Rossignol Saw Blade Review: A Soft, Playful Jib Board

Introduction

The Rossignol Saw Blade is a park-focused snowboard built around a very soft flex and a rocker-dominant profile. It uses Rossignol’s Amp Tech Auto Turn construction, which places a 30 camber section between the feet and 35 rocker in the tip and tail.

In practice, that makes the Saw Blade close to a fully reverse cambered board, with a small cambered zone underfoot acting as a flex point. The intent is straightforward: easier entry and exit through turns, tips and tails that press and play, and a loose, forgiving feel rather than a locked-in ride at speed. The board is offered in 145, 150, 155, 155 wide, and 160 wide.

Who This Board Is For

The Saw Blade is a jib-focused board. Riders who spend their sessions on small to medium park features, pressing, buttering, and popping off side hits will find it does what they ask without a fight.

It also suits riders who are still progressing and learning to hit features. The flex is soft enough that a developing rider is unlikely to overpower it while working out timing and technique, and the forgiving profile keeps mistakes from being punished too harshly.

The board rewards a light-footed approach. Stay centred, let the flex work, and it feels generous and easy. Push hard through every turn and landing, and it will feel like it is being driven past its limits.

Shape, Camber, and Flex Profile

The camber section between the feet is small, and the 35 rocker in the tip and tail gives the contact points a loose, catch-free character. Because the insert pack sits outside the cambered zone, that section is almost always weighted, which produces a rebound effect through the rocker areas.

The stiffest part of the board is that narrow cambered section underfoot. Everything toward the tips is very soft, and there is a lot of torsional flex built in. The upshot is a board that twists, presses, and swivels easily, and one that passes nearly everything happening underfoot straight back to the rider.

Main Strengths

For a board this soft and rocker-dominant, the Saw Blade has a surprising amount of pop. The weighted camber section rebounds through the rocker zones and gives the board a skate-like snap, so it wants to launch off side hits, rollers, and whatever else is in its path.

Buttering is close to effortless. Lean back for a tail press or forward for a nose press and the board goes with it, with the small camber section adding a touch of snap as you come out of a feature.

The jib sweet spot is enormous, covering essentially everything outside the insert packs. Presses lock in easily, and the board stays composed whether you are moving slowly or carrying speed into a small feature.

Jibbing, Buttering, and Park Performance

On jibs, the Saw Blade is at its best on small to medium features. Nose and tail presses settle in predictably, and the camber section gives a little rebound to pop out of the end of a feature.

When you go sideways, stay in the dead centre of the board. The camber section is small enough that drifting off it puts you into the much softer zone, where the board claps out and kicks you off balance instead of holding the press.

Butters can be pushed hard, but they can also be overpowered. Twist and flex it and the board follows; overdo it and it will hook up on you. Jumps follow the same pattern. The Saw Blade pops off the lip, but you want a flat base on takeoff, and small to medium-ish features are the comfortable range. On larger features there is very little landing stability, and coming down hard is likely to end in a wheelie out or a washout.

Carving is limited to short, tight, quick setup turns and medium mellow carves where you stay light on your feet. Push harder on edge and the tail folds and kicks out rather than holding.

Things to Consider Before Buying

The trade-off for all that softness is feedback. The Saw Blade is chattery, with little stability, and it resonates nearly everything underfoot. In chunder and icy shade it gets knocked around, and that is simply the nature of a board this soft and rocker-dominant.

Landing precision matters more than usual. A little too far back and you wheelie out; a little too far forward and the board over-flexes underneath you. Powerful riders will find they can overpower it in almost everything, whether that is jibbing, buttering, turning, or hitting jumps.

It is worth being honest about your own riding style here. If you like to drive hard and load the board up, the Saw Blade’s flex ceiling will show up quickly. If you prefer a relaxed, playful approach, it will feel like a natural fit.

Buying Advice

Sizes run 145, 150, 155, 155 wide, and 160 wide, so there is a length for most park-focused riders, including wider options for larger boots.

Soft park bindings pair best with this flex. The Union Contact Pro, the Rome Slice, and options from the K2 lineup are all sensible matches. If you are cross-shopping, the Capita Pathfinder and the K2 World Peace occupy similar soft, playful park territory.

The clearest way to decide is to match the board to the riding you actually do. If your sessions are built around jibs, butters, presses, and side hits, the Saw Blade makes a confident pick. If you want a single board that also holds an edge at speed and lands big features, look elsewhere.

Conclusion

The Rossignol Saw Blade does one job very well: it is a soft, playful, jib-focused board with genuine pop and an enormous press sweet spot. It asks for a light-footed rider and gives back easy butters, simple turn entry, and a fun, launchable feel on small features. Riders who want stability, dampness, or hard-carving support should look at something stiffer, because those are precisely the areas where the Saw Blade gives ground.