A Good Powder Board?

[daver]

i like my burton twin for steeps/pow/everything. got it for under $200 with decent bindings. he has good boots right? if not i'd say spend the money on that first. i went from a 159 supermodel to an 156 atomic alibi to a 154 burton twin but noticed the biggest change in performance from my salomon malamute boots.

[frosty374]

ya he has good boots and hes a 10.5 foot. im seeing good deals on last years supermodels also on the custom x and malolo. he demoed a gyrator last xmas and loved it but im not seeing any deals on those and im not sure a rockered board would do well on normal snow (ala rockered skis). im getting close to just pulling the trigger. 162 malolo? not a twin but i dont know if ill find the perfect board for the price range im at.

[arild]

Fuck never summer their shit is WAY to Heavy, no pop. Get him a Lib tech, maybe the Phoenix, I have a lot of friend that ride that board and love it. Skate banana does the trick too, pow, park whatever. Stay away from NS though, too heavy, too damp, not fun at all unless you love a heavy ass board.

Trust Mervin Manufacturing

You sound like a fucking pussy. You need some muscle to get pop out of the Premier, but the Heritage is a nice inbetween. Seriously, don´t go recommending or speak shit of brands in general. Just like I wouldn´t take an NS Summit to the park and get all jibby, I wouldn´t take a Skate Banana anywhere I´d need to rely on it. There are, however Libs I´d take to the park, and far more Never Summers I´d take anywhere else.

The problem with most of my fellow knuckle draggers with shit for brains is that they have shit for brains. "Like, uh, I have a friend who rides a Phoenix, says it´s good and stuff, go buy one". Have an actual rider´s opinion of your own? Share it. The man asked for a pow charger. The Skate Banana sure as fuck won´t cut it, and neither you nor I know if the Phoenix is good, obviously.

Go back to snowboardingforum or wherever the fuck else you came from. This is not your arena.

/rant

[arild]

ya he has good boots and hes a 10.5 foot. im seeing good deals on last years supermodels also on the custom x and malolo. he demoed a gyrator last xmas and loved it but im not seeing any deals on those and im not sure a rockered board would do well on normal snow (ala rockered skis). im getting close to just pulling the trigger. 162 malolo? not a twin but i dont know if ill find the perfect board for the price range im at.

The Gyrator is actually pretty decent on anything not hardpacked, so if you manage to swing a deal on one, grab it, since your kid brother obviously likes it. Fun board!

[sparkletarte.]

just check the waist width first. I have chick feet so I'm not really sure what width you need for a 10.5, but I do know that's around the point where you have to start thinking about a wider board. there must be some chart out there somewhere...

[Buzzworthy]

10.5 does not need a wide board IMO. I am a 10 and when I got on a fat Forecast I hated the damn thing. Normal Solly Forecast was much nicer.

[grubbers]

10.5 does not need a wide board IMO. I am a 10 and when I got on a fat Forecast I hated the damn thing. Normal Solly Forecast was much nicer.

a mid-wide would be nice though if he's going to be riding steeper lines with it.

[eCr412]

ya he has good boots and hes a 10.5 foot. im seeing good deals on last years supermodels also on the custom x and malolo. he demoed a gyrator last xmas and loved it but im not seeing any deals on those and im not sure a rockered board would do well on normal snow (ala rockered skis). im getting close to just pulling the trigger. 162 malolo? not a twin but i dont know if ill find the perfect board for the price range im at.

I have a Rome Design 162 that i'm trying to get rid of. I rode it probably 5 days. I could give you a pretty good price on it if your interested.


As for rockered boards handling hardpack. I've ridden boards equivalent to a gyrator on everything from hardpack to pow and it was probably one of the best rides ive had. I've owned stuff like the t6 and i thought the Rome Notch 1985 felt way better.

Rockered skis and rockered snowboards are completely different so you can't go in with that attitude.

[Blurred]

Snowboarding is gay and so is this gay thread.

[grubbers]

Snowboarding is gay and so is this gay thread.

sweet blog

[KnuckleDragger]

Is there any chance he could demo/borrow a few boards and try them for himself?

[LIP]

Snowboarding is gay and so is this gay thread.

Thank god someone stepped up to the plate and just said it. Winner winner chicken dinner.

[frosty374]

Thank god someone stepped up to the plate and just said it. Winner winner chicken dinner.

...says the guy from Denver. Not trying to turn this thread into a flame fest but i think i got enough info to help guide my search. thanks all for the contributions, see ya on the hill.

[cw]

if he likes jibbing around, a gyrator might be a little much, especially considering he's not that heavy. Try a turbo dream in a 61 range...you can ride it centered and butter around plenty while still getting great float. I weigh the same as your bro and love that thing on pow days. If it's gonna be an all around board, a lib banana (TRS, skate banana, riders choice, whatever) does better on hard pack than the k2, but for pure pow the turbo dream is sick...and yeah, i road a tapered board in a 63 two years ago (nidecker megalight) and the turbo dream 61 is quicker to turn and all around more fun and versatile, while still being a better pow ride.

[emetic]

is it going to be his only board or will he have this as a pow board and another board for park/non pow days?

[dk_alaskan]

You KNOW there IS a cure for snowboarding, a skill saw straight down the middle....

[advres]

Snowboarding is gay and so is this gay thread.

Thank god someone stepped up to the plate and just said it. Winner winner chicken dinner.

You KNOW there IS a cure for snowboarding, a skill saw straight down the middle....

I ski and anyone who does something different from me is a moron/loser...

[Ted Shred]

Snowboarding is gay and so is this gay thread.

Almost as gay as constantly defending Vail.

[arild]

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[Fat City]

T-Rice pro model (last year). 161.5. The thing absolutley charges on everything. Floats like a dream and when you set it on a line, you're locked in.
Good stuff.

[HikeforTurns]

Just checking in on this thread. Shit talking snowboarding, NS and Denver all at once, doesn't get much better.

I'm 6'2" and 165 and picked up a 168 Premiere F1 last season and love it. Unless your bro is like Edgnar and turns like a skier (slow and often) I would recommend it.

[Nick_C_123]

This should be in Tech Talk.

Venture Storm.

Not much more needs to be said. Except go with the rockered storm.

[stevenspass4life]

Lib Tech Snow Mullet 165cm

I am 6'1 and 175 lbs and have that exact board. It slays pooh like no other but it is also good in shitty conditions.

Really good.

Highly recommend it.

Get It.

[daver]

Not much more needs to be said. Except go with the rockered storm.

i rode the venture zephyr and liked it a lot. didnt get a chance to try the storm though. i preferred the zephyr to the NS boards i've ridden and the atomic alibi.

[Buzzworthy]

a mid-wide would be nice though if he's going to be riding steeper lines with it.

Why, so he can plow more snow to the sides with more base width?

Back to the basics
Back to the basics
Back to the basics


Blurred, GTFO you asshole CO skier! And if I see you in Utah this year, I will, will, will.........make said asshole drink with me.