anke

i am actually browsing ebay right now and saw a couple of boards, some newer, some older... the renntiger looks good, and there is another one with 168 in length, i guess this would be the size i'd get. thanks for the tip...

small feet? :-) thanks, you are the first person ever saying that. i guess it would be small if i would be a guy. it is actually size 9 US, i just double checked. not sure though why the size matters so much that i should forget about the 4WD and FCII. i know my request is very long to read, but i still would love to hear more details regarding the boards, or board length in general... thanks you too!!! anke

Hi Everyone, I snowboard for 11 years, lately I am riding the F2 Eliminator ltd. This season I asked myself for the first time "Why I am riding a freestyle board if I am not going in the park", and I noticed how much fun I have when I can speed down the hill (well, not always "speed"), make big turns, as horizontal as possible. For the first time I felt I reached the limits of my board, and I decided for what I want: speed, good grip on icy, black slopes, beautiful wide turns on flat and groomed slopes, I will need another board. In short, I think I need a good freecarve board, maybe even a raceboard. This is where I need your guys' opinions. My stats: Height: 178cm (5.9") Weight: 72 kg (+-163 lbs.) Shoe size, if that matters: 42 (or US 8, men) My riding style: As I said, I will be a beginner alpine boarder, but I like to go fast and I think I am more the aggressive kind of rider. I am tall and not leight-weight, so I think I can put quite some pressure on the board. It is also important that I can ride the board in non-optimum conditions, meaning many people on the slopes, ungroomed (sometimes). I ride in Tahoe, CA. I don't do backcountry, and powder days are kind of rare for me too. I have made a pre-choice, and would love to get some feedback to those specific boards and based on my riding style (beginner carver but with the opportunity to not reach the limits of the board after a couple of days). I'd rather learn to master a more advanced board then having to buy a new one after a while. On the same time I don't want to be scared away from the alpine board experience because it's just too advanced... I know, many requirements, so here my list of boards I think I would choose from: My choices: - F2 Silberpfeil 168 - Madd Alpine 170-f2 - Donek Freecarve 171 I or II (or 167??) - Prior 4WD (169 or 174??) - Prior WCR (169 or 173??) - Coiler RaceCarve (168 or 175??) As you can see, I am a little confused with the LENGTH and what would suit my style. The differences are just a couple of centimeters, so I cannot really say if I personally would even feel the difference. It seems it really depends on the board, and cannot be generalized as "the longer, the racier". Not on my list, I think the Swoard is probably not what I am looking for... (??) I am thankful for anything you can add. I am a little poor and have to think about this investment thoroughly. Thank you :) Anke