I'm looking to buy the GNU Headspace 2016 board. I'm pretty experienced with snowboarding, but not with boards and gear. I am wondering: the GNU headspace is a park board, but what if I just want to mess around and have some fun off-piste in some powder/deep snow? Will it be ok, or is it really hard to go into powder with a park board? Thanks for answering ! And if you guys have any thoughts about the GNU headspace, let me know ! :grin:
With good technique you can make practically any snowboard float, but some are more work than others. Headspace has rocker so it probably isn't too hard to float for a park board. What is your weight and what length board?
Yeah, I have sick back leg burn on every board I ever rode lol. But yeah, I want to buy the park board, but don't want to be ONLY limited to the park. And I have never ride a park board (off-piste)...
There are many all mountain freestyle boards that will be more versatile. They will handle POW better but also jump better. Riders Choice and Mod Rocker both come to mind in the high 150's range for length.
The term park board encompasses a pretty wide variety of boards. Some park boards are so focused on jibs they don't work for much else. Others are more jump focused and could be considered all mountain freestyle boards. Still others are in between and try to balance jumps and jibs. What do you want to focus on? Jumps, jibs, or both?
Well... it depends what you asked for in the shop. If you asked for a park board, they gave you a size that will work in park. But if you wanted to get some float and ride off piste on the same board... a bigger size is better.
If you ride lots of park, I'd say you stick to the ~155-157 and then get a separate and bigger board for when you want float or more fast riding.
Or get a ~160 or so and it will be ok in everything, just not great at everything...
I think it's appropriate to point out some terminology differences too.
If your park board is for jibbing nearly exclusively, the 155 is probably right on for you. Unfortunately the characteristics that make a board good for jibbing also make it bad for just about everything else other than buttering (ground jibbing :smile
If your park board is for jumping, your would be looking for something in the 158-162 range. This size range also would work for all mountain riding.
I guess my suggestion would be to consider getting a cheap little board that may or may not be used for jibbing (you will beat the heck out of it anyway) and a bigger board for everything else. For the latter, things like the Never Summer Type Two or Proto HD, Yes the Greats, Burton Process Off Axis, Rome Mod Rocker all come to mind as boards that do everything including some jibbing.
AWESOME haha Yeah when I'm talking "off-piste" I just mean the snow just besides the piste. Like cutting a big turn, and riding between 2 pistes etc... :grin: That does not go very deep I think
Thanks guys for the help ! Problem is I'm still a student, so I'm a bit on a budget hehe
I'll look for some longer boards. I asked the snowboardshop just the same I asked in here but that does not matter anymore, still a good store though
41 is only a 10 in US sizes I believe so I probably would not go wide. Also evo unfortunately can't ship GNU outside of the US sorry. If you find a good price on a regular width smart pickle its a good board to ride park and All Mountain the magnatraction it has light camber zones outside the rocker in the middle I have ridden both in and out of the park no problems its a breeze to butter and press but at the same time it floats well in deep and is stable enough to get up to speed without to much chatter
Good luck tons of solid suggestions in this thread I am sure you will end up with a nice setup
I found the board in a Belgian retailer but I find it a bit pricey, €400 ! ( SMART PICKLE SNOWBOARD 2015 - United Brands ) But maybe if I do a little bit of searching I find a good deal. Thanks a lot man !
That's a really good price and nice size for you. The DC will ride differently from the gnu because the DC is full camber and the GNU is hybrid. Also the 159 is much better for your size. Benefits are that it will be more stable, have more pop and feel a bit more locked in on jumps, groomers and carving etc.
If you're not going to be doing powder... that DC should be fine. It'll still be fine in some fresh snow...
Very different board and more of a direction freestyle capable pow stick than park board. It's a nice board, but it would be most at home in powder and railing some carves, not so much buttering and hitting park terrain/trail side hits.
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