SKU: 1640 Voile Revelator BC Splitboard

Snowboard wise, the revelator is pretty solid. Excellent float. Responsive. not too damp. Not too stiff. I have ridden in all conditions, mostly in monashees, cariboos, coastals, rocky mountains, etc (NW). Not awesome on groomers but hey its a splitboard. Where it shines is the scales. SOMETIMES you can ride your snowboard right to the car, but in my experience 9 times out of 10 you are slogging across some brutal traverse, going down some terrible hiking trail, crossing meadows or swamps with meandering creeks and theres always one last bank you have to climb over before you can descend (which turns into another one last bank to climb etc etc). Skiiers and splitboarders alike struggle with this junk. Do I skin up and walk downhill just so I can get up the next "last" 50m of uphill? Or do i sidestep or struggle or fishbone or boot pack that hill? Neither, you just transition to ski mode as soon as the good riding stops, and boom now youre having a blast silly skiing 10-20 degree terrain! when you have to bump up that hill, the scales let you without adding skins, its truly a thing of beauty. A couple words of warning though: as others have pointed out, switch is messed up. Its possible in cold snow in a nose press, but nerve wracking because the friction goes way up when the scales touch. The other is that theyre pretty slow comparatively. You will have to start striding before the normal skiers on descents, so typically you will pass the skiers on the ups as they apply skins, then they will pass you on the downs/flats as they just have better glide. IMO voile should experiment with shorter scale patches or less relief (shorter profile) or more camber stiffness, but this board is pretty amazing as is. I keep looking at other boards and then remembering they dont have fish scales and therefore are simply not an option.

Amazing board still strong after 3 very involved seasons, having the option to not put the skins on on select terrain is a game changer/time saver, teaches you you be more aware with heel pressure and body positioning, can’t beat a glide without skins. Just waxing the tip and tail is plenty efficient, skins adhere perfectly to scales under door when applied for the steep stuff. I got crazy and filled scales and cleaned wax appropriately preseason while you dream of all your past climbs.Nice set back stance but nothing too exotic simple and solid is right.

One run on the 169 and I can tell this board is going to do very well for me in Alaska. One thing I didn’t think of at all before I chose it so this is my fault-riding switch is almost not possible due to the fish scales. Even just a little falling leaf action is not easy and I will have to sort of relearn some of my snowboarding methods. What slightly scares me about this no switch thing is sometimes it is almost mandatory to briefly ride switch as a safety factor. An example -traversing across a steep face and it is safer to be on your heel or toe side edge, sometimes switch, sometimes regular. This board has its place and will do extremely well while ridden the 1 direction it is meant to go in. I got it thinking of how great it will be to essentially have a giant pair of cross country skis to strap to the airplane wing and glide across miles of flat glacier with ease. So I will put it like an old bush pilot told me- buy the airplane you will use 90% of the time not 10% of the time. So bring that to my splitboard - 95% of the time I am not riding switch so I am happy. Thanks for making awesome innovative products Voile. Keep up the good work.

I've been riding the BC 162 since it arrived on the scene. This is my third. The board is light, but rides well in most conditions though the bullet hard challenges it (and me). Great in tight trees where I hide from the rest of you. The scales are what keep me on the board (well that and because the folks at Voile have the best customer service, ever). Of course the scales are designed for long flats, but they are also useful for scooching back up onto a ridge or through a short flat. And, for an older beat-up dude, when strapping in at the top of a run, she stays put, which abbreviates that painful experience. You'll see, it'll be you one day. Keep in mind, however, that you will be essentially waxing 4 small skis, making it a bit more time consuming, if you are the tight schedule type.

I've had this board for about 4 weeks now, and I've spent every weekend charging on it. I've been using the speed rail binding system, and the contour hybrid skins. This board rides well in all the conditions I've been able to access in the Wasatch: gnarly solar crust, wind slab, powder. It handles well in narrow tree runs and is dependable when it gets steep. It's a classic one-board quiver shape. I got some funny looks from some clients I was guiding at a Yurt last weekend when I starting trekking off with no skins on. The fish scales seemed like a gimmick at first (I'm a sucker for a gimmick) but have actually come in really clutch when I've had to traverse short, flat ridge hops or with hilly and mellow pitches back to the car that may go up, down, and up again many times. Don't expect it to replace skins, but when you're dreading the many transitions of the day, the scales can relieve some of the jokes your skiing partners will mutter as you motor past them to the next pitch. Also, topsheet rocks. One-board quiver, if you ask me.

Like many, I was skeptical about the scales...but where I ride, I burn a lot of energy on approaches and struggle to hang with my ski buddies sometimes. I've only got one day on this board, but it was awesome...scales are unnoticeable when riding. But when we hit a trail for the slog out, I was able to quickly switch to ski mode and ski/kick/glide back out. Love it.

The Revelator is a solid, no-nonsense board that will be competent anywhere. Nothing stands out, but nothing gets in the way either, so you can forget it's there and focus on the rest of your day. It's a bit wider than average, so it floats well in my regular size. It definitely skis a bit wide in the skin track, but it's not a nuisance. Real lightweight which is great on the uphill. My only minor complaint is that the capped construction makes it possible for the edges to overlap each other during assembly, which isn't an issue with a sidewall construction. The scales, though... the scales are amazing. They are unnoticeable on the downhill, and transform rolling terrain from a slog to an easy walk. Forget trying to decide whether that brief uphill is worth skinning or if you should bootpack it, or if you should transition or try to skin downhill after. Just ski up, ski down, and enjoy the view. They're amazing.

First, kudos to Voile for taking a chance in bringing such a niche product to market. Snowboarding is such a groupthink sport that something like the Rev BC doesn't even compute for most of their potential customers. But those who think freely, don't care about bro-ing down in the parking lot at the main trailheads, and instead seek the solitude of reclusive, hard-to-get-to stashes, know that the Rev BC is a secret weapon and a ticket to untracked turns long after everywhere else is blown out. I have two other splits and don't take the Rev BC out every time. If it's just straight up a skintrack and straight back down, this board does great, but doesn't necessarily shine brighter than it's quiver mates. It is very light, and it's shape and layup make it strong and stable, capable of charging hard and handling all kinds of snow. Skins are necessary for most typical skin tracks, and they go on and stay on just fine. The scales make essentially no difference there. Where the Rev BC shines is on long flat or rolling approaches and exits to oft-neglected zones. There, the difference in speed is incredible--probably 50% faster than slogging with skins. Getting to several of my favorite local spots are greatly aided by zooming at XC skier pace rather than typical splitboard pace. Once it's time to really climb, I've experimented with keeping the skins off and can comfortably make it up just about anything by setting a lower angled track. Lapping little 500' vert slopes without ever putting on skins is incredibly quick and satisfying, especially with a hard boot setup. Bindings go on a carabiner on my waistbelt and I don't even take off my pack at transitions. Descending, I don't feel the scales at all in powder, a little bit in corn, and I hear the on hard frozen crust. The only reason I'm giving the Rev BC 4 instead of 5 stars is that the scales make riding switch pretty much impossible. I rarely ride switch in tight trees anyway, but sometimes a switch turn or two is really helpful to get out of an extra tight spot. This is a tradeoff I'm happy to accept for the joy of miles of frictionless touring, but should be noted.

This splitboard is f—-ing badass. Want to egress out of a canyon after skiing a steep face up high, the scales are priceless. Keep up with your skier friends and use less stabilizer muscle energy. And spread stoke! Like the Revalator does for me! Yeah, the scales will get strange looks. As will you when you aren’t struggling to get up some fifty foot incline in GTNP sans skins. Voile rules!

Hands down the most efficient way to travel through the mountains if you’re a snowboarder either trying to save weight or go vast distances....

Light and skin track friendly! I found it overall tracked and gripped (with skins) all types of snow on the uphill. The fish scale base is great for rolling, low-incline terrain, however it does hamper glide and going backwards. In powder it's a dream but still holds an edge quite well on the hard pack. At 6lb, 11oz (165cm) this is considerably light. It is very close to a One-Quiver BC Board!

Voile makes the best of the best products. I have a Splitboard from them and all of the hardware is so perfect and amazing quality. They also have amazing customer service. I couldn’t rave enough about them!