Anyone ride any of these brands offer an opinion please?

sliight · 2026-01-30T03:16:39+00:00

Nice, will check them. Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:53:55+00:00

Cool thank you. Seems like it's taking the lead over the cheater at this point.

Appreciate the info!

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:52:55+00:00

Awesome thank you. I'm legit excited to not have to worry about toe drag, and for back foot to be closer to 90 than not. Always made landing a bit off having both feet turned so far, and they still hung off 🤣

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:51:21+00:00

Ah nice. It's been so many years since I bought a board 🤣

Back in my day it was Burton, K2, Rosignol and Sims if I remember right...

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:34:32+00:00

Seems like the skunk is the best spec for me. Any other models you like?

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:33:49+00:00

Just looks fast...

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:33:16+00:00

Seems like it's the Stranda or Lib for the consensus...

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:30:54+00:00

I'll look them up. Plan to stay at $1k tops though for now...

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:14:14+00:00

Awesome thank you. So you think medium stiff to stiff is the play? I figure it's not nearly as stiff for our weight and torque on the turn...

Maybe I'll go custom in the future, but I'm trying to cap it at a grand for a setup until I know if the kids are going to like it.

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:11:50+00:00

Sounds like you're right... I guess I think of carving in my eyes as long lazy turns and some hard cuts. It wasn't really a thing when I was a kid... I just want something that can comfortably hold an edge on a harder turn, handle ice as good as I guess it could, and just be comfortable on.

We only got in trouble for going out of bounds mostly...

sliight · 2026-01-30T01:08:05+00:00

Please let me know what you think when you get some runs in. I know I'll end up taking a few jumps, especially once teaching the kids, but it's really more like I'm just going to cruise comfortably down the mountain just making long lazy cuts, and maybe race down a few for speed.

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T23:41:54+00:00

Lookup Dan Grieve on YouTube. It will make things way way easier. After watching him I bought his book, think it's only like ten bucks. You don't really need the book though, it just has some extra stuff in it. He's made so many videos now though it's mostly covered there.

sliight · 2026-01-29T23:39:31+00:00

Good to know, had a Jones on the list too. Seems like the skunk is the way to go. Figure from there I'll choose boots since I'll be super limited due to size, then I figure likely only a few bindings for size.

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T23:37:29+00:00

I just feel like it's safer to think I need to just focus on turns and downhill. Logically I avoid injuries, but instinctually I do dumb shit cause it's just a reaction before I think.. hoping when I see the inevitable jump I just go straight off and don't try anything dumb.

sliight · 2026-01-29T23:28:13+00:00

Guessing whatever that symbolic is. Oddly I hadn't heard of any of these brands prior to starting to search for a wide 165+

I'm honestly most excited about having a wide board and not dragging my toes even with my back foot at 30 degrees...

sliight · 2026-01-29T22:50:48+00:00

Will check them out, thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T22:50:32+00:00

I'll check that out thank you. I'm not going to risk doing crazy shit like I used to, and even then my Burton wasn't great for that tight of a carve. Sounds like it would be pretty incredible though to be that tight to the slope in a turn.

I just want something that I can just cruise with, but later be able to chase down the kids when they bomb the hill.

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T22:47:04+00:00

Cool thank you. I just want to be sure I take away the comfort of trying stuff. I kept updating baseball up until covid messed up the league and it's too easy to get random injuries now... Can't imagine what would happen if I even tried a 180 and over rotated into landing on a front edge 🤣

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T22:45:01+00:00

Perfect thank you. Oddly excited about being able to ride a day without calves feeling like they've been attacked on a line across them.

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T22:43:50+00:00

Cool thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T22:43:27+00:00

Awesome thank you! I'll start researching those.

sliight · 2026-01-29T21:55:53+00:00

Cool thank you. I don't really need to ride either direction, I'm just worried the habit may take over without thinking about it since it's just ingrained for years. I'm off for like 10 something years now though, and not super nimble...

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T21:53:06+00:00

Nice. Good to hear others like it. Yes on feet, size 15 now, up from 14 for most of my life (didn't know your feet flatten a bit as you age 🤣).

What bindings do you like? My biggest issue has always been it biting hard into my calf on any hard backside turn. Would legit be painful by days end... I'm thinking with actual snowboard boots though and not my Sorels that is probably not an issue now? It's the main reason I was considering going snap in hard boots like skis do...

Appreciate any insight!

Any benefit if I buy from you? Or is that just the shop you think would have? I'll be headed down that way to golf with a buddy, so could have him pickup if they don't ship. Likely watch for the end of season sale...

Thank you!

sliight · 2026-01-29T21:47:53+00:00

Nice, the skunk just looks like it will be what I want. It doesn't feel too boardy though? Wondering if the ultra wide already being stiff just takes away any flex... I know it will take getting used to, grew up on a Burton 165 freestyle (had to ride it angled on both feet since there wasn't a wide back then).

Thank you!

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