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Hi, im in between sizes and dont know what to get. Im 27.8 mondo (28) k2 thraxis boots in size us 10. Should i go for the 160 or 159w? I received my 159w today and it looks BIG. in relation to my 157 passport. Even it whould be just about 1cm. I dont know if i should switch bevor i cant do it after testing

Would love a comparison between this and your K2 Special Effects!!! Which one would you choose of the two and why?

What do you see as the biggest differences between the Surfari and the PYL Uninc? Trying to decide on which one to buy

Hi there, thanks for the great reviews. I am 175cm / 155lbs / Boot size US 9.5. I most ride in Hokkaido so usually deep powder, not very steep and many trees. Which size would you recommend? Thank you 🙏🏼

I got the previous version of PW+. This board is very average at all usual scenarios. I would even say not interesting. And don`t even try curving because it doesn't have enough edge and support on the tail. But I recommend it for some reasons. And I`ll explain why. The only situation when it works better than 99.9% is a deep forest with a mid or large slope at powder day. How good it is for this, just as much it`s terrible for everything else. Anyway here you don`t need riding extremely fast, edge control, float on the flatty fields, to be stable on different snow condition or something where this board sucks or just "ok". First of all you have to do a million fast turns under the snow to control your speed between trees, and PW+ can do it easy without pressure precisely because this board is short and has a no tail feeling what even you can`t do on a long snowboard which just gets you tired as f**k or can kill you against a tree if the snow condition is very heavy. Another fact is very easy jumps on a short board with no fear of digging in snow and It floats on a very low speed. The first days I don't trust it on landings and I was always ready to take a tumble because I use to ride 6-10cm longer boards. Those who ride it understand me. The nose of this board seem unusually short like you try to freeride on a street\jib board. But then it becomes the norm. All this reasons make this board a some kind of Jeep Wrangler. Good chois if you want to explore unpopular forest part of resort or get lost somewhere with stupid friends or just gives a lot of fun and truly skateboard feeling if you ride on pillows between trees. I always take this board like the second one if the place is good for this style and the weather gives a suitable snow condition. literally this option is actual not more than 10 days per season in my region especially if I have a chois of few boards. But if it happened, it`s always great.

Hey there. My stats are pretty similar to yours (6'5'', 200lbs, 11.5boots). Curious as to why you went with 159 instead of 162.

How does it compare to nitro team/ nitro team pro? I'm considering transitioning from nitro team to this one, because nitro team gets kinda unstable at high speed carving, is it worth the upgrade?

I came to the same conclusions as you. This board was fabulous while carving but I did not like it when doing side hits and when the snow got choppy. It just got bucked around too hard and was heavy and unforgiving for jumps. I'm curious to see how you would like the Stranda Biru. I have a Dancehaul and Warca and would like a tad stiffer, more powerful version off the Dancehaul (with better edge hold so the Pro is out) that is not overly demanding. I think the Biru fits this bill. It's also even wider which is good for my size 12.

You mentioned the tail being narrow was it a problem for your 11.5 boots?. I also wear 11.5 boots so just wondering if I should look at something else. Thanks for the review.

Amazing view, amazing ride. Hope coming season will be great as well.

Looking at this or the Uninc version. I live on the west coast and you can have sticky deep snow, ice, chunder, and alot of steeps. Which of the two would feel more comfortable and reliable in that context? It seems like everyone praises pure camber and denounces anything with rocker in it. I was considering the Gremlin if going a nearly pure camber board and not the standard uninc.

Hey what did you think of almanac? I’m thinking of getting the 157 I’m 185 511. Do you think that is not volume shift enough? Cheers

And what is the difference with mind expander?

new surfer may be the one board i buy this season

Great review. I’m 5’11” and about 185lbs with a size 11.5 boot. What size would you recommend on this board?

Nice one! I got a 169 Take as well and gonna do a review comparing to Stranda Shorty. We should collaborate and do a ‘Taka through two different lenses’ episode!! 🤙🙂

Glad to see you. thanks for coming back!

Great content, thanks for getting me stoked about the upcoming season! Have you ridden the Nitro Dinghy? I’ve been on long, stiff, camber dominant boards since the late 80s but am intrigued by VS boards. I ride a Gnu Mullair 161 and love it for bombing and carving. Ideally I’d like to add something with better LA powder float, more nimble in tight trees and a little more playful for side hits - but still be able to hammer the gas and lay trenches with confidence. The 150 Dinghy seems like it could fit the bill (or K2 excavator?). At 6.1 185 with size 10.5s I’d appreciate any recommendations for this elusive unicorn. Thanks!

Still have a lot of fun on the megadeath? I picked one up because they made it in a 165w this year and I have bigger feet.

So many board brands, great to have your reviews, thank you! Set idea, prop background boards on timber for more of a visual. Keep em coming 🤙

I just ordered the standard ravine in 162. Considering the shape is the same and my boot size is 12, should I size up to the 166?

Thanks as always for your great reviews and insights. I’d love to see you break-down and explain things on topics around Utah snow sports above, and beyond just decks, for example the controversy around the proposed Cottonwoods Gondola (I think it’s a great idea but what do I know) or the changes at Powder Mountain. Thanks for a great channel!

How does the taka ep work in resorts?

Which size pyl uninc did u ride?

Any plans to review Korua cafe racer plus? Thanks

I’d wanna demo the storm chaser just for carving lol

Pyl Uninc is top 3 board of all time for me

Deep Reach is my fave. Rides so nice

Glad you're back Brigham! Was missn Drift in the rotation with Angry and Tribute. Can't wait for the new Surfer vs new Storm Chaser battle. Would be amazing if you could get ahold of the Chameleon as well. Then a resort pow day comparison with all 3 vs the Powgoda. That would be an epic cambered pow board showdown! Of course throwing in the 164 Dart for the bigger human /low angle boys would be a nice cherry on top. Appreciate the hard work!

I know what you mean about being skeptical of changes to boards that were pretty much perfect as is. I have the original Mind Expander (flat between the bindings with a long mellow rocker past the front insert) and think it lost some of its magic when they added camber to it. My sense is it might not be too severe on the Storm Chaser, as they didn't really change the long gradual rocker zone it has. But regardless, I don't think Jones should have changed the Storm Chaser since they already have camrocker on all of their other boards.

You briefly touched on it when you were talking about Cardiff more broadly, but I'm curious why you'd go with the Goat over something like the Bonsai or Swell. I'd imagine for your use case those would be more applicable than a directional twin-ish shape like the Goat.

I’m hoping that I like the new storm chaser better. The old one was outstanding in perfect pow but outside of that was a bit of a handful. Hated it in groomers when I was getting to pow stashes. Salomon HPS series has some great looking shapes.

Just saw the birton channel surfer at REI today that thing looks insane.

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Hope does the Disaster compares to the Evil Twin? Thx!

Love the reviews. Was this a made in China or Poland board>? Got the 160 recently and looking forward to checking it out. Mine is made in china board

Great review, question please: for a guy who wears boots 12, 1,89 tall and around 75 kilos with some skills from surf and skate would you recommend the mellow 150w or 155w? Ps.I dont ride park often, instead I go when it snows powderly, for a backcountry ride. Than

I have only riding Korua Boards in the last 7-8 years. But imma get an Alchemist for this season. Only question is 157 or 159W 🤔

How would this relate to hovercraft 2.0 for low angle pow and deep trees?

Couple of questions. Thinking about treating myself and was wondering if you had any thoughts on the Powgoda Pro Carbon? Do you think it might be worth the extra coin? Also, I see they offer Phantom Glide for their boards, thoughts? Thanks.

Oh man. My list : 1 Aloha - the same. Didn't liked it in pow didn't feel floaty byt I like bigger siducuts so liked carving. 2. YES 420 - but I've got 148 pro and it's to short for me. Very unstable snowskate feeling. 3. Rome ravine - to soft didn't like it on groomers. 4. Hybrid and banana profiles like t. Rice pro - good in pow but for all mnt I would chose something in camber. Camber for life :))

Thanks, I would love to see more honest review on youtube like you do, not always positive for the boards😅

So, what do you do about the east coast ice?

Hi. Great short! I have the Home Town Hero. I like it a lot. A real all mountain ride. Handles the ice, crud & soft snow. Also rides well switch. Feels solid under foot - I think mostly because it has a fair bit of camber. How do you think the High Fidelity compares to the HTH?

Thanks really. My snowboarding life is cambered Nitros. First crazy Naturals 159 of '99, then the board of my life Supernaturals 163, still rocking even damaged, then Torque 164 the beast, Slash 171 s shape, a magic carpet in powder, an used Shogun 169 now feeling a bit hard aging, but all still with me (except Naturals). I want the Pantera, I need the prigressive sidecut and the full camber. In my 57 I was dreaming abou it but at 90kg, 198 lbs specs tell not 163 (65-85), maybe 166 wide, but I wear US9 boots... Even if for lay down carve width is precious... So should I go for the 166 Wide? Last thing it seems a bit grey, not black... Btw, tried Stranda Shorty 169 with big rockered tip flapping in the tracks, I don't like this trend; apart from the rocky Torque if you apply pressure in powder also a cambered board slightly flexes up and creates a rocker... I also use a nice Furberg Freeride 165, rocker-camber-rocker, great passing from tracks to powder, but carving it doesn't give me the emotions of a cambered and progressive shape...

Did you try the ride deep fake ?

I’m 170cm tall(5’60 I think) x 75kgs(170lbs) x 28cm feet(us10),I wanna know which one between 156w or the 159w could be a good choice for my specs thx

I’m 66yrs old (27 boarding 0 skiing), 6foot, 160lbs and I ride my 56 dart everyday at Stowe VT (133 days, 2.3 million vertical feet last season, ‘23-24). Cons - very few. Yes, I damaged my tail jabbing it into what I thought was snow but was rock. Minimal damage that doesn’t affect the board’s performance and doesn’t seem to be getting worse or delaminating after a full season of being damaged. That tail makes switch difficult on soft groomers and impossible (for me) in thick pow or the woods. The short tail will not save you on a botched jump. Its big nose can chatter when charging super hard while carving. Yes it’s a bit slow to turn in deep power/trees as compared to shorter dedicated powder boards. Yes it’s heavier than many powder boards. Its base isn’t the fastest. The base and carbon models are not even close to the same board with the carbon board light and difficult to carve hard. It’s hard to find, rarely on sale or discounted. Now for the positives. Its heaviness provides great stability in ugly conditions and east coast icy crud. Its width gives it good float and helps keep my size 11 boots off the snow. The split tail helps with float, but is also a lot of fun when carving - bending and acting like a rudder. Its long side cut makes carving amazing and fast. The camber locks in and feels very stable on steep icy trails. This is a perfect everyday ride for strong fast riders at resorts with a combo of groomers and trees. It’s so much fun on groomers that days I used dread riding (hard icy groomers - no pow whatsoever) I can still enjoy this board’s exceptional carving. Looking forward to season four on the most fun board I’ve ridden.

which boards are you guys on? Is that a Korua I can see?

Great reviews! For charging groomers and powder chasing, would you go Highpath over the Dancehaul? Or another Salomon board in their lineup?