I've had my hands on some Thirst boards for a couple of weeks. The XC is the one I've been riding the most. I've been using it on the steep narrow runs at Schweitzer . It's a great board for that. It's nimble and turny and it doesn't take a lot of room to get it moving uphill to control your speed.
Todays conditions where as icy as it gets around here. Frozen corduroy. The board handled great. Most the time I couldn't believe it was working. I can see where someone back east might like this board where the snow is firmer and the runs are shorter. You can really get in a groove making tight turns with this board.
I'm going to get one for carving the steeps.
Dang dude, are you saying I should be better? That's the second time I've heard that. Earlier this season I was carving with dkp and neuroto and neuroto told us that if he rode every day he would be too good to ride with us.