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A 164 even though I only weigh 150? I should also mention that I mostly ride Mid-Atlantic, with yearly trips North and West.

Currently I ride soft boots. My set up it: K2 Recon Riser 157, Malamutes, Ride Flights, and my angles are set at 39,30. I weigh 150 pounds. I've started carving with the board more and more, and I've really started to jones after a longer, stiffer board, with more effective edge and a narrower waist for days with nice conditions. I've been really looking at the Donek Incline in a 160, but now I'm thinking that I should just save up that money and buy hardboots, plates, and a board instead. Thoughts?

I'm in Maryland, and at least half of my riding is at Whitetail or Liberty.

When I learned to snowboard I started out at 15,0. At the end of my first season I tried 21,6 but couldn't do anything with it so I went back to 15,0. About half way through last season I tried 15,-6 and it just seemed like the board suddenly had power steering. At the start of this season I tried some higher forward angles and really liked them. So far I've tried 30,21 and 39,30. I felt more comfortable, my heel side turns became easier, and suddenly it was easier to link a couple carves together. It was also easier to jump with it. Here's the issue, I didn't feel too much difference between the two sets of forward angles I've tried, and feel that I could set my binding to almost anything and ride it. I think that's getting in the way of finding something that really suits me and my riding. I'm hoping that someone could: 1. Recommend a good set of base angles for the riding I do that I can build from. I'd hope to eliminate a lot of trial and error since messing with my bindings cuts down on my riding time. 2. Explain what I'd gain by increasing or lowering my angles and what I'd lose. <O:pI mostly ride crud with groomers where available and powder on the rare days that I can. I stay out of the park, but am trying more of the jumps I can find on the trail. I love glades, but I'm not very comfortable in them yet. I aspire to skid as few turns as possible on every run. I ride a stiff soft boot setup with Malamutes and Ride SPIs or Tomcats.