Beautiful board and I may be interested. This season, I’ve finally been hitting the mtn on a regular basis and need to get more serious about my gear. I just picked up some Deeluxe boots and BTS bindings, but haven’t yet upgraded my vintage Burton Asym. I’ve definitely maxed out the ability of the board and while it’s still fun, I am ready to start improving again. I have an aggressive riding style and like to make short snappy turns and lay down the euro when conditions are prime. The Asym board is almost entirely incapable of making big fast turns in nearly any condition and I fee this is what I’m craving. I was checking out the Donek Freecarve as a fun all around carving board, but I’m intrigued about your Proteus. I’m 6’2, 175 and wear 28.5 mondo. My local Mtn is Sun Valley, so we have wide open, steep slopes as well as fun narrow bowl groomers. Most winters, our snow is pretty firm—not icy, but very dense boilerplate machine groomed. Does this bird have enough dampness to hold an edge in hard conditions? Also, does the board require a ton of speed to carve? Sorry for the long response, in this sport there are few opportunities to try out gear before purchasing . Cheers