wrathfuldeity

idk but you have some reference with stiff/soft, rockered/cambered, fat/skinny and shaped skies. Its a combination of matching snow and terrain conditions...I enjoy riding a wider board on deep days and a narrower one on groomer days and imho the c2btx is about the best design tech that will do quite well as a compromise for adequately handling ice, groomer, crud and pow and beable to blast groomers, make tight turns. The gnu/lib stuff was made for the pnw and it works great for our snow/conditions. I would go for a narrower c2btx should be ideal....in that perhaps a gnu billygoat 156 (read snowolf's review thread)....I did a 159 split for additional length for bc. And with 12 years of skiing...I would say go for an advanced/expert level on the stiffer side in that you will likely progress fairly rapidly.

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cav0011

They are fun and playful. When i was a beginner heading to intermediate I thought they were amazing.

They are also very slow and easy to damage. I have at this point broken 3 bataleons (all in different ways) and have never even been close to doing hte same to any other board i have owned.

Overall I think bataleon is a great board for a lower level intermediate. TBT isnt the greatest thing since sliced bread though and A LOT of companys do equally effective edge and base shapes.

Rogier158

How did you get to break them? and how are the broken?

btw, If you call this internediate then I wonder what advanced/expert will be;
youtube.com/watch?v=gl7Ab6_hKU0

cav0011

pros can do anything on any board for the most part.


anyone i have had 2 of them get major core shots, one i also cracked teh tail on (was defective though got a refund) and the third broken/compressed edge with cracking on the base.

Now it could be me, but i have ridden many other brands and it never happened with those others.

Basti

Before you buy a Skate banana you should really have a second look at the narrower YES boards I had already mentioned. I own two of their boards and I couldn't be happier. Their camrock profile is much more versatile and stable than the Banana's rocker. The banana was a great board a few years ago when rocker was still new but not only in my opinion is it kind of outdated by now.

Neliz

Had a second look at their boards too, and it seems like an awesome board. Which models do you own, and would you care to give a small review on them? And what's your view on the Asym sidecut? I don't really understand what it does and how it makes the board "better", so it would be great if you could explain it!

Neliz

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cav0011

asym sidecuts are supposed to compensate for the different amounts of pressure you can generate between your heel and toe edges.

I have never ridden a board with that type of sidecut but snowolf seemed to endorse it earlier in the thread and other people say it works.

hktrdr

While I think the theory for different sidecuts for toe and heel side (Note: this does not necessarily mean asymmetrical sidecuts, just different ones) has some merit, it really made no difference to me in practice. Tried it on the Riders Choice and actually preferred riding the board the 'wrong' way around. Maybe I have grown so used to (over-)compensating for the same sidecut on both toe and heel edge that I need to 'unlearn' first...

Basti

Asym sidecut means that the heel edge has a deeper sidecut than the toe edge. It is supposed to help with heelside turns because your pressure points (meaning your heels) are closer together than your toes because of the stance you have on your board. Some people say you can't really feel that but what matters is that it doesn't make your ride worse.

I own a Pick your Line and a Great Boobs of History and I love them both. As I said, for your small feet I believe YES is the best way to go. Super solid boards, playful and a forgiving camber profile. If I were you I'd try to get a Trouble or maybe a TDF if you want it a bit more aggressive (super narrow camber board). If you need more in-depth reviews, please check thegoodride.com or similar review sites.