Slash ATV Snowboard Review

The Slash ATV is a versatile ride but it's ideal rider is someone who loves to carve.

Honestly, I would say that it's the standard by which carving should be judged. I would go one step further and go so far as to say that it would be offensive to own this board without carving on it!

I've ridden the ATV a couple of times in the past (2017 and 2020 models) but then didn't get a chance to get on it after it had some pretty significant changes made to it. So this review hadn't been updated for a couple of years. 

Which kind of sucked, because man was this thing was fun to ride back then. I was very glad to have the chance to get back on it, and it didn't disappoint. While the specs have changed a fair bit since that 2020 model, the feel and overall personality of the board is still there and I think they've actually been able to make it even better than it was. For my tastes anyway. 

I rode the Apartment 2024 model, but that is being carried over to the 2025 year, in addition to a new graphic - the TopArt version. So two 2025 versions available, essentially. Both versions are the same apart from the Graphic. 

In this review, I will take a look at the ATV as an all-mountain* snowboard, which we define as the do-it-all swiss-army knives of boards. 

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the ATV a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other men's all-mountain snowboards.

* Note that this board used to be in the aggressive all-mountain category, but we decided to make the switch as we feel it's a slightly better fit in this category.

Overall Rating

Board: Slash ATV

Price: $699

Style: All-Mountain (semi aggressive)

Flex Rating: Medium (5/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium bordering on Medium-Stiff (6.5/10)

Rating Score: 93.4/100

Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain Boards

Overview of the ATV'S Specs

Check out the tables for the ATV’s specs and available sizes.

Who is the ATV Most Suited To?

The ATV is best suited to anyone who loves carving. Seriously, if you love carving, then this should be on your list, regardless of what else you like to do on a snowboard. 

Because it's a really good, really fun board for more than just carving, but it's the kind of board that gave me the most carving thrills out of any board in years. And if you're someone who likes to carve, you know what I'm talking about when a speak about the thrill of laying down a mean carve. 

So, ideal rider of this board, first and foremost, is someone who likes to carve. It would be almost criminal to own this board and not carve on it. But it is really versatile, so it would work really well as a one-board-quiver, if you weren't needing something with more than an average level of powder performance. 

And would be a sick multi-board quiver compliment to a powder/freeride and/or freestyle/park board. 

Not for beginners, but it's not something that you have to be too advanced to ride or anything. 

TEST/REVIEW DetailS FOR THE ATV

O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the ATV is capable of.

Demo Info

Board: Slash ATV 2024 (Apartment), 157cm (256mm waist width)

Date: February 14, 2024

Flex

Perhaps the biggest change for the ATV, at least on paper, since I last rode it, was the flex. Earlier models were rated at 8/10 flex. I felt the 2017 at 8/10 flex and the 2020 at a 7.5/10 flex.

You can check out the link at the bottom of this review, if you want to check out more details on those past tests. 

And then they changed the flex rating to 5/10! That's quite a drastic change, so, naturally, I wanted to test it to see how much that changed the board. But didn't get that chance until recently, hence why this review hadn't been updated for a couple of years previous to now. 

Does it really feel that much softer than before? Not by as much as going from 8/10 to 5/10 would suggest. At least not by my feel. It's certainly softer flexing than it was, but much more subtly. It still feels just a little stiffer than medium to me. 6.5/10 is where I landed, and I feel that's pretty accurate in comparison to all the boards I test. It's not as soft as what I would consider a 5/10 flex. 

Powder

We didn't have any fresh snow on the day to test in, but based on specs and feel, the ATV should do OK, but won't be amazing when it comes to deeper powder. 

It does have a bit of directional-ness to it, including a small setback, plus a scooped nose, which should help it be a little better than average. 

Carving

While there are better carvers at super high speeds, this one is so good at every other speed – like the-most-fun-I’ve-had-carving-ever type of good – that I had to give it a 5.

If your idea of carving is break neck speed this will still be good, but maybe think of it as a 4.5, rather than a 5. For most speeds though, this thing is the standard by which carving should be judged!

Of all the boards I rode in the winter, this one, when carving, was the biggest stand out for me.  

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: I felt a mildly catchy feel in tail at slow speeds but it's not bad and only really there when actively trying to do fast turns at deliberately slow speeds.

Overall, it's physically easy to initiate turns and slashes, particularly when you're deliberate about it. I'd say easy physically and medium technically. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Really decently agile at slow speeds. You do have to be a little bit deliberate about the way you turn it, as mentioned above, but it can switch edges pretty quickly when you dial it in.

Catchiness: As mentioned above, it's got a little bit of a catchy feel in the tail, when at slower speeds and trying to get quicky edge-to-edge turns in and slashing. But once as soon as I got it up to any kind of moderate speed, that was completely gone.

Speed

While it may not be the fastest, most stable board in this category (that's a tall order to compare to in a category of board that really values stability at speed), it's really decently fast and decently stable at speed. It takes some pretty high speeds before it feels at all unstable. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: Felt really good in cruddy, messy snow. It's not invincible against being bucked around, but is also not easily shaken.

Trees/Bumps: It was pretty quick edge-to-edge and handled weaving between bumps, or absorbing them when going over top of them, really well. 

Jumps

Overall, I really enjoyed the ATV for jumping. It had a great balance between maneuverability, pop and stability. 

Pop: Overall the ATV had really decent pop, without being epic. That pop wasn't the easiest on earth to access, but it was easier than average. The combination of ease of access and total pop was a really nice mix. 

Approach: Great mix of stability for faster approaches and maneuverability for trickier approaches.

Landing:  Had a really solid feeling on landing, but not so rigid that you couldn't feel anything and make adjustments on bad landings. And it was maneuverable/forgiving enough that any quick speed checks or maneuvers after landing were easy.  

Side-hits: Side-hits are one of my favorite things to do on a snowboard, and the ATV didn't disappoint for this aspect. I wouldn't put it in my top tier for side-hit boards, but was still really good. 

Small jumps/Big jumps: This is a board that would be wasted on just smaller jumps, but it's perfectly capable for them. But medium to large jumps - and even XL (though I didn't hit any of those, but I reckon it could handle them fine) are where this board is most suited, IMO. 

Switch

Transitions could feel a little catchy at slower speeds, but only a little and overall riding switch felt good and felt very similar riding it the other way. 

Spins

The swing weight felt good and it was overall good for getting the rotation around and for spins initiated straight off the ground or on only small take offs, there was good enough pop and easy enough pop to get that bit of air needed.

Setup not completely catch-free but all good, so long as you use good technique.

Landing was overall good. I didn't feel it trying to overspin after landing and if I didn't get a full rotation, it was easy enough to finish the spin or revert/rewind when necessary. Because of how it felt at slower and higher speeds, it was more difficult to revert at slower speeds, because that slight catchy feeling in the tail was only really there at slower speeds. 

Jibbing

Decent enough and not something that I found intimidating to take on rails/boxes, but also not ideal. 

Butters

I found it took a little bit of effort to get the nose and tail flexing, but nothing too strenuous. Once you got it locked in it felt good and it's certainly not a board I could over flex, personally. 

The nose and tail didn't feel identical to press, but they weren't worlds different either. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

Carving. 

Carving. Did I mention how much this board is to carve? If not, then shame on me, because this board is the king of carves, in my experience. But it's also sick to jump with, is decently maneuverable and just all round is fun anywhere on the mountain and doing anything. Sure, it wouldn't be my go-to for powder or jibs, but it can handle them and everything else in between is so much fun on this board. 

Is there a downside to this board? 

Actually there is. And that's its availability. It is really hard to find. Hopefully it will become more available as the winter comes into view, but for now it's a pretty hard board to find. If this sounds like your kind of board and you can find one, then, if it was me, I'd jump on it right away.