Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

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The Thunder Bolt takes freeride snowboard design to the next level. Our lightest ever core is paired with premium carbon-infused fiber, cutting edge dampening and a race-grade base that will leave your buddies in the dust. Produced in strictly limited numbers.

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Terrain

Park

Resort

Pow

What’s this board’s natural home? Full send in the park? Elbows down on the trails? Or chucking roosters somewhere off grid?

Flex

7.0

110

SoftStiff

Softer snowboards are easier to press and won’t kick your ass if you make a mistake. Stiffer decks are more stable at speed and super responsive edge-to-edge. Choose your poison.

Glassing

Carbon Tri-Ax

New for 2021/22 and exclusive to the Thunder Bolt, we’ve woven carbon directly into the fiberglass for the ultimate in high speed dampening and tip-to-tail response.

Layup & Laminate

Carbon Stringers

Our tried and tested carbon layups. We deploy them in different areas to fine-tune the feel of each model.

Woodcore

Super Ultra Light Core

Our lightest core features an 80/20 blend of Paulownia and poplar for the ultimate in featherweight response.

Tech

D.R.S.T. SuperTubes

Dual Radial Super Tubes, similar to DST but with four extra Super Tubes (six in total) running parallel to the board radius, delivering extra power to the edges.

Glassing

Tri-Ax Lamination

Our three-way fiberglass weave is light, strong and crazy responsive. We use this to beef up the flex pattern on our more aggressive boards.

Base

Nano Speed S

The fastest base money can buy, produced using race-grade ISOSPORT 7000 P-tex.

Inserts

+2 Backseat Inserts

Backseat inserts are an set of extra inserts 4cm behind the bottom inserts. This allows you to set your bindings all the way back, so you can keep floating on those deep pow days. By shifting your weight more back on the board the nose stays up and the pressure on you back leg is reduced.

Topsheet

Step Down Rails Top 3D

This topsheet 3D effect features a slight taper of the deck along the top of the sidewall. This reduces the top-profile, saving weight and adding more precision to your carves.

Sidewalls

Solid Walls

We use tried and trusted ABS sidewalls for most of the collection. For the best flex to strength ratio.

Layup & Laminate

Pre-Cured Carbon Stringers

Precured carbon offers even livelier rebound than our regular stringers. We use it to stiffen the tail and improve drive through turns on performance boards like the Surfer.

At the heart of every Bataleon is a combination of 3BT™ and positive camber. It’s an innovative solution to the profile puzzle that minimizes the potential for edge-catch without sacrificing ollie power or carving performance. From this starting point, we fine-tune each element according to the boards desired riding style.

SideKick™ builds on the concept of Triple Base by increasing the sidebase uplift just outside the widest points of the nose and tail. The tips become more like a hull, boosting float in deep snow and slicing through crud. It also helps the board to roll quickly and evenly from edge to edge.

AirRide™ is an additive we include within the woodcore of select models, which dampens vibrations and makes riding smoother at high speeds. It’s like having a suspension system in your snowboard.

Supertubes™ are hollow carbon cylinders that are inserted directly into the core. They reinforce the camber, reduce weight and greatly increase pop. By varying their location we can fine-tune the board’s performance further.

Length (cm)

156

158

159W

Effective Edge (cm)

120.3

122.1

123.0

Waist Width (cm)

25.2

25.4

26.5

Tip/Tail Width (cm)

29.3 / 29.3

29.6 / 29.6

30.7 / 30.7

Sidecut Radius (m)

8.1

8.2

8.2

Setback (cm)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Inserts

20+2

20+2

20+2

Min/Max Stance (cm)

52.0-60.0

52.0-60.0

53.0-61.0

Min/Max Stance (in)

20.5-23.6

20.5-23.6

20.9-24.0

Length (cm)

156

158

159W

Weight Recommendation (Kg)

68.0-88.0

72.0-92.0

76.0-96.0

Weight Recommendation (Lbs)

150-194

158-202

167-211

Boot Size (EU)

39-43

39-43

42-46

Boot Size (cm/mondo)

25.0-27.5

25.0-27.5

27.0-29.5

Boot Size (US)

7-9

7-9

9-12

Boot Size (UK)

6-9

6-9

8-11

Thunder Bolt

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Tim
Have to get another one.

Love this snowboard. Kinda sad that we don’t have a ultra light version.

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Patrick M
Switch to this for any type of riding and resort

I've been snowboarding for over 20 years and this is my 7th board and by far my favorite! Switched from all-mountain true twin to this and I thought I was fast before now I'm wicked fast and able to plow through terrain I would not hit at full speed. Super stable and edge hold is 10/10 you will not be disappointed with the awesome performance

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Bryan Walcker
My board is completely off

So I got the thunderbolt. I noticed the graphic was longer on one side than the other and was thinking “it’s probably just the graphic” but when u looked it over, sure enough, the boards center is about three inches to the left. Now this will make the board ride different. I contacted customer support, wrote three emails, and even reached out on Instagram. The only response I received was on Instagram telling me to email and contact us from their page same as I already did. So pretty much I paid 830$ for a messed up board and no help. I am super disappointed. I was about to buy a evil twin sister too, but F that, I’m just gonna stick with the Jones boards, which are better. I rode the off board and it wasn’t that bad, still fun, but was definitely off. Since customer support didn’t help for one second I probably will never buy another bataleon board again, and that’s from someone who has 23 complete set up snowboards, and is obsessed with getting new ones and trying the different styles. You can even see in the pictures how many snowboards I have behind the thunderbolt.

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Nicolas Demetrio
for freeride rippers of all ages

Nico Demetrio. Snowboard guide. 5.7 /180lbs/49 yrs old Chilean American snowboarding since 1992. This is the top of the cream Bataleon freeride board. Fast, lively but yet stable and dumped. Single radius sidecut and TB3 technology makes it a freestyle feel freeride board to take your snowboarding to the next level. Want to ride it switch? no problem. Want to charge heavy steep lines? no problem. Just the right stiffness for expert and advance riders. If money is not your issue and you want to have the best materials made into a snowship dream board. dont hesitate to buy The Bataleon Thunder Bolt

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Carlos Fernando Burela
Best snowboard ever!!!

I have been snowboarding since 1992...ridden so many boards...the ThunderBolt 158 is the best board I have ever owned. Fast, nimble, and super reactive. Now I don't want to touch any of my other boards!