By C
from Cary NC on 02/20/2008 Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Stylish
Best Uses:
Icy Conditions, Powder
Describe Yourself:
Advanced
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Stats: 6'2" 200# - been riding ~10 years - Bindings- K2 Clicker Highbacks
Bought this and rode 1 day Vail, 1 day Breckenridge, 1 day Keystone. Spent one day at Wintergreen Va. I have a 163 Canyon (2001) that I'm comparing this board to. If you held the two boards up against one another they look almost identical in terms of width, sidecut etc.
The ride is vastly different. The flow has a very harsh ride. It doesn't seem to absorb shock at all - it transfers it directly to rider. This was manageable out west with decent snow. In the east, on boilerplate ice it was horrible.
It's a difficult board to transition (Linking turns/carving/switching edges). Seems like the back end always wants to kick out and it takes a strong back leg to control that.
Overall - I'm not impressed with this board and would not recommend it.