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Atomic Hatchet JP Snowboard

Sale: $199.00
Retail: $379.00

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Atomic's 2012 Hatchet made for the Japanese market is very similar to the North American Hatchet, meaning it is an advanced all-mountain snowboard for strong and aggressive riders--but there are a few differences: Firstly, the graphic for the Hatchet JP is different, some might say awesomer; and Secondly, the board is spec'd out for a heavier brand of powder and hardpack snow (i.e. Japanese coastal snow). What does this mean to you, someone who doesn't live in Japan? It means that the Hatchet JP and Hatchet NA can be used largely in the same capacity, upper-end All-Mtn riders, but if your mountain is more likely to have heavy snow or hardpack, perhaps the Hatchet JP is more finely tuned to your needs. Can't lose either way, these both Hatchets are full of win. Like literally max capacity of win.
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Atomic Japanese Import: This board was produced by Atomic Snowboards Japan. As this is a Japanese import, these are not for sale anywhere else in the United States. The board is still award-winning Atomic quality, but this is a specialty import, and since its a Level9 exclusive, the price is insanely low.

Atomic Board Flex Rating: 6: Atomic's Flex Ratings go from 2 (soft) to 8 (stiff), so this board is in the upper end of stiffness. Stiffer boards have higher top speeds, have better stability at speed and better stability through bumpy/choppy terrain--but softer boards are easier to learn on and easier to do terrain park tricks with. At a rating of 6, the rider using this board would be a strong All-Mountain snowboarder that may do laps in the park every once in a while but is more often than not shredding around somewhere off-piste.

Atomic All Terrain Snowboards: Want to compare this board to some of the other All Terrain Boards from Atomic? Check out or Learn Center to see how it stacks up!


Atomic's S-Poontech Rocker is a rocker shape that makes the board feel shorter when flat, but gives you supreme edge hold when put on edge. S-Poontech boards are awesome all-terrain boards for riders who like to go fast and ride everything.


7200 Sintered Base: The stone ground finish of this base, along with the 7200 level Sintered material improves glide, and is typically found on intermediate and above level boards. This is often called a UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight) base.


2.5 Degree (Park) Bevel: The 2.5 degree bevel eliminates rail and kicker hangups and lets you stick landings on spins that you didn't quite spin enough.


Truth 1 Wood Core Truth1 uses 100% Poplar for a consistent flex tip-to-tail, and long-term durability.

D4 Sandwich Construction: This type of sandwich (full sidewall) construction sandwiches 4 layers of glass in between the poplar woodcore sections. There are definitely more complicated ways of describing this technology, but it would be hard for both of us to understand. Basically D4 construction means this board is extremely lively and poppy, so when you load it up with a turn, its going to accelerate you out of the turn.

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