WouterG

Hi,

I’m snowboarding for about 6 weeks now over the last 10 years. I"m 184 cm and 71 kilo. My footsize is 43 (europe).

My interests can’t be put in one direction. I like to go fast now and then, like carving a lot, like to go off piste into the fresh snow as soon as it is there and lately I like to butter, make 180’s at the side of the piste.

I would like my board to be stiff enough to make the pace and the carving turns, but on the other hand I would like to be able to do some groundtricks en pistetricks as well. I do not go into the halfpipe and hardly ever into the park.

I guess I’m looking for an allmountain board.

I went to the local snowsport store and they came up with the next 5 boards, all between € 400 and € 499. The prices are ex bindings.

- Salamon Official 2010
- Burton Econico 2010
- Ride Machete 2011
- Bataleon Jam 2011
- Bataleon Goliath 2011

I wonder if the official isn’t too much of a freestyle board for the pace, the carving and the off-piste.

I wonder if the Jam isn’t to freeride/stiff for the jibbing, buttering and other pistetricks.

I wonder if the Goliath has too much flex for the freeriding.

The Machete is a rocker and I don’t know that much about it. I have seen some revieuws stating that it is a rather stiff board for buttering.
When I think about it, I want a camber board since I love the carving aspect of it.

I hardly know anything about the Econico but at the store they say it is a quality all-mountain board.

Can you guys give me any pointers, advice of maybe a whole other board.

Inc bindings I have about € 600 to spend. I already have some boots.

Thx.

Wouter

ps. I've read a lot of reviews on the Jam and the Goliath but I find it really hard to understand the differences between those two boards. Does anyone have more info regarding those two board and their differences?

WouterG

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