mercredi 22 juillet 2015
Which powder board? burton fish, jones hovercraft or flagship?
Posted on 10:12 by Immigration
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Hey,
I’ve read a lot of forums to help me decide which board should I buy, but the more I read, the more I’m undecided!!
I want to buy a second board, which I know will be an upgrade from my Flow Merc bought 5 seasons ago. I skied between 20-60 days every year with it. It’s old and full of repairs, but it does the job in most occasions and I plan to keep riding with it. So the new toy could be a powder-specific or a freeride-type board.
My riding style: I love powder days, steeps above tree-line and 180s/360s jumps while riding offpiste, I want to do more of that but the reality is that it’s maybe 50% max of my time in the mountains. The rest of the time, with family or lower-level friends, is side-piste on resorts and red/blacks pistes.
My 1st idea was to buy a Burton Fish. I tried the 2016 demo model last winter on a spring-like powder day and liked it, though I thought the stance was not big enough (their longest board is 156 and I ride normally 163). It was fun in the trees and pillows but this could be a problem when riding steeps above tree line and jumping above rocks imho.
So, I’m looking at 2 Jones boards which are reasonably priced at the moment, but can’t decide:
Hovercraft: from what I read, it’s great in powder, can handle steeps and does the job quite well on pistes. It’s got flex. 1st issue is that: its directional, so would be constrained when doing 180s. But the main drawback is that its only available in 164. I wonder if it’s not too long (I ride 163 wide), especially that they advise to go 6-7cm shorter.
Flagship: from what I read, more freeride oriented, but works in powder (low angle as well I suppose?). I suppose it’s what I would need for the 50% of the time I’m riding offpiste in Chamonix with avi equipment, etc. But for the rest of the time? I tried a freeride Volkl board last winter (the equivalent of a Custom according to the guy in the shop) on a resort day (mainly reds), and it was so stiff I could not even lift it when doing jumps or going at full speed…I certainly don’t want that
So this is where I stand…
Should I look elsewhere (open to suggestions) or the Hovercraft/Flagship could do the job?
I’ve read a lot of forums to help me decide which board should I buy, but the more I read, the more I’m undecided!!
I want to buy a second board, which I know will be an upgrade from my Flow Merc bought 5 seasons ago. I skied between 20-60 days every year with it. It’s old and full of repairs, but it does the job in most occasions and I plan to keep riding with it. So the new toy could be a powder-specific or a freeride-type board.
My riding style: I love powder days, steeps above tree-line and 180s/360s jumps while riding offpiste, I want to do more of that but the reality is that it’s maybe 50% max of my time in the mountains. The rest of the time, with family or lower-level friends, is side-piste on resorts and red/blacks pistes.
My 1st idea was to buy a Burton Fish. I tried the 2016 demo model last winter on a spring-like powder day and liked it, though I thought the stance was not big enough (their longest board is 156 and I ride normally 163). It was fun in the trees and pillows but this could be a problem when riding steeps above tree line and jumping above rocks imho.
So, I’m looking at 2 Jones boards which are reasonably priced at the moment, but can’t decide:
Hovercraft: from what I read, it’s great in powder, can handle steeps and does the job quite well on pistes. It’s got flex. 1st issue is that: its directional, so would be constrained when doing 180s. But the main drawback is that its only available in 164. I wonder if it’s not too long (I ride 163 wide), especially that they advise to go 6-7cm shorter.
Flagship: from what I read, more freeride oriented, but works in powder (low angle as well I suppose?). I suppose it’s what I would need for the 50% of the time I’m riding offpiste in Chamonix with avi equipment, etc. But for the rest of the time? I tried a freeride Volkl board last winter (the equivalent of a Custom according to the guy in the shop) on a resort day (mainly reds), and it was so stiff I could not even lift it when doing jumps or going at full speed…I certainly don’t want that
So this is where I stand…
Should I look elsewhere (open to suggestions) or the Hovercraft/Flagship could do the job?
Which powder board? burton fish, jones hovercraft or flagship?
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