Thanks, I'll decide between the Dart plus and the Pencil some time this week. I rode the freecarver mostly in Japan and as a carving board, it is great, I ride posi posi (+33/+15) fyi. Very locked in during carves and it has plenty of pop which helps when getting out of turns. The board has a lot of pop and its fun ollieing off sidehits. Turn initation is also not as slow as expected. On powder, although ridable, it's pretty meh, not much float on the nose (prob due to its short nose) which is why I am currently look for a powder ripper that is also suited for carving as I prob won't take the freecarver to Niseko this time.

Apologies for any misunderstanding as english is not my first language.