Arbor Candle Rain Snowboard Review

Do you like to ride stiff, aggressive camber snowboards? If so continue reading my Arbor Candle Rain Camber Snowboard review, for everyone else just stop reading now.

Pat Moore Snowboard

The Arbor Snowboards Candle Rain Camber is the brain child of professional snowboarder Pat Moore. Pat’s 5’10 and 155 lbs. as am I but boy did we both ride this snowboard differently. Like Pat I enjoy riding hard and fast and smashing powder day in day out. So I figured this board would be perfect for me.

Well I’m not Pat Moore, and even though we share similar height and weight, Pat’s got a much stockier build sort of like Travis Rice. vs someone like myself that rides really light on their feet.

Performance

If you like to go fast, turn very minimally and have plenty of room to let the board run out after dropping cliffs or hitting kickers the Arbor Candle Rain Snowboard might be for you. Arbor rates the board 7 out of 10 on the stiffness scale, and I would say out of the plastic it feels closer to a 9 out of 10.

In wide open snow the Arbor Candle Rain Snowboard felt manageable offered great float and if you like to pop off things, holly cow when you load the tail this thing will send you.

The board is built with carbon strips that run lengthwise from the tip to the middle of the board and similar in the tail.  With so much carbon I noticed the torsional flex of the board was harder to throw from edge to edge. I ride light and surfy so it took me a few laps to figure out just how to ride this snowboard.

Most likely this board will be popular for dudes over 40, that grew up riding camber, have some extra weight in their legs and just ride like a beast.  It’s not for the butter, jib around the mountain crowd unless you have really, really, really strong legs like Pat Moore.

This Arbor snowboard is black, and has a serious Metallica vibe to it. As I write this review, I can remember Pat in videos going berserk on snow with heavy metal always playing in the background. That’s the vibe this board throws out.

Arbor Collective Sustainability

Arbor Snowboards is one of the greener snowboard brands in the industry. And the Candle Rain Camber comes with a bi0-plastic top sheet, recycled steel edges and is manufactured at the SWS factory which is 100% solar-powered. So you can feel good about parts of the board, but lets be honest there’s nothing really sustainable or green about manufacturing snowboards and sending material around the globe.

But Arbor is doing their part and since day 1 has been actively involved in planting trees and focused on the impact the wood in their boards have. To date Arbor has helped plant over 500,000 trees, were talking forest here, so year they are doing their best to be environmentally friendly.

Sizes

The Arbor Candle Rain Snowboard is available in 149cm, 153cm, 155cm, 157cm, 158w, 159cm, and 161cm.

Shape

This snowboard is built around a directional twin shape with Arbor’s System Camber. With it’s parabolic profile the edges of the board almost seem hidden, which Arbor did on purpose to lessen the chance of the Grip Tech edges hooking up when you don’t want them to. The only problem I found with this profile on a stiffer board with Arbors Camber was when you needed to get to an edge, it was harder to find…

Which for some will be great as the board is built to not hook up on your edges. So it’s a tradeoff and the board will be really dependent on the type of snow and terrain you want to ride. So plan accordingly. When it’s untracked and deep, this is the board. Perhaps your going out on your snowmobile to hit jumps, consider this board especially.

For everything else there are other boards that are more forgiving to the average rider.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

1. High Performance: The Arbor Candle Rain is a high-performance board designed for aggressive riders who prioritize speed, stability, and big air.
2. Excellent Float: The directional twin shape and camber profile provide exceptional float in deep snow, making it ideal for powder days.
3. Durable Construction: The board is built with durable materials and features carbon reinforcements for added strength and responsiveness.

Cons:

1. Stiff Flex: The stiff flex and camber profile make the board less forgiving and harder to maneuver for less experienced riders.
2. Limited Versatility: This all-mountain board is best suited for powder and big mountain riding, and may not perform as well in other conditions like groomers or park.
3. Price: The Arbor Candle Rain is a premium board with a higher price point.

Verdict

If your heading to go heli skiing and want a cambered board to bring along that has a true twin shape design, can go fast and stomp huge landings this is the board for you. For a daily driver at the resort the Arbor Candle Rain Camber Snowboard ($649.95) might be a bit overkill, that is unless your following Pat Moore around in Tahoe or wherever he is shredding.

Not going to lie, this Pat Moore Arbor Snowboard sort of kicked my ass while testing on big powder days at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. In open untracked snow the board was a dream and easy to handle, in everything else it took an adjustment to my riding style to figure out just how to ride the Arbor Collective Candle Rain Camber Snowboard.  If you’re a pro, or a former-pro you just might love this stiff aggressive profile for all other ability levels check elsewhere.

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