Hello everyone. This is my first post here on SBF and I'm sure you see dozens of threads like this every day, but I'm looking to buy a snowboard. This past winter was my first year snowboarding; I got on the mountain about 12-15 times, and while I'm far from an expert, I'd like to think I'm not half bad at this point.
The first few days I used a Burton LTR I rented from Mountain Creek and used a fairly stiff cambered Burton board that I rented from a nearby shop the rest of the season. I only did all mountain at first but got into the park about halfway through the season and really enjoyed it (overall I spent maybe 60% of my time in the park), so I'm looking for a board that's able to handle both well. I won't be encountering much powder, mostly groomers and some ice.
I am 5'10", weigh 165 give or take a couple pounds, and have size 11.5 boots. My toes seemed to stick out a bit too far on both of the boards I used, so I assume I need a wide board. I have read good reviews for the Never Summer Proto CTX and Revolver and have heard good things about the Skate Banana, Horrorscope, Riders Choice, and Blacklist as well. Unfortunately I can no longer find any on sale Proto CTXs online, only through Never Summer, but I don't want to pay $540 for a board. My budget is under about $450 for the board alone. I was planning on pairing it with some Flow bindings if that makes a difference. I'm also curious as to what length the board I buy should be.
Thanks in advance for the input.
The first few days I used a Burton LTR I rented from Mountain Creek and used a fairly stiff cambered Burton board that I rented from a nearby shop the rest of the season. I only did all mountain at first but got into the park about halfway through the season and really enjoyed it (overall I spent maybe 60% of my time in the park), so I'm looking for a board that's able to handle both well. I won't be encountering much powder, mostly groomers and some ice.
I am 5'10", weigh 165 give or take a couple pounds, and have size 11.5 boots. My toes seemed to stick out a bit too far on both of the boards I used, so I assume I need a wide board. I have read good reviews for the Never Summer Proto CTX and Revolver and have heard good things about the Skate Banana, Horrorscope, Riders Choice, and Blacklist as well. Unfortunately I can no longer find any on sale Proto CTXs online, only through Never Summer, but I don't want to pay $540 for a board. My budget is under about $450 for the board alone. I was planning on pairing it with some Flow bindings if that makes a difference. I'm also curious as to what length the board I buy should be.
Thanks in advance for the input.