On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:47:14 GMT, Pip Luscher
allegedly wrote:

On trying out the new board, my initial reaction was "Help! I've
forgotten how to turn!" It immediately felt more stable than the old
one. It carves much better and transitions from edge to edge on piste

heh, new board vs old noodle - who'd have thought!

The only downside to the new one is the increased difficulty in
turning on steeps; last year I was getting reasonably confident on
mogul runs, though not actually riding the fall line.

The trick to moguls is unweighting the board at the right time. Of
course, it may also be that you need to consider your binding positions on
the newer board, which *may* need to move towards the nose a little more.
Obviously, it's difficult to tell via ascii characters.

I'll get used to it eventually.

That's for sure. You're already wondering how you ever rode the old
board. :-)

Placing the boards base to base, there was little obvious difference.
The new one was almost identical in length and width overall (one
claimed 158cm, the other 160) and had maybe 1-2mm more side cut each
side. Stiffness was hard to gauge;

Although only 2cm difference, combined with the likely stiffer new board,
the performance would be exagerated somewhat, as you've found. Stiff
boards are good, you'll be able to ride faster and hold more of an edge.