better option.
It’s also really well suited to beginners but if you are riding freestyle then great for advanced freestyle riders too.
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