2022/2023/2024 Snowboards Hype & Disappointment Thread

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shasty

Discussion Starter · Jan 20, 2022 (Edited by Moderator)

It is that time of the year. Next year's catalogs are coming out.

Zuzupopo starting to upload some already, there are a few extra catalogs of Burton and Capita at EZloungin (which I probably shouldn't just copy-paste links here without permission)

zuzupopo / Catalogues - zuzupopo

www.zuzupopo.com

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Craig64

· #341 · 3 mo ago

'24 Burton Boards have launched for pre-order in a few of the stores down under now.

And gee...., most have risen by $Au100.

$Au1000 for a Custom/Fish. $Au1100 for CX.

I'd say this will be good for returns when unloading 2nd hand boards.

Burton

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Board Doctor

· #342 · 3 mo ago

Craig64 said:
'24 Burton Boards have launched for pre-order in a few of the stores down under now.

And gee...., most have risen by $Au100.

$Au1000 for a Custom/Fish. $Au1100 for CX.

I'd say this will be good for returns when unloading 2nd hand boards.

Burton

Shop Burton Snowboards, AK Outerwear, Burton Bindings, Boots, Jackets, Pants, and more! Huge selection of the latest Burton products and sale range.

www.melbournesnowboard.com.au

Their sizing on the short stop is different… and the price! 🤮

blackwings

· #343 · 2 mo ago

juhyou said:
well.. the green alchemist is still going extremely well.
ive not had a shed load of days on it but enough to get it worked in properly.
20 ish , which is no slouch.
flex, i stil cant feel a difference from when it was B/N
base is still super quick.
of all the newer models i def like the green and the 24 , didnt like the orange nor blue.
the tech in the green is superb ,exaclty what i like, damp, fast, stiff and zero chatter.

space glass and spectral braid..............
....
phoaaar they shud make a car outta that stuff!

my green alchy just died after maybe 60 days on it? I charged the hell out of it and hit one rock too many I guess that collapsed the edge beyond repair. Guess I'm in the market for a '24 since I'm not a fan of the '23 colorway and season is almost done anyway

Surgeon

· #344 · 2 mo ago

Just realized that K2 seems to have discontinued the Bottle Rocket. Didn't seem like a big seller. I had one for a while. While it has its supporters (@nikev being one), it was nothing special IMO. It was a good board but nothing that justified keeping it. My Assassin was better at the same things IME.

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Doraibu

· #345 · 2 mo ago

2024 Jones English catalogue out on their official website

https://assets.ndk.group/m/3a3e9a7f876b65f2/original/202324-Jones-Australia-Catalog.pdf

Demi9OD

· #346 · 2 mo ago

Freecarver 9000 160 has my name on it.

Board Doctor

· #347 · 2 mo ago

Demi9OD said:
Freecarver 9000 160 has my name on it.

Yeah I might be looking at that if I hadn’t bought the ‘24 Stranda Shorty (did not disappoint!).

I’m curious if the 6000 is really only a 6 m sidecut. Maybe if they do their usual ‘progressive’ sidecut it won’t be too crazy?

”At the far ends of the sidecut, the radius is incrementally increased as the edge reaches the contact point. Gradually increasing the sidecut radius towards the contact point delivers smoother turn initiation and exit as the edge tracks in and out of the snow with a less abrupt transition.”

AC93

· #348 · 2 mo ago

Demi9OD said:
Freecarver 9000 160 has my name on it.

Tried that board on a demo last Saturday. Felt really wide for my 8.5 us boot, was riding the 154. You can definitely carve aggressively on it.

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Livesouthboardwest

· #349 · 2 mo ago

justin_c said:
Thanks for that link. The Pyzel x Yes looks rad too.

Just hit three days at Vail with the Pyzel. Sunny and a little icy day 1, got 4 or 5 inches on the mountain overnight for day 2, and full deep powder day for day 3. It handled everything I could throw at it. Had to lean back a good bit in deep fresh powder in the bowls but that's probably because I rode a smaller size than I usually ride. I was really pumped about it, couldn't recommend this board more.

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Paxford

· #350 · 2 mo ago

I'm stoked on riding the new 23/24 Nitro Pantera. It's a weapon I'll use to destroy skiers and mountains, and perhaps myself ... but so far so good.

It's not my usual style but I make it work. Just can't do everything on it like my more rockered boards.

Phedder

· #351 · 2 mo ago

Paxford said:
I'm stoked on riding the new 23/24 Nitro Pantera. It's a weapon I'll use to destroy skiers and mountains, and perhaps myself ... but so far so good.

It's not my usual style but I make it work. Just can't do everything on it like my more rockered boards.

Pantera is always a board I'm tempted on, I'll for sure be grabbing another 159 Banker next year and will likely either add the 163 Squash or the 163 Pantera. Care to give a little review of it? Stiff, full camber, progressive sidecut is my Jam, but just how stiff is this new one? The old model was a beast that did not like going slow.

Board Doctor

· #352 · 2 mo ago

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Revvi

· #353 · 2 mo ago

Thats a really cool overview!

But… I just can’t get over the looks.. esp on a $650 deck.

Wish he went more into his “rocket man” stuff, and less 5th grade artwork...

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Glowtape

· #354 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

If you can manage to wrangle that stupid Youtube search to do something worthwhile, there's people test-riding a lot of the 23-24 boards on demo days. (--edit: The very least the former presenter guy from The House on his new channel, he seemed to have access to plenty of models.)

Anyone rode the 23-24 BSOD from Capita yet? Did they stiffen it up again or not?

radiopayola

· #355 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

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Cambered234

· #356 · 2 mo ago

Board Doctor said:

Is that more like medium’ish height camber? I was hoping for 11mm+ height but that was nothing more than daydreaming 😂.
The minimal amount of taper doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me, but I don’t know enough about designs to understand whether that does anything or not… does anyone have better knowledge of this?

JDA

· #357 · 2 mo ago

Cambered234 said:
Is that more like medium’ish height camber? I was hoping for 11mm+ height but that was nothing more than daydreaming 😂.
The minimal amount of taper doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me, but I don’t know enough about designs to understand whether that does anything or not… does anyone have better knowledge of this?

It looks at least 10mm on the video but in my experience Capita boards never seem to have much camber height at all, actually this looks like a lot for a Capita.

The camber height is not the whole story though, it's going to be more about the energy retention in the core, like you could have a board with tall camber height but not much stiffness or rebound in the core versus something that really loads up and releases lots of energy despite the height of its camber.

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lbs123

· #358 · 2 mo ago

Glowtape said:
If you can manage to wrangle that stupid Youtube search to do something worthwhile, there's people test-riding a lot of the 23-24 boards on demo days. (--edit: The very least the former presenter guy from The House on his new channel, he seemed to have access to plenty of models.)

What is the channel name? I thought you meant Matt Guf but the last video on his channel is 5 years old.

robotfood99

· #359 · 2 mo ago

Revvi said:
Thats a really cool overview!

But… I just can’t get over the looks.. esp on a $650 deck.

Wish he went more into his “rocket man” stuff, and less 5th grade artwork...

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Reminds me of Peter Line's pro models from late Forum days.

Paxford

· #360 · 2 mo ago

Phedder said:
Pantera is always a board I'm tempted on, I'll for sure be grabbing another 159 Banker next year and will likely either add the 163 Squash or the 163 Pantera. Care to give a little review of it? Stiff, full camber, progressive sidecut is my Jam, but just how stiff is this new one? The old model was a beast that did not like going slow.

@Phedder she rips but I only have two days on it so far. I don't intend to go slow on it but shit happens and it's manageable but not ideal. I just draw lines with it for the most part and my lines are new, I'm hitting larger swaths of terrain because gaining and maintaining speed isn't an issue. I find I don't need to go slow often because it has so much grip I can pin it almost anywhere. Ski Patrol might become an issue though ...

Unfortunately I don't have experience on other current boards in this class to compare stiffness. Except the Jones UME I guess, not really a good comparison, but I'll say the UME sucks going slow and fast (loses an edge laying it down) compared to the Pantera. The dealer manual suggests it's the stiffest board Nitro makes. Avran and James reviews suggest to me it's stiffer than a BSOD. The nose is really nice and accessible straightlining, I pop off the nose more than the tail, which is opposite every other board I ride. The board also pops really nice in and out of turns.

I actually posted the review below so I could hear from riders like you how it stacks against other boards in this class. Any specific performance questions to convince you to pull the trigger just holler back, I'd love to see you get this board and hear how it compares to your usual Jam.

www.snowboardingforum.com

23/24 Nitro Pantera review and questions

Anyone else tried this? Thoughts? Other boards like it? I bought it to blow past skiers and friends riding Custom X's. I rode it yesterday in 163 wide. 6'4" in 12 boots and 200-210 lbs. Very pleased. It hooks up and won't let go. My lines top to bottom usually have a few skips and skids...

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