New board recommendation

Posted: 17 October 2011 03:58 AM

Hi,

Looking for some advice for a new board purchase after a 10 year lay off from snowboarding. I’m 36 yrs old, 5’10”, 172 lbs. I like to link smooth turns both forward and switch on groomers/trees/powder. I like to throw in some 180s & 3s at times but rarely ride the park and never hit the pipe. I typically ride hard packed/machine groomed snow in Ontario with a week out west in search of powder each year (or that is the goal anyways).

Now that my knees and I are older I’m looking for a board with a little more forgiveness than what I’ve used in the past but don’t want to give up too much stability/edge hold to do so.

I’ve narrowed my choices down to:

Burton Custom Flying V 158
Never Summar SL 158
Yes Snowboards Pick Your Line 159
Arbor Element CX 158
Endeavor Live 159

Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Tronix.