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sieniu89

Board recommendation (again)

Gear question

Hi guys. I need a snowboard for my trip to Alps, for ice and steep groomers. Need something that will allow me to ride with decent speed and keep confident (I ride with damn skiers who like to go steep and fast, so I need to keep up with them). My biggest issue for now was on higher speed - I didn't feel I have 100% control over my board.

Right now riding on Stranda Biru on slow, fun days and last year I got a BSOD for steep icy terrain, and while I like the board I don't feel like WOW. I mean, it's doing fine on blues and reds, but this is where Biru shines, and on blacks it is still not what I was looking for, so I'm looking for something else to try that will be fun on that icy steep groomers and will allow me to go fast with confidence.

Asked this question to AI and I got recommendation of Burton Custom X, Jones Flagship and Lib Tech Travis Rice Pro.

What's you thoughts?

Posted Jan 10, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC

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