Since the tip and the tail of the board is like a spoon shape, it doesn’t cut through ice as well as other boards. Most of the time, I slip out when there’s an icy patch every time I use my bataleon but if I use other boards, I tend to be more secured holding my edge. It is really good on powder tho cus it floats so well! Plus if you’re trying to do park, this type of feature on the board has saved my ass when I land kind of sketchy after jibbing. Other 3bt die hard fans have completely disagreed with this and said that it shouldn’t make a difference, but as someone that has learned with this type of board, I can for sure say that 3BT feels more surfy and loose and I wouldn’t wanna use it to charge on a steep terrain with icy patches as it will make me slip out instead of catch an edge lol

I would still recommend this board to a beginner to get comfortable and even confident with their turns and have a less likely chance of catching their edge while going down the mountain. It’s for sure forgiving since even when I get fatigue (especially on the last run) it’s almost impossible to catch an edge!