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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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