Rossignol One Snowboard Review

Who is the One Most Suited To?

The One is called such because it's touted to be that "one" board you need in your quiver. And that describes it pretty well. If you just want that one board to do a bit of everything, then the One is a really good option for that. 

It's really versatile and is at home in the park, powder, trees and groomers. A good all-rounder. Could equally be used just as a groomer cruiser. 

It's not for beginners, but intermediate riders should have no problem with this board. 

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 550mm (21.7″)

Stance Setback: Setback 0.5" (13mm)

Width at Front Insert: 265mm (10.43")

Width at Back Insert: 266mm (10.47")

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 180lbs

Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Tactical ADV

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Weight: 3160grams (6lbs 15oz)

Weight per cm: 19.87 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.43 grams/cm*

*based on a sample size of around 100 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 models. The One is heavier than the average on the scales and you could feel that on the snow as well. A heavier board for sure all round. Helps with dampening, but ideally I would prefer this board a bit lighter

Powder

I didn't have any to test this particular model in, but I've ridden the 2018 model in powder a lot and it handles it really well. Not a powder hound or anything, but better than average in powder. 

It doesn't have any taper, but it's got a small setback - and there's enough rocker in the profile to help with float as well - plus the nose is a little longer than the tail. There's less rocker on the 2022 model vs 2021 and earlier models. They increased the camber so that it's now 25%/50%/25% rocker/camber/rocker mix, compared to 30/40/30 on previous models - so there is a little less rocker now. 

Carving

That extra camber might not help with float in powder, but it does help with carving - and you can now carve a little harder, with the 2022 model. It's a subtle change - and the camber isn't overly pronounced on this board, even if it does take up a bigger section on the board than it used to (I measured the model I tested at 4mm of camber at it's most pronounced point). 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: It's pretty easy to turn on this board. It's not ultra easy, but it's certainly not hard either.  

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Not bad at all. It's not lightning edge to edge, but it's not slow either. 

Skidded Turns: Not what I would call catchy, but it's not completely skid friendly either. You get away with it to an extent, but it's not beginner easy to skid on. 

Speed

Nice and stable at speed. Minimal chatter when opening it out.  Felt confident riding fast on this board. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud: It does pretty well smashing through the crud. Not a crud destroyer - like most things with this board, it's good without being amazing. Decently easy to correct when you do get bucked around a bit. Quite damp, which helps absorb some of the chatter too. 

Bumps: Relatively nimble for weaving between bumps, without being lightning edge to edge. Going over bumps was fine. 

Jumps

I fell like the 2022 model is better than previous models for jumps - and that slightly longer section of camber, which brings that camber further under your foot likely helps here. I'd still prefer - for jumps at least - to see it extend slightly further, but that would take away a little from powder float, so there's a trade off. 

The camber is still pretty subtle in terms of how pronounced it is - I measured it at 4mm at the highest point on the model I tested.  

Pop: A little more than the older models which is nice. Not super easy to access that pop but not hard either. And when you do put more effort into loading up that pop, it does give you a bit more. 

Approach: Nice and stable - helps you to pick a line and commit to it. And when you do need to speed check or make any adjustments it's pretty accommodation there too. 

Landing: Nice and solid, but not so unforgiving that it'll destroy you if you get your landing a little off. 

Side-hits: Decent. I'd prefer a little more easy access pop and a little more maneuverability to be fussy, but all round not too bad. 

Small jumps/Big jumps: Medium-Large is the sweet spot, but more than capable for even bigger jumps I'd say (though I stay away from anything too large!), and all good for small jumps. 

Switch

It's fine for riding switch. Not perfect but decent enough. 

Spins

It's not bad. Setting up and landing switch is all good for 1s, 5s, etc, and all round OK. A little too heavy to be amazing and a little more pop would help too. But you can still certainly throw spins on this thing. 

Jibbing

Really middle ground for jibs. Not great, but not terrible. 

Butters

Easier to press than I thought it would be. It feels softer tip and tail than it with it's overall flex. 

Changes from the 2022 Model

As far as I can tell the 2023 model is the same as the 2022 model. 

Changes from the 2021 Model

The 2022 model gets a revamped camber profile which sees the One get a little more camber and a little less rocker. It goes from 60% rocker, 40% camber (30R/40C/30R) to 50% rocker, 50% camber (25/50/25).

That plus a change in nose and tail shape. It seems to be that the difference is all outside the contact points, so it's probably more aesthetic than anything, but it may change the feel in softer snow/powder. 

The One also had a slight name change. It was previously called the One LF (the LF standing for Lite Frame). It's not been simplified to simply One. Prior to being called One LF, it was the One Magtek.  

Overall, the One is a really versatile board that's not really out of it's depth anywhere - which makes it a great option for someone who likes to do a bit of everything, but doesn't want a multi board quiver.