Description We pull out all the technology when we put these rockets together. Super-light for unmatched quickness, fine-tuned flex for dynamic power, Carbon-Beam for longitudinal stability. Rule the gates with p...
Favorite place to ride: Kirkwood, Mt. Rose, Heavenly
Riding Style: All Mountain/Freeride
Product Year: 2000
Summary: This board rocks! I ride it whenever there's not powder. If you're thinking about getting a carving board, you won't regret getting this one, but I would only recommend it for experienced and confident riders. Someone who's not used to going fast and who doesn't have a solid technical background might get scared.
I also highly recommend the Burton Physics bindings. They're an excellent design and are also really easy in and out.
Strengths: Fast, solid, stable. I had wanted a carving board for a long time and am really glad I got this. I've never gone so fast and felt so confident. Whether you want to lay it all the way out or just point it straight down, this board will oblige. Oh yeah, and it's fast.
Weaknesses: You might need to find faster friends. Dodging slow people gets old, too.
Similar Products Used: None
Review Date May 28, 2000
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
Visitors rate this review 2.33 of 5,
3 votes
Reviewed by: jc(Unregistered User)
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Advanced
, from northeast USA
Favorite place to ride: sugarbush
Riding Style: All Mountain/Freeride
Product Year: 1999
Summary: If you can only choose one board, pick this one. Even if you don't know how to ride plates, learn and pick this one. It's that good.
Strengths: Light, tight and all right. So much fun and versatile (for a carver) that I used it more than my standard freeride board last season. Speed is there, and the flex is almost ideal. It's forgiving (compared to stiffer & heavier boards like the Rossi) and handles like scalpel in the hands of a plastic surgeon, and it's fast fast fast. And the yellow color and graphics! looking at it should cause enough envy and fear.
Weaknesses: More dampening? Even stiffer? Naahhh, that's bordering on racing.... The Burton 3D mounting system (minor annoyance for other bindings). The MSRP for the board is a bit high. Got mine at a year-end blowout. Knowing what I know now, I would have paid retail. Otherwise, it's the best factory-dialed board.
Similar Products Used: Rossi Throttle (an excellent board), Generic Chrono, Burton Alp Asym. This doesn't include freeride boards.
Review Date March 8, 2000
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Reviewed by: Cliff(Unregistered User)
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HardCORE
, from Fairfield, CT
Favorite place to ride: Stratton, VT
Riding Style: All Mountain/Freeride
Product Year: 2000
Summary: Great all around carving board. Easy to handle even on crowded or narrower slope. Not as much as a handful as my FP. Lot's of fun - demo one.
Strengths: My UP 168 is a great carving board, easy to ride, stiffer nose then the FP's. It's my favoride ride (I've got 4 boards)
Weaknesses: it's a carving board - stay out of the crud/powder/trees - they make freerides for that!
Similar Products Used: Burton Factory Prime 167 & 178, Prior
Review Date February 4, 2000
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Visitors rate this review 3.00 of 5,
2 votes
Reviewed by: Nick (Unregistered User)
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HardCORE
, from Knokke, Belgium
Favorite place to ride: swiss alps
Riding Style: All Mountain/ Freeride
Product Year: 1999
Summary: I've been riding this model since the beginning. Though I hesitated because I love steep powder sessions, this is a superb board (except if you don't like high speed in steep powder). On the groomed piste, it is like heaven and ""hors-piste"" it is an board for the advanced (but it gives you a great time too).
Strengths: carving at high speed, even in fresh powder
Weaknesses: none (expect in fresh powder of 1 m and more)
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