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Originally Posted by RadmarkNJ
Hi All.
My wife and I are intermediate snowboarders in Northern NJ. We are looking to upgrade our gear and would like advice on a good set up for all mountain boarding. If anyone knows NJ and the northeast you know we have lots of ice here.
I currently Ride a 2006 Ride Havok with SPi bindings. I am 5'6 180 and my wife is 5'2, 120.
What would be a good set of gear to handle to conditions out this way?
Thanks.
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Atomic is known for their keen sharp edges. I recommend the Cold Smoke and the Radon to a lot of people. I have ridden my Radon down the Face at Mt. Hood Meadows which is about a 40 degree slope on solid ice that is clear blue after freezing rain and it held it`s edge in the turns and traverses. So anything by Atomic has a good solid edge. Also Rome is top notch as are some of Ride, Arbor and Neversummer boards.
In general, stay with an all mountain set up that has a 1 degree bevel and an 88 degree side bevel to give you a very sharp edge. Also, a little longer board than ideal helps a lot on ice. It`s a lot like a long wheel base car, it won`t spin out of control as fast and you can recover. I would tend to stick with boards that are a bit stiff with good dampening of vibration. One of the most annoying things about ice is the rough ride.
What is you boot size by the way? that is important when figuring out if you need a wide board or not. As for length, I would go for something around 159-163 for you and for the missus I would go for something in the 149-155 range.