Somebody with an opinion?

 

i don't think either of them are good choices for how you want to ride. if you want a capita board then i'd suggest either the Indoor Survival or the Outdoor Living.

 

Why?Aren`t DOA and Ultrafear higher class boards ?

 

Whoa way to necro your own thread! They are very good boards but are a bit stiffer than the ones recommend above. I have been looking at the same boards, particularly the DOA. Everything I read tells me that they are not very easy to press and butter - you have to be good rider to do this.

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It's the rider, NOT the board. Those boards ARE very easy to press, if you know what you're doing.

OP, it really comes down to the camber profile you want. Do you want a camber dominant profile or a rockered deck? That should tell you which direction to go.

 

First off, it sounds like the biggest issue is experience and technique rather than gear. Of the two boards you listed, I think the DOA is pretty far towards the aggressive end of the spectrum for a freestyle board and the Ultrafear is further towards the playful end. Not sure either is really what you are looking for.

In addition to the boards that Skull recommended, Salomon Villain and and Rome Mod Rocker come to mind. Realistically, you are probably looking for something between the DOA and Ultrafear but a new board won't magically fix your snowboarding difficulties

 

I think one key here is "not so experienced rider" followed by him saying his current deck is too soft for small jumps. But the Powder Sucks model for that year is only rated as Medium-Soft

When people talk about a board being too soft for jumps, they are usually talking the 50+ foot jumps, where you want a lot of speed, and stability in landing. For smaller jumps even a super soft board wouldnt hold you back... But I think the issue is he is washing out on jumps due to the rocker profile, and blaming it on the softness.

But since he still likes his buttering and presses, switching to a normal camber profile might be too big of a change. I know i suck at buttering and spins when i get on my camber deck straight after riding a rocker.

So if i were him i would be looking for a flat profile board to have a little more stability on jumps, but all the spinny fun of a rocker

 

So if i were him i would be looking for a flat profile board to have a little more stability on jumps, but all the spinny fun of a rocker

^ what he said.