Looks sick.

 

I am comparing it in my living room to my Ejack (which I love) visually, looks very similar - as far as profile, nose, tail etc.

 

Im back on Mervin. The boards are just fun

 

They have more mag at the tail for grip at the end of a carve right?

I like mervin boards, having ridden the spam and orca, but I think the bases could be a bit faster...

 

That is my understanding.....supposed to help with deep carves

 

That is one thing - the Ejack has the TNT base and the Banked Country has sintered

 

Well usually that's the point of the carve where folks wash out so it makes sense. I think it's cool that they're playing with the mag profiles now.

The WW is a bit skinny for a board built to carve.

 

The WW is a bit skinny for a board built to carve.

Exactly...that skinny waist is a no go. Maybe Canon Cummings has small feet? Kind of like the old Mullair (Nicolas Muller) & Nitro Fusion (Bryan Fox).

 

Actually, I laid the Ejack and Banked Country out on a fully flat surface that was long enough to the boards - the Ejack has a huge amount more rise in the camber. I stacked 4 US quarters under it .

 

How does the flex compare?

 

Living room test - maybe a smidge more directional flex

 

More living room tests, def. softer flex than my ejack. Tomorrow I will report back after a day in some fresh snow with spring conditions.

 

Seems like the Banked Country is replacing the Billy Goat so I’m definitely interested. Haven’t seen many reviews so any first hand knowledge would be great.

 

What’s the WW? I have 13s and had to get the 161w. Dumping 2ft over next day or so. I’ll test Banked Country, Ejack and Golden Orca is some fresh PNW snow

 

WW really isn’t narrow. In fact I’d call it normal. We’ve grown accustomed to these new wide boards and the industry would have you believe you can’t carve on something under a 26ww. The 159 has the same WW as my 158 TSPro and that board carves like mad.

snowboarding industry has really gone the way of the bike industry with specialization.

 

155 is 25.3 which is the same ww as the 152 niche wraith I have. The dynamo and antigravity have a 255ww at 156. Id consider that more in line with what the banked country should have been.

 

Took it out today on a good powder day, set all the way back. First impressions, it was little catchy at first with the magnatraction only in the rear, once I got used to it no issue. Great float, I mean it was not waist deep but plenty of deep spots and it floated perfectly. Very surfy feel set back. I’m not one to do too many jumps so can’t really comment on that as my little side hits don’t really count- great edge to edge though. I wouldn’t be bummed if it was my only board but also don’t know that it was better than my ejack. Sintered base was notable too.

 

I’m going to switch bindings back and forth with my ejack tomorrow - but I just don’t feel it filled a need I had lacking. That being said, if I didn’t have the ejack I’d 100% be stoked on it.

 

Rode the Gnu and the Ejack in some really nice powder -2ft plus today, similar on Sunday. Def. think the Banked Country was better overall in the powder, easier in the trees( 160w ). The Ejack was on the deeper day, would randomly catch an edge just screwing around, makes sense as it def. has a stronger camber profile. Ejack has more pop, stomps landings...just locks right in. Of my current collection (Golden Orca, Ejack, Banked Country) I think the Golden Orca should be used on any sort of powder day and the Ejack for groomers/ice. The Banked Country feels very .... nimble, elegant. The Ejack is fierce! Debating on getting a Jones Aviator 2.0 in similar size thanks to end of season sales.