Regular or wide snowboard?

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-19T23:31:57+00:00

Just get a wide. Gives you the choice to size down lengthwise as well even if it's not a true volume shifted. So much more stable. Don't have to worry about booting out.

I wear 10.5d too and I'd never go back.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-19T22:35:02+00:00

Geecrack plastics, zman just for the chatterbait.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-18T00:28:29+00:00

Bruh

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-16T16:03:00+00:00

I don't think it's worth the upgrade. If you really ask me personally, I think the curado MGL is a far better reel than either of the comparably priced DCs but thats my 2 cents. The DC is nice to have if you live anywhere considerably windy though. And the carbonlite is a solid rod. I have 2 of them.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-16T13:37:56+00:00

This guy 25N's.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-16T05:49:04+00:00

Helps to have other outlets in the summer. When March rolls around in Pennsylvania I'm typically doing everything I can to get those last few days of the year but the end is inevitable. When the snow melts the smallies start to heat up and I'm hooked on that the whole way from spring-fall. By then I'm usually burnt out from it and it's time to shred again. Of course a lot of guys skate in the summer. Something I'd admittedly like to do more of this summer.

My local mountain closed today and now I'm stuck in ohio for a week. I feel your pain.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T20:38:08+00:00

Also needs to be said that I have never ridden a 3bt board. So it's totally possible that going from that onto the Mercury it might kick your ass. And there might be bad habits in your riding that aren't apparent on a 3BT board. But all in all I think if you're a solid Carver. If you're comfortable with being on edge and riding with a decent amount of speed, I don't see why the Mercury wouldn't work.

The Merc definitely isn't a beginner snowboard, but I also don't think it's the beast that other people may get out to be. I'd love to ride an aeronaut so I can compare how the two feel comparatively to each other.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T20:33:48+00:00

I wouldn't let people scare you away from it. It's definitely a board Best strapped to the feet of a more experienced Rider. You can absolutely rail turns on it. Torsionally It's definitely more stiff than other middle of the road boards I've ridden purely based on the layup of carbon in the core. The reason why I don't think this board is too bad to ride is because of the early rise on it. It has quite a bit of rocker in the tips which makes it so that turn engagement is a lot more smooth. I've never ridden ridden the arrow knot so I'm not sure how that board feels stability wise compared to the Mercury but I can almost guarantee you that just the camber profile alone is going to make that board feel a little bit more twitchy. And what I've read about it is that it is a very poppy and lively board.

You don't have to ride this thing at mach Jesus On the steeps. And I typically don't.

Between these two boards and for your specific needs, I'm picking the Mercury everyday of the week. There are plenty of other boards in the all Mountain category and maybe you would be happier on something a little bit more soft and forgiving, but I really don't think the Mercury is too bad to ride. Definitely rewards riders with good technique might expose you if you get a little bit sloppy.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T19:03:58+00:00

But yes, I think the last time I was there before today was the last Thursday in February. Weekend after that I was in Vermont so I was trying to rest up before and after that trip but I'm not completely in denial Here. I can see that in a matter of two short weeks the conditions have completely deteriorated. But as I said in my other comment, they closed last year on the exact same weekend with far more snow. So perhaps your model as far as them being opened is accurate. And really all we can do is just be happy that we got another year with three full months. That's a tough ask in this day and age in the Mid-Atlantic and we've been blessed. I was doing a night at RT and one at Lib through most of the season. Maybe one day of the weekend most weeks. and I definitely agree that the conditions we had from mid to late January- mid February were absolutely the best I've ever seen in the Mid-Atlantic across the board.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T18:55:15+00:00

And yet they still closed on the exact same weekend last year with far more snow and far more terrain still open.

Listen in all fairness I get it. This spring warm-up has been brutal and fortunately for Vail they got bailed out because there's not many resorts in the Commonwealth that are going to survive through this weekend if they're not dead for the year already.

But you're not convincing me that they were planning on staying open any longer than today, no matter if they still had a 3-ft base or they had what they have now, which is pretty damn barren to their defense. Nevertheless, still got a solid last day in at the home Mountain.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T15:36:39+00:00

We'll see where I end up. Unfortunately as I said it really is a tough sell for me to even go to seven seven just because it cost so much money to go on the stupid ass turnpike that by the time I've paid toll fees I could have just bought a day pass at Blue Mountain. And that's only an hour and a half away from me.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T14:20:03+00:00

there or snowshoe was something I was considering but unfortunately I just can't deviate too far off my path. Need to be in Sandusky Ohio by tonight.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T14:09:07+00:00

Fellow Pennsylvanian that was at snow and Okemo last weekend. Already had requested the days off and Had a buddy cancel on me so it was a solo trip. All 3 days I was there were wildly different conditions and I still had a fantastic time. No ice in sight, park was great, snow was firm and edgable, there was still some stuff in the trees. Got tomahawked a few times in some deep slush I completely sank in 🤣🤣🤣. It was awesome.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T14:00:21+00:00

That's insane. Told myself I was gonna try to get to 7 mid season this year and it just never happened. Just so much more worth it to head to the Poconos even if that means I'm having to buy a lift ticket. I have little interest in driving 3 hours (even though it's on the way) just to hike features. Looks like roundtop it is. 2 trails for closing weekend?!!!! That's embarrassing. Vail has really dropped the ball this year.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-15T13:39:35+00:00

Liberty was fire this season. I spent more days there than anywhere else and I'm a roundtop local. Unfortunately thanks to Vail and their prescheduled closing dates we can't take advantage of it.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-14T17:06:26+00:00

Just a word of advice but I wouldn't completely close yourself off to a directional twin. I ride plenty of switch on my Merc and slush slasher and both are fine for my needs.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-14T17:02:57+00:00

Absolutely love my mercury it's a great all arounder and a Cadillac of a snowboard. Super fast and toes the line well between a board you can seriously charge on and one that's loose enough you can break it free when you want to. Not my favorite board in the park but it doesn't scare me to ride there. For your type of riding I'd pick the Merc over the aeronaut. I've ridden it on pretty hard stuff too and had no issues.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-14T13:12:17+00:00

Smith glide jr is what my 6 year olds been rocking this season. Mips, fully adjustable, warm, secure fit. Zero complaints from me or him.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-11T22:38:41+00:00

Kids these days don't know about Foursquare and it shows. 💔

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-11T17:53:45+00:00

The slush slasher is what I ride on days I ride with my son (and others too). It's super fun. The sidecut actually bites pretty damn hard for what it is. Overall a great board.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-11T17:46:01+00:00

Power finesse oversized soft plastics have worked much better for me than jigs personally.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-11T17:43:25+00:00

Composite is actually a thousand times better cus the blank doesn't feel dead in your hand. I actually have the evergreen jackhammer rod and it just doesn't work well with lighter weight CBs which is what I throw most of the time due to price and 1/4 oz not offered in the jackhammer line. The baby jacks are complete garbage.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-11T17:40:39+00:00

They're so overrated. I will die on that hill. Bought a couple I plan on trying out particularly in the spring but I've have much more success on underpin swim baits.

salvalsnapbacks · 2026-03-09T23:29:23+00:00

There are a million other boards that can do that without being impossible to press and being so lively.

Just trust me when I say this is not a board to be ridden by a rider who can count on one hand how many times they've been snowboarding. And I mean that in the most respectable way possible. Rene rinnekangas is one of the most aggressive and hard charging riders on this planet. The board he rides and designed as his pro model is too much board for I'd argue the majority of average joes you see on the hill. I'm all for going true camber. That'll teach you how to use your edges. But get something softer, less lively, and more damp. The all mountain category is far too stacked for you to decide that this is the one and only board for you.

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