The Construction
The Pantheon Sacrifice is constructed with 8 ply maple with triaxial fiberglass. They place the glass under the bottom layer of wood and put black dyed fiberglass on the top for a smooth, shiny finish that feels high quality to the look and touch. The deck has very little torsional flex, as do all of Pantheon's downhill boards.
Griptape: 60 grit across the deck. We’ve tested a lot of grip over the years and this 60 grit is both grippy while not being over-the-top, and it appears thus far to be our most durable. You’ll find the same grip on othe Pantheon Fantail Cruiser, Kenny Napp Pro, Lisa Peters Pro, and the Bamboo Supersonics.
Concave
The concave on the Sacrifice pays homage to the Sacrifice of old while modernizing to Pantheon’s 2024 standards. The deck was so good when Pantheon first made it back in 2017 that some of their team riders never got off of it, even if they were still riding a deck that was made in 2019. Pantheon didn’t want to mess that up, but also wanted to use some of the skills that they have built over the past few years to create a sleeker, better looking board that reflects some of the concave desires of modern riders.
With that said, they lowered the W concave, so that you can still feel it, but it’s far less intrusive. Also, pantheon smoothed out the flares so that the board overall just feels smoother from front to back. The board retains its original 1/4″ microdrops, rocker, and W concave, but it tones down the concave and steepness of the original W-concave. The deck is widest where it counts, at the heel of the front foot, and features a waist that feels great for tucking, with a mild taper from front to back.
Concept
The Sacrifice is a bi-directional downhill/freeride board. It was Pantheon's most successful downhill product back when they first introduced this deck in 2017. Production changes resulted in losing their ability to manufacture this board, and it just took the back seat for a few years while Pantheon worked on other ideas and wanted to support their pro riders with pro model boards. Like all Pantheon products, they didn’t want to design this board without being sure of how to improve it. Simply re-making the old design felt like it would be missing a growth element, so they waited for inspiration. The 2024 Sacrifice takes the bones of the previous model, smooths out all the curves, and takes a great feeling board and makes it sexy. The wheelbase was brought in a bit more so that the board reflects modern riders, lowered the concave a little, and reduced the peak of the W-concave, so that it’s more comfortable underfoot. Mongo riders might even be able to push this thing at a start line!
Setups
We like 160-165mm trucks and slide wheels on the Sacrifice. You can just as easily ride full 180mm, but the former will provide a better rail match. User discretion here, but we like a symmetrical setup, as this board likes to ride backward just as much as it likes to go forward.
The Graphic
A classic Eddie Kihm piece–same as the original. This has always been one of our favorite graphics. It depicts a figurative “rebirth,” where the subject is in a meditative stance and is stabbing herself in the chest, sacrificing her current condition to the will of the Universe. The blood takes form as fallen leaves as she lies in the middle of the woods, taking on an annual dying and rebirth of their own. We like this graphic so much, we didn’t even put our name on it, as we felt branding would just take away from the scene. Anyway, you will know it’s a Pantheon the second it’s under your feet.
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