Description The Burton T6 snowboard is the ride you want for backcountry adventures, and blower days inbounds. For the most technologically advanced freeride board on the planet, Burton designed the T6 with Terje...
Summary: I came to the T6 from its predecessor, the Burton BMC, which I rode the last four seasons. Another BMC before that.
Riding a 164w in both, on nice Burton bindings and the Driver boots. The BMC was a really, really nice board but I had squeezed the juice out of it and was ready for a change. I'd been looking at the T6 for a couple of years and finally decided to go for it. Strapped it on, rode the lift up and --
-- even getting off the lift, the difference was obvious. The T6 base feels really frictionless. I knew at that point it was going to be fast. When I headed down the hill, I also discovered that it was both stiffer and lighter than the BMC.
Translation -- it's both twitchier and holds a carve better.
Once I widened out my stance to get a bit more stability, this board came into its own. My observations --
1. Like the BMC, it's not a beginner board. You have to ride it or it will ride you, painfully. You cannot simply point it down the hill. When you are tired and losing concentration, or haven't warmed up, it be frustrating as it doesn't forgive anything.
The flipside is that it will rail just about anything, at ludicrous speed. It crashes through chop, and I found that it held a line through moguls amazingly, although it was quite the thrill ride.
The stiffness becomes a life saver on steeps, in ice, or any time you find yourself unexpectedly airborne... you can generally land right back into a carve without a worry. And carving is really what this board's all about, although I also had a lot of fun in powder.
The lightness makes it a pleasure to ride. The stiffness means that unless you work the board with lots of pressure, it is going to feel dead, and unless you are uber-aware of your edges, it is going to buck you like a donkey.
So, big turns, speed, challenging slopes, carve, carve, carve, that's what this is all about. I'd definitely recommend stiff boots, good bindings and a new set of underwear.
Summary: great board, best I've ridden. I'd classify myself as an advanced but not expert rider (I have level 1 instructor and could probably do 2, but haven't bothered). I'm comfortable on double black diamonds but not much into the park or pipe.
Customer Service: No experience. Never had an issue with a Burton product that wasn't easily resolved.
Similar Products Used: Burton BMC 164w
Various rental POS boards
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Summary: Super fast on the groomers like everyone else says, and holds edge at high speed very well. Great for carving (bombing) untouched corduroy while waiting for Avy control to clear out the bowls. Not too many people have mentioned the ride in powder - let me fill that in.
Had a week up in Whistler earler this season ... it's great in steep powder on faces/bowls, but too stiff for deep powder on really gentle slopes - the stiffness can make it tricky getting nice turns in on flatter terrain. I found it very tricky on moguls and in tight trees since I weigh 130 lbs but was riding the 159 cm board.
Best thing about this board is its stability at high speeds and on really big landings. Very very good board for big kickers or dropping boulders, cornices, and cliffs because of stability and stiffness. Tail is very very stiff which is good for holding exit speed on turns but a little too stiff to load up ollies. Very good for breaking through crust on windblown stuff.
Lessons learned - don't take this one out early in the season cause it doesn't float and you'll be crying over the base damage. Don't oversize the ride thinking you'll get a powder stick, cause it's too stiff for that. Stance options are limited if you like narrow setups (<20"), but pretty good for wider stances.
Summary - a true "all-mountain" performer with a nod toward those who like speed and getting airborne.
Customer Service: Just qualifying my review:
I've been riding for 6 seasons, and I'm no "expert" yet but advanced enough to rock Gunbarrel and Killebrew at Heavenly to Spanky's Ladder and McConkey's at Blackcomb/Whistler. I prefer off-piste riding and natural terrain features. I weigh 130 pounds and have ridden boards from 153 to 162 cm. I use this board as a quiver board for big-mountain features (big faces, big drops, big jumps), and ride a smaller 154cm board for tighter quarters (trees/chutes).
Similar Products Used: Rossi RS, Head Team i.CT
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Summary: Burton T6... wicked board! I was riding the women's Feelgood ES. Tried the T6 on a demo day at the resort and loved it. Nice spring/pop to the board, excellent edge to edge and very easy to swing in the turns. Fantastic for carving. Great control at faster speed. Beautiful light weight. Best board I have ridden. Tried the Vapor too but found the stance width a little wide for women and softer than the T6/not as much spring in the board. Highly recommended.
Similar Products Used: Burton Feelgood ES
Burton Vapor
Head Matrix snowboard
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Summary: This is the most badass board! I spent a day with it at baker and was so pumped!!!!! I have always riden libs, this is my first burton- and I am super impressed. If you like speed this is definately the board for you.
Loved the response, felt super solid inbounds and out and light enough to get off the ground as well. I'm certainly a freerider so I can't speak much to performance in the park etc.
And on another note I would just like to say that women need mot shy away. For all of you badass chicas out there, you should definately not overlook this board.
Similar Products Used: Arbor s-series
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Summary: Here is an engineers point of view of the Burton T6. I have been snowboarding for ten years. I started on a Burton and will always ride a burton. I'm a east coast rider now riding the rocky's. My set up is Burton ION 2006 boots, CO2 bindings 2006, and the T6. I've riden the packed powder and fresh powder. This board slices through the packed powder like a katana blade through metal. It holds on ice like a mountain goat. I feel the G-forces in every turn with no instabilties. This board is made for speed freaks. I wouldn't take this board out for the early season it doesn't take rock damage well. You can hold it up to the light and see the honey comb alum construction. This is the best board on the market for pure curving.
Similar Products Used: Old school Burton 156cm it kinda looks like a surf board. Original Sin 155cm. Rossignol and many other rentals.
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