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Prior Khyber as my main board
I searched the forum and found some good information but I'm still a
bit undecided, heres my deal. This is my 2nd season of riding alot, prior to that id just ride a few times a year. My current board, which I learned on, is a 159 option super cap I bought used so its probably a good 4 - 5 years old; noodly and chattery as hell, won't hold an edge when really bombing it, and I really have to lean back riding deeper and lighter powder. this is also pretty much my first year riding steeper, deeper, and denser tree runs. im not so good at manouvering in the trees and it feels like it takes forever to get a turn started. ive got no confidence to bomb through them cause i know that i probably wont be able to get that turn going as quick as i want, then i end up going slow and just bogging down in the powder. same goes for the bumps and moguls. im thinking that a board thats described as short turning and made for powder and trees would definately help me. i know there is obviously my skill involved but i still feel that my current board is holding me back. Before this I was thinking of a Prior MFR , but after the past few days I also thought that an easier turning board for the trees would be great. what im concerned about is the khyber's performance on piste and at high speed. although i am liking more and more riding powder and trees, bombing down a wide open groomed run is still pretty fun. I'm also starting to get into some snowshoeing for backcountry access and am going to start accessing wide open powder bowls that beg to be ripped down. it seems to me that it makes the most sense to get a board that can do the hardest thing you want to do (in my case tight trees in deep snow) better, and all the other stuff ok. does anyone use their Khyber as an all around board or is it relegated to a quiver of boards and only for the tree runned powder days? |
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I searched the forum and found some good information but I'm still a bit undecided, heres my deal. This is my 2nd season of riding alot, prior to that id just ride a few times a year. My current board, which I learned on, is a 159 option super cap I bought used so its probably a good 4 - 5 years old; noodly and chattery as hell, won't hold an edge when really bombing it, and I really have to lean back riding deeper and lighter powder. this is also pretty much my first year riding steeper, deeper, and denser tree runs. im not so good at manouvering in the trees and it feels like it takes forever to get a turn started. ive got no confidence to bomb through them cause i know that i probably wont be able to get that turn going as quick as i want, then i end up going slow and just bogging down in the powder. same goes for the bumps and moguls. im thinking that a board thats described as short turning and made for powder and trees would definately help me. i know there is obviously my skill involved but i still feel that my current board is holding me back. Before this I was thinking of a Prior MFR , but after the past few days I also thought that an easier turning board for the trees would be great. what im concerned about is the khyber's performance on piste and at high speed. although i am liking more and more riding powder and trees, bombing down a wide open groomed run is still pretty fun. I'm also starting to get into some snowshoeing for backcountry access and am going to start accessing wide open powder bowls that beg to be ripped down. it seems to me that it makes the most sense to get a board that can do the hardest thing you want to do (in my case tight trees in deep snow) better, and all the other stuff ok. does anyone use their Khyber as an all around board or is it relegated to a quiver of boards and only for the tree runned powder days? The first thing is that I disagree with your idea that "it makes the most sense to get a board that can do that hardest thing." You want to get a board that can do what you do MOST the best. If you ride tree powder everyday, then get a tree powder board like the Fish. The Khyber is actually a hybrid board, so you should be riding trees and powder very often (where do you ride?) like at least 20-30% of the time. If you are riding a 159 now, you should at least go to the 160 (yes, I know they suggest shorter... but if you were to email them they would actually recommend the 160 as well). Prior is a great brand (I got my gf a Prior) and I think the Khyber will be pretty good overall freeride board so long as you are keeping it in soft snow. I doubt it is turned to handle steep icy/windpack traverses or slopes that well. It should be able to carve pretty well and stay relatively stable - however you should wait until Tuesday. I will be demo'ing the Khyber (156 and 160 and 160 split hopefully) this weekend and will let you know what I think (I've already ridden the Prior MFR 158 and Prior AMF 153). Here's a discussion on the topic, pay attention to posts by "Bordy", he mispelled Khyber as Kyber, but he knows what he's talking about in terms of snowboards http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulleti...ber#post107926 Anyways, I will get back to you soon |
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Prior Khyber as my main board
Thanks for the reply,
I miss the Prior demos - they do Whistler the day before I go to the coast, and they do my local mountain (sun peaks) while I'm still down there. I'll be able to try one out in spring but I've heard you can demo some boards at the factory in whistler also. 20-30% trees and powder is probably right. We are doing more roadtrips this year and id like to do some catskiing next season. itd be great if you could let me know how the Khyber rides. I was deadset on a MFR before this but like I said, after the past few days i think i could really appreciate something that is a bit better in the tight stuff. all this speculation about new boards doesn't really matter as much as my skill though - my buddy rides a Custom-x (all mountain?) and he shreds everything. |
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Prior Khyber as my main board
my local mountain (sun peaks)
Given the above, you can probably get away with a Khyber as your full-time board. Such great snow! It was hard to come back home after doing a carve camp there in December. Never had so much hero snow in my life! Mike T ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Mike T wrote: my local mountain (sun peaks) Given the above, you can probably get away with a Khyber as your full-time board. Such great snow! It was hard to come back home after doing a carve camp there in December. Never had so much hero snow in my life! Mike T ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- and here I was complaining about how whistler gets all of our snow |
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Prior Khyber as my main board
thanks man!
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