ttchad

I rode a heritage X last year when I went to Big Sky. The board rode great but then the conditions were perfect. Where I usually ride has alot of ice. I was wondering if anybody has ridden both?

How much stiffer is the Skunk? How's the pop?
Is the Skunk as Damp or as loose as the Heritage?
Was their a big difference in edge hold & stability in snowment or ice.
I weigh 170lbs & size 11.5-12 boots. My current ride is a Cambered Rome Agent and I love the pop! The Heritage did not seem to have alot.

budderbear

If you mostly bomb runs and want something that will do some jumps as well as hold an awesome edge on ice in a solid board and your shoe size is 10.5+ then the skunk ape is a great. However I have heard of some of them spontaneously delaming, but the odds are slim that you would get one that does that. The Heritage is more of a do it all mountain slayer, with more dampening but not as much pop. Its not as good on the ice but the build quality is most certainly better, and they have a 3 year warranty. The Skunk would probably be better for jumps then the heritage but neither is really a jump specific board. In my opinion go with the skunk ape if you ride ice most the time but if you want a more nimble board or you have smaller feet then I would go with a normal heritage. I went with the best of both worlds myself and got the Heritage X

p.s. They both have a really similar Camber to them- Libtech's C2 vs Never Summers R.C. so you may want to go with the cheaper one if you absolutely can't decide.

Also take this lightly since I haven't really rode either just done research and rode similar tech and recently bought a Heritage X