1xsculler Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 My son-in-law’s favorite board for most everything but especially pow. It seems to be a favorite of a lot of people. I‘ve watched YouTube vids of guys carving up a storm on boards like the Orca so I’m going to demo one for an hour or two using my F2 stepins and my UPZs to see if it might be better than my 171 Thirst XC for the steeps and/or pow the next time they invite me to Jackson. I don’t own softies or softie bindings (I don’t intend to buy them) and I did do a half day of heli-boarding fifteen years ago using my Salomon SX91 ski boots, Burton Raceplates and a Trucker (either K2 or Burton, I think) so I think I might be able to make my UPZs/F2s work. I have no intention of going to the soft side but I would like the versatility to do steep and/or deep with my son-in-law and grandkids. As usual, I am open to constructive criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Lib Tech's T. Rice Orca is not my cup of tea but is one of the better mass produced boards for pow for $600+ Using your F2 setup would work fine. I run TD3 SW SI's on my Moss pow stick ..... You might have a totally different experience with the Orca than I had with my Moss boards but I found for pow I just don't need or want as much heel lift as I'd usually run on my hard charging carving sticks.....so I dropped the rear lift from a 6 down to a 3 and that helped keep my weight towards the back which keeps the nose up in the pow....which will reduce the chance of you going Ass Over Teakettle in the pow! Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 162. Do you still have those Race Plates? Id give them a try, rather than stepins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, BlueB said: 162. Do you still have those Race Plates? Id give them a try, rather than stepins. Sorry, gone a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, 1xsculler said: Sorry, gone a long time ago. I mean, not for me, for your freeriding Any floppy bail bindings are better than stepin. Carve RS / Blax, Race Plates, Carriers, Nidecker... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, BlueB said: 162. yer; longest one you can get. i'm on a 159, which is still a tight turning fun hog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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