I'm looking for a starter hard-boot board (I am 5'8" & 185 lbs) and would like to know what are your impressions of the board? Pros/cons (I realize that this is subjective and that what you think may be a 'con' I may see as a 'pro' and vice versa)? What type of flex? Is it strictly for carving or would it be good for all-mountain purposes? What type of conditions is it best suited? I have some other questions, but I'll stop here for now. If you'd like, you can email me personally at shawngreen007 at yahoo dot com. Thanks.