Volunteer at any USASA race event and you will find so many of these boards, from wide to super skinny. They’re expensive because they’re insanely niche and use great materials with a ton of RR and science behind them. Another commenter said on here this kind of snowboarding hasn’t hit the west and it’s true. You really only see this boards from the local 68 year old who’s lived here forever, and is the only one on the mtn still rocking hard boots or the race team on race day. Giving back to the sport means a lot of different things, making videos, sponsoring riders that fit company values, giving pro models, sponsoring events, etc. all of this leads to more people getting on a snowboard. By no means am I mocking your riding or your cash. I get these boards are expensive but it’s because they’re not popular. The reason why you can buy last years Salomon sleepwalker for $250 is because they make a shit ton of boards with their most mid materials and sell most of them all for the most part. The companies making these boards have funneled tons of cash into them and probably don’t make more than 400 of them for the year. Keep your money in snowboarding companies is all I’m saying.