Hello all,
I'm looking for an all mountain board. Currently I'm on a Ride Mountain 163 (27.5) waist with plates and hard boots. I've noticed that switching to plates has allowed me to really ramp up the speed in cruddy powder and moguls, but I have trouble switching edges really quickly when things get tight. My board is falling apart more every ride, so I think the time has come to buy a plate specific AM board. I ride 95% of the time on ungroomed terrain and in lots of powder, generally on black to dbl black runs. I'd say I'm an intermediate carver but don't want to focus on purely carving.
Any recommendations for a board? I'm 6'2", 175lbs, size 10.5 boot. I'm torn between the Prior ATV 171 (23.5 waist) or the Prior 4WD 174 (21.4 waist). Donek Axxess would also be similar to the 4wd I think.
Any advice?
Bryan