Bataleon Evil Twin
By PTO Team, Based on official specs and professional review consensus · Spec analysis + professional review consensus on this board
The take
“Bataleon's flagship park twin: 3BT keeps the edges catch-free, the camber under your feet keeps the snap, and switch feels like your regular stance.”
The Evil Twin earns its reputation through one idea executed well: Triple Base Technology. On most boards the base is flat across its width, so the steel edge sits on the snow along its whole length and can grab when you least want it to. Bataleon lifts the base under the nose and tail up and away from the snow at the outer edges, while keeping the section between your bindings flat and cambered. The middle gives you the snap and grip of a real cambered board; the ends are eased off the snow, so the edges are far slower to hook. SideKick pushes that lift a little further at the tips for a hull-like nose that planes over softer snow.
On snow the Evil Twin feels playful before it feels demanding. The medium 5/10 flex bends into presses and rolls edge to edge without a fight, and the catch-free base makes boardslides and off-axis landings forgiving — you can ride sloppy and stay on your feet. Because it is a true twin with a centered stance, switch takes no relearning; your bad direction rides like your good one. The camber underfoot still wants to be pushed: load it into a jump and it gives back real pop, and it will hold a clean edge on a firm groomer as long as you are not chasing top-end speed.
Where the Evil Twin stops is easy to map. Riders who want to charge the biggest jumps and hold a nervous line at speed are describing the Evil Twin+, the stiffer, more aggressive board one step up in the same family. Anyone who mostly hunts deep days will float better on a directional or tapered powder shape — the Evil Twin leans on its SideKick tips for soft-snow help, not a setback pow outline, and Pow is the shortest bar on Bataleon's own terrain scale. A rider who wants the hardest possible bite on boilerplate ice may prefer a traditional full-camber twin, since 3BT trades a little of that locked-in edge for its catch-free forgiveness.
Sizing is straightforward once you know the run. The standard lengths cover most riders, and the 156W and 159W add width for bigger boots without changing how the board behaves. The Evil Twin is sold as a bare deck, so plan on bindings as a separate purchase; bring your boots and we will set length, width and stance with you.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Flat deck — bindings are a separate purchase. Inserts are centered for a true-twin stance, and we mount and size them with you in the shop. Our pick: A medium-flex all-mountain freestyle binding.
- Medium-flex all-mountain freestyle bindingPark and all-mountain
A medium deck pairs best with a medium-flex binding that keeps the playful, forgiving feel while still driving the camber underfoot. Bring your boots and we will match flex and size in the shop.
Bataleon does not publish a fixed binding pairing for the Evil Twin. We fit a medium-flex snowboard binding to your boots and riding style in the shop.
Common Questions
- Is the Bataleon Evil Twin a true twin, and does it ride switch?
- Yes. The nose and tail share the same flex and shape and the stance is centered, so riding and landing switch feels the same as riding forward. That is what makes it a natural park and freestyle board.
- What is 3BT, or Triple Base Technology?
- It is Bataleon's base shape. The base stays flat and cambered between your feet for pop and edge hold, while the outer sections under the nose and tail sit above the snow. Keeping those edges off the surface is what makes the board so much harder to catch on slides and landings.
- Who should get the 156W and 159W wide versions?
- Riders with bigger boots. The Wide builds carry a wider waist so your toes and heels clear the edges and drag less on hard turns. Each wide size has its own geometry; it is not a standard board with a bigger number.
- Which size should I pick?
- Match the board to your weight, boot size and riding style rather than to your height alone. Bataleon publishes a recommended rider-weight range for each length; bring your boots to the shop and we will pick length and width with you. Bigger boots point toward the 156W or 159W.
