Magnetraction vs Vario - Page 4 - Snowboarding Forum

lisevolution · 09-16-2011, 06:52 AM

I ride NY, VT, MA, and PA all of which are hard packed at best icy on average and boilerplate at worst. I own a Legacy and have ridden the dark, skunk and the old 11up all with mtx or btx. Add to that the fact I'm like 270lbs and let's just say I put pressure on my edges. The vario is definitely not as grippy as the vario but I like the vario better. As BGilly said it just transitions edge to edge more naturally. Also if conditions are boilerplate it doesn't matter which one you're riding, you have to point it and barely work your edges anyway.

As far as the difference in dampness, truthfully my gut tells me you will barely notice the difference anyway. Yes the NS is solid and plows through crud but we don't get enough snow outside of jay to really have to worry about that. The bs snow piles at the end of the day can be charged through on 1984 Burton backhill just fine.

Both brands make good boards. I went with NS because I wanted the 3 yr warranty and I prefer their take on alt camber

Flant · 09-20-2011, 05:41 PM

cheers @lisevolution. Still tossing up NS 158 Heritage V 159 Premier... I hope either will be great.

Dano · 09-24-2011, 02:52 PM

Here she is boys and girls, the new whip. Thanks for all the input, the dampening in the NeverSummers' sure was tempting but at the end of the day I went with the stick i knew best.

Cheers!

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danm · 09-25-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dano

Here she is boys and girls, the new whip. Thanks for all the input, the dampening in the NeverSummers' sure was tempting but at the end of the day I went with the stick i knew best.

Cheers!

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You'll love it... or you won't!!!

sidewall · 09-25-2011, 08:39 PM

Dano great choice man. I'm looking at the T. Rice's myself. Curious how the horsepower rides, specifically dampness.

Oh and I haven't ridden vario but magne is tough to live without on the east coast.

Flant · 02-14-2012, 03:02 AM

just riding vario on a NS Premier F1 through some crud here in Japan and it chews through it quite well or maybe im just excited because i dont get to ski too much these days.

09-24-2011, 02:52 PM	#33 (permalink)
Dano Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 729	Here she is boys and girls, the new whip. Thanks for all the input, the dampening in the NeverSummers' sure was tempting but at the end of the day I went with the stick i knew best. Cheers! 3.JPG __________________ '12 Lib Tech T.rice / '12 Burton Cartels '10 CustomX / '10 Co2 EST Salomon F22

09-25-2011, 08:39 PM	#35 (permalink)
sidewall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: winchester, VA Posts: 124	Dano great choice man. I'm looking at the T. Rice's myself. Curious how the horsepower rides, specifically dampness. Oh and I haven't ridden vario but magne is tough to live without on the east coast. Last edited by sidewall; 09-25-2011 at 08:48 PM.

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09-16-2011, 06:52 AM	#31 (permalink)
lisevolution Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hicksville, NY Posts: 1,824	I ride NY, VT, MA, and PA all of which are hard packed at best icy on average and boilerplate at worst. I own a Legacy and have ridden the dark, skunk and the old 11up all with mtx or btx. Add to that the fact I'm like 270lbs and let's just say I put pressure on my edges. The vario is definitely not as grippy as the vario but I like the vario better. As BGilly said it just transitions edge to edge more naturally. Also if conditions are boilerplate it doesn't matter which one you're riding, you have to point it and barely work your edges anyway. As far as the difference in dampness, truthfully my gut tells me you will barely notice the difference anyway. Yes the NS is solid and plows through crud but we don't get enough snow outside of jay to really have to worry about that. The bs snow piles at the end of the day can be charged through on 1984 Burton backhill just fine. Both brands make good boards. I went with NS because I wanted the 3 yr warranty and I prefer their take on alt camber

09-20-2011, 05:41 PM	#32 (permalink)
Flant Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 22	cheers @lisevolution. Still tossing up NS 158 Heritage V 159 Premier... I hope either will be great.

02-14-2012, 03:02 AM	#36 (permalink)
Flant Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 22	just riding vario on a NS Premier F1 through some crud here in Japan and it chews through it quite well or maybe im just excited because i dont get to ski too much these days.