back country days

Posted: 18 June 2013 02:26 PM

I have been riding over the east coast pretty much my whole life, and have had only a few real powder days. I ride a K2 slayblade 153 cm (I am 5 8 155 pounds). I bought it because it is great on ice. However, I am going to college in Colorado. I was wondering if adding a longer board to the quiver would be good for powder days. I love my slayblade, and I am pretty athletic so I might be able to get away with a shorter board on powder days. But I cant help but realize how short my board is and dream about how deep the powder may be.

thanks

Posted: 24 June 2013 08:11 AM

Yeah your Slayblade is quite short for your weight and height, particularly if you want to ride it in powder. I’ve not been to Colorado snowboarding myself, but I believe the big resorts of Breck and Vail are not particularly steep so board with a bit more length or a board with a shape designed for riding pow will probably help you with float on the flatter areas.