Good snowboard for bombing down the mountain?

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I'm looking for a good board for just going real fast on groomed and some powder - no parks.  But everything seems the be made for parks.

I'm riding a 158 burton custom right now (I'm 155 lbs), but if I go straight down a blue-black, once I hit the maximum speed I can get, if it's choppy the board bounces around all over the place.

If I go down a diamond at normal speeds it's chill, but if I really go all-out, the board doesn't seem to have near enough grip for the long-sweeping carves - it just slides out.  Same with a double diamond.

Any ideas on a better board for going fast?  I'm thinking somewhere 161-163 but for brand/model I have no idea.

SmokE · Accepted Answer

hmm demo a bigger board .All boards ride different. I spend alot of my season here in CO demoing boards. weird you get chatter at high speeds. I usually ride a 153 Graft (freestyle) 160lbs and  can bomb double black with very lil chatter always depends on the conditions for me . But im usually riding pow allday everyday in the winter

EastCoastRider · Answer

The Travis Rice Libtech Board can do it all, you can ride it pretty  much anywhere on the mountain, groomers, powder, park, ice.  The ride is sweet.  Even though it can be used in the park it can be used anywhere else on the  mountain too so its a good buy.  The 2010 version of this board goes for about 540 right now which to me seems worth it for the best board out there but if you want something a little cheaper, check out dogfunk.com they have good deals on boards, they don't have the new Travis Rice but they have some other good boards as well.

IceCoast · Answer

Sounds like the issue may be more your riding experience than the boards fault.  Although a Custom isn't a great speed board I'm sure I could keep it under control and carve with it at any speed on any steepness, especially a 158.  In any case you will have more fun on a longer freeride board.  I would recommend looking for a long stiff board that will be stable and smooth at top speed.

timdvrs · Answer

Gnu and Lib-Tech are the two best brands that are available right now.  I would recommend that you try to avoid Burton boards in the future because they are just expensive bunk.

answer · Answer

Yeah, get an old heavy alpine board.  You can find these really cheap second hand.

Anonymous · Answer

racing Alpine Snowboard

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people FLY on those things

Grant · Answer

Libtech skate banana

The greatest baseball bat · Answer

nah stick with burton or i suggest flow there are the two best

snowboarding is life &lt;3 · Answer

roxy.. oh wait your a guy lol!!
uhh lib techs are actually really nice.

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