Has anyone demoed one of these? How does it compare to the Cobra? Has it changed much from the SL?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
I think the edge hold will be about the same. I would be surprised if it is worse. I'm pretty sure they have about the same flex. The main reason I went with the Snowtrooper over the Cobra is that it has less sidecut, 847 on the 162 Snowtrooper compared to 770 on the 161 Cobra. Your new Snowtrooper will be less "turny" than your old SL, which in my book is a good thing. I think that is the main thing you will notice with the different sidecuts in your two boards. I wish I had as many days on mine as you have had, we are just getting tons of rain in Wa state. But I share a lot of your thoughts, it a really well made board thats a lot of fun.Here is a quick review i put up on the good ride the other day.
I haven't gotten a chance to test it yet in true east coast conditions with ice. I hope the edge hold is the same or better.
I have built so much confidence bombing on my SL. The sidecut is slightly larger on the Snowtrooper than the SL (7.5 on SL 158 to 8.18 on Snowtrooper 159) I'm not sure what effect that will have on edgehold. I had absolutely no problem in Vail.
The matte top sheet is a pretty cool addition.
In conclusion. I think this is a slightly better SL.
I will update the review when i get to ride it a few times on the east coast.