Lamar Ltd Peak Polymer Snowboard 2010

Board Model and Year: 2010 Ltd Peak

By Jake

Board Size: 154

Age: 25

Riding Style: Competitive

My experience is that I have been riding for 15 years, the last 3 have been competitively. The Ltd was my first board purchase as a poor college kid. Before that I had used burton and ride handmedowns. When I practice, I love the Ltd polymer boards, specifically my peak board.
Jumps 7/10 (a tad heavy)
Moguls 6/10 (a tad too flexy)
Powder 9/10 (only problem is high speed stability)
Tricks 8/10 (great for grabs and slides)
Solid runs 5/10 (almost no speeding control)
Durability 10/10 (I practice with these because they just don’t break)

Rome SDS 2012

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Board Model and Year: 2012 Rome SDS

Board Size: 156

Age: 25

Riding Style: Competitive

I have been riding competitively for the past three years. Since I started, I started riding Rome boards, from Austria. They have not yet let me Down during a run.
Jumps 10/10 (does exactly what you can do and gives you room for progress)
Moguls 10/10 (carving these all day long)
Powder 9/10 (stays up, and stays fast)
Tricks 9/10 (light but mine is a bit long)
Hard slopes 10/10 ( handles great fast)
Durability 7/10 (has a wooden core, and I broke two, so I Learned their limits and practice hard on an Ltd)
For $300 a board, you can’t beat these. And they’re not made in china! They’re what I trust to compete.

Burton Verdict – Is the board any good?

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By Pedro

Board Model and Year: burton verdict

Board Size: 155

Age: 21

does any one know any thing about the Burton Verdict??? i just got one for realy cheap but dont find any information about it!!! can some one tell me if i just got a piece of junk or not???? thx

2012 K2 Raygun

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By John

Board Model and Year: 2012 K2 Raygun

Board Size: 156

Age: 30

Riding Style: all mountain

Awsome board! the20120 k2 raygun was my first snowboard and i progressed soo much on this board. I would recommend this board to any beginner to intermediate rider who is looking to have fun on the groomers and make the whole mountain your playground. I have the burton mission bindings and the k2 raider boots and it is and awesome combo.

Don’t buy Palmer snowboards

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By: Chuck

Board Model and Year: Palmer

Board Size: 162

Age: 40

Riding Style: All mountain

I paid over $1500 for the snowboard from Palmer. The board was good while it lasted. I have had 2 major problems though.

1 – DESIGN FLAW?
• It is my opinion that there is a design or manufacturing flaw with the carbon strips or laminations Palmer uses on their boards. I was riding in semi-light powder and the board lost its lamination and the carbon fiber cracked inside. I am not sure what came first, but it ruined the board. I have seen other on-line postings about this issue, so I am not the only one who has had this issue.
That would be OK if Palmer customer service was decent and the company wanted to actually stand behind their snowboards, but the company was not helpful at all.

2 – CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES
• I explained the issue with the board, and the customer service person said “you must have hit a tree, or had a bad landing”… and I absolutely did not do either – and it was somewhat annoying being accused of that. Also, I had multiple e-mails go unanswered by the company, and they lost the pictures I sent them. It looks like Palmer shut down their US company location. Palmer used to have an office in Colorado – and I previously dealt with Tamarra who was great. My e-mail to Tamarra got re-routed to Switzerland, — and that appears to be the only place to reach someone at the company. It is my opinion that when Palmer shut down their North American office it resulted in “indifference” to NA customers like me. Unlike Tamarra, the folks in Switzerland did not appear to give a darn about my experience with their products.
• I also wonder if Palmer actually made the board they sold me. The customer service person said that she needed to check with “their producers” about the issue with my board. If they have to pay a third party to replace a board, I believe that it would make it harder for them to make it right with their customers (at least if they were short-sighted) compared to a company that could pull one off the production line. I told them to send me any of their other boards even if it was a past return for cosmetic reasons… no go.
My overall suggestion is that if you are considering buying a snowboard from Palmer, be very hesitant. I would recommend another larger company that has a good track record of standing behind its products. I paid a hefty premium for the Palmer snowboard and I expected a much better outcome — both from the board, and the company.
premium for the Palmer snowboard and I expected a much better outcome.

Burton Custom X 2012

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By Mike

Board Model and Year: Burton Custom X 2012

Board Size: 152

Age: 25

Riding Style: FreeStyle

I just bought the 2012 Burton Custom X and have already taken a few early season run and this board already seems like it is going to fun.

I was looking around a while for a board and when I read some of the reviews here on some of the older Custom X’s I was impressed with what other boarders liked about them. But I have to say one of the big reasons I really wanted this board was I heard the edges really bite the snow.

Does anyone know how the Custom X does in the Park?

2012 Burton Snowboards Reviews

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By: Nolan

Board Model and Year: Burton

Board Size: 150’s

Riding Style: FreeStyle

Does anyone know what boards Burton has from the 2012 line that are any good? I heard the Custom X as always is one of their best decks, but what about the new Nug Baords?

Appreciate the help and advice!

Dont Like Arbors Snowboards

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By George

Board Model and Year: Arbor, any year

Board Size: any size

Age: 24

Riding Style: Big Mountain/all mountain

All arbor snowboards are pieces of shit. I’m about 200lbs, (i know, pretty big, but really not that big) rode an arbor for 20-30 days and the top sheet started cracking after 14 of those days. I ride with another dude who is 150lbs soaking wet and he had the same problem with his arbor. A cracked top sheet means water will soak in and f. with the structural integrity of that board. Whatever their topsheet is made of is worthless material for a snowboard. I don’t care how good it is for the environment. As far as I’m concerned, if their company is worth shit, they owe me a new board.

StepChild Latchkey 2011

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By Aidan

Board Model and Year: stepchild latchkey 2012

Board Size: 153

Age: 22

Riding Style: park

this board is awesome. it feels soft and buttery but holds solid when needed. the reason for this is because the board has 10 inserts under each foot making it work great in all conditions. This is mainly a jibing board but has a big nose and tail combined with the rocker shape to make it floaty in powder. I wrote a review on the stepchild jibstick before riding this board and i rated it well the jibstick is amazing and was the one i owned all year. but the latchkey is better and works in all different conditions. so if your gonna get a snowboard buy this one, seriously.

Lib Tech Skate Banana 2009

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By David

Board Model and Year: Lib Tech Skate Banana 2009

Board Size: 156

Age: 18

Riding Style: all mt.

For four long years I rented snowboards at my local ski resort. Every time I got one of the resorts’ old battered boards, I would dream of owning my own board. Two years ago, my dreams came true. When my dad and I went to our local outdoor shop, it wasn’t the first board that caught my eye, but after talking to the employee that was helping us I knew it was the one I wanted. It was a LibTech SkateBanana.
The SkateBanana has two things that make it stick out from the other snowboards, unique Camber and edge. Its camber is something LibTech calls, “Banana Technology”. It is basically a reverse camber under your feet and then flattens out. This gives it a skate like feel (thus the name “SkateBanana”). On a typical snowboard edge there is only two points of contact with the snow. However, with LibTech’s Magne-Traction there are seven. On a normal snowboard the edge is a smooth curve. With the Magne-Traction the edge is “wavy” and that’s how they get the 7 points.
With Banana Technology and Magne-Traction, its performance is definitely a set ahead of the typical snowboard. It can go through powder with out bogging down and cut though ice and not slip. It has great control and pop. However, I have found that sometimes it gives too much. I think many snowboarders that are use to the looser feel of some snowboards would find this snowboard too stiff.
The best board to compared it to when it comes to unforgiving edges would be the Burton Custom X. Both boards have edges designed to be superior at turning and cutting through ice, which they do great. But this makes the edges easy to catch when riding in the parks.
The graphics are a little plan for LibTech, compare to some of their other boards like “Skunk Apes” and the Pro C2-BTX models. But the bright colors make up for it; my board is in blue and orange. The price isn’t too bad for a high-end snowboard, its currently about $350.00-400.00 for the 2009 model, compared to when I got it two years ago it was about $800.00.
Personally I love it. But it’s definitely not for everyone. It depends on what you like. But you get a good board for a reasonable price, even if is a little older, it still has cutting edge technology. Check it out.

P.S. this was done for my eng 112 class