Signal Snowboards went back to the drawing board for the 14/15 season and started from scratch with a new lineup. The Signal Disruptor series is a park board available in flat or traditional camber. I opted for traditional camber.

Size: 156

Bindings: 2013 NOW IPO

Shape: True twin, blunted nose & tail, camber (also available in flat)

Stance: 15/-15 regs about 22.5″

My Stats: 6′, 210 lbs

Conditions: Spring slush, corn, dirt gaps, grass, pretty much everything except proper snow

2015 Signal Disruptor Review

Flex: The Signal Disruptor is a park oriented board with a triax layup and medium-soft flex. Play through the middle of the board, burlier through the nose & tail, I didn’t have any issues with the board being too noodly. The board is camber so some people might hate on that but I had an easier time locking in to a nose press on this board than I have on anything I’ve ridden recently.

Ollie/Pop: This board is traditional camber, honestly if you’re having trouble getting pop out of this board, it’s not the board; it’s you. Plenty of pop from the nose and the tail, the blunted tips give a great platform for ollies/nollies.

Playfulness: The Signal Disruptor is a true twin with blunty tips and a forgiving flex. If you really hate camber, there’s also a flat option available but I did not ride that one. If you haven’t ridden camber in a while it might take some getting used to but overall you can press, jib and butter this board all over.

Pricing: The Signal Disruptor should cost about $450.

Handling: As usual with blunted boards, the Signal Disruptor rides a little longer than stated length. The 156 worked great for me but for smaller riders keep in mind that you can probably cut a few CM’s on this board without any real sacrifices. The sidecut is good on this board and aggressive enough for most freestyle applications. The board’s flex and dampening are going to be somewhat limiting on the “all mountain” side of things, you’re going to get chatter at speed and you’ll feel almost everything underfoot, but it’s a capable performer either way, it’s just more at home in the park and messing around.

Overall: Kids out there that only want the banana need not apply (honestly, I think they’d like it if they gave it a chance but whatever). The Signal Disruptor snowboard is just a pretty solid all-around freestyle board with that good pop that only camber can provide, and consistent and predictable park flex that won’t fold on you. Recommended for the old school guy who knows he wants a cambered park stick.