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PTO Review
We know them. Here's how they stack up.
These snowboards span 2 categories (Touring, Park). Scores reflect each snowboard's intended use — direct comparison across all dimensions may be misleading.
3D Fish Flat Top Splitboard — splitboarders who tour for soft, deep snow in trees and open bowls and want a short, wide board that changes direction quickly between trees.. Disaster — park rats focused on jibs, rails, boxes, and presses.. Check the radar chart below to see where each one wins.
Each row compares all boards on one dimension. 🏆 marks the highest score.
| Dimension | 3D Fish Flat Top Splitboard | Disaster |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4🏆 | 3 |
| Park | 1 | 10🏆 |
| Playfulness | 7🏆 | 7🏆 |
| Forgiveness | 6 | 8🏆 |
| Stability | 4🏆 | 3 |
| Powder | 10🏆 | 2 |
Splitboarders who tour for soft, deep snow in trees and open bowls and want a short, wide board that changes direction quickly between trees. It also suits Step On riders building a Burton touring setup, since Burton's page lists its Step On Splitboard Bindings as the match.
Riders whose descents are mostly steep, firm or crusty, or who chase spring corn; the independent tester sent spring-corn riders to another board. Riders who want one split for mixed snow should take the Family Tree Hometown Hero Splitboard, rated All Mountain 0-70%. Riders over 200 lb sit above every Burton band here. Riders after stiff, fast big-mountain lines belong on the High Fidelity Camber Splitboard. Park riders get a 0% Park slider. Riders without avalanche training, rescue gear and a partner should stay out of avalanche terrain.
Park rats focused on jibs, rails, boxes, and presses. Riders progressing into park for the first time. Street-style riders. Anyone who wants a dedicated soft-flex park tool.
All-mountain riders who need one board for everything. Speed seekers. Powder riders. Advanced riders who need pop for big kickers — the Disaster is built for small-to-medium features, not boosting 40-footers.
3D Fish Flat Top Splitboard is best for splitboarders who tour for soft, deep snow in trees and open bowls and want a short, wide board that changes direction quickly between trees. Disaster is best for park rats focused on jibs, rails, boxes, and presses. The right choice depends on your terrain, ability, and riding style.
Burton 3D Fish Flat Top Splitboard has the highest Stability score in this comparison at 4/10. That score compares composure; it does not by itself mean the product is the most versatile choice.
Burton 3D Fish Flat Top Splitboard leads Carving in this comparison with a PTO score of 4/10.
Bataleon Disaster has the highest Forgiveness score here at 8/10. Forgiveness is one factor in progression, not a claim that every beginner should choose it.
Not sure? Ask us.