Snowboarding Shopping Advise needed.?

Looking to buy a new board.


Stat: 26 Male 180lbs 5'11''


Been riding for 6 yrs.


style. - resort, not been in a park at all . would love to hit the kickers. not the rails but boxes.. I usally a carver.





I only had a one board. Nitro Titan 01. It's a wide board. and all mountain. I thought it holds edge well but stiff.





Looking for new board with more pop but I will be in the park 20% time. I just want something more responside and flow. Nitro was good but i feel like it's a clukcy board.





question..





size. 154 157 159??? what should I get?





wide board vs regular? does it make a diffrence??


I never had a ruglar board.. would love to try it..


binding size L boot size 11

Snowboarding Shopping Advise needed.?
Depending on your price range and preference, I would check out the Arbor Roundhouse, the Ride Dose or the Burton Twin.





The Arbor Roundhouse (http://www.arborsports.com) is a wide all mountain/freestyle board. Arbor uses all natural wood cores and top sheets, and the bamboo top sheet of the Roundhouse gives you additional pop. I own 2 Arbor boards, the Wasteland and the A-Frame, and I could not be happier with them. Both boards are responsive and fast, and extremely durable, so I don't have to worry about snapping them like I do with my Burtons.





The Ride Dose (http://www.ridesnowboards.com) is a wide version of the ride DH, possibly the most ridden or best performing all purpose park board on the market. It is extremely poppy, and with Ride's Slimewalls, it gives you a little damping on landings and rails, if you decide to hit them. I have a Ride Society that I ride, and its a really nice board, very easy to spin and take rainbows.





The Burton Twin (http://www.burton.com) is a mid-wide freestyle board, designed to be ridden in either the park or the groomers. As a true twin shape, you can ride regular or fakie, and have a great time doing little 180s off the kickers. Having been riding Burton boards since I was 6, I can recommend them hands down. However, I have found Burton's park boards to be slightly less durable than those from Ride or Arbor.





Size wise, I would think somewhere in the 152-155 range would give you a fun park board, that you could take onto the groomers, as long as you aren't dying to bomb down the hill. However, I would check with each board, since they all have different weight ranges.





Oh, and as far as the wide board vs regular question, I would say you could go with either, depending on your stance. If you have a straight stance, with a regular board you run the risk of toe/heel drag. Plus, with all the advances in wide boards (stringers, middle lines), you don't lose any responsiveness by going to a wide board, and you actually gain float in the deep snow/power.
Reply:The best brands available right now are Lib-Tech. and Gnu. They both have web sites that show their boards. The length of board really depends on your skill and the type of snow you will be in. A regular width board would be easier to turn, but you would run the risk of having toe and heel drag. If you prefer white meat(powder) then stick with the wide board.
Reply:a lot of questions. well i your going to want to hit the kickers and throw down some tricks make sure you get a little bit of a smaller board. i would look into a 154 forum youngblood. you can save by getting last years models
Reply:dude. look into ride boards...especially for in the park...amaizing boards


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i was gonna get one, but i didn't have 500 dollers at the time. so i settled with a burton feather...only because i don't do the whole park thing....





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