First post: Oct 11, 2004
Total posts: 8993
Location: York
Status: Offline
You can get some freestyle boards that will cope on the rest of the mountain. There are always trade-offs with snowboards, there's no board that'll do everything but there are some boards that will be better at some things but still be ok for others.
If I was buying a first board I'd buy something that is aimed at all mountain freestyle, is a bit on the softer side and isn't too pricy. That way the board isn't going to limit you too much in terms of your ability and what you want to do and if you decide a bit further down the line that the board isn't right then it's not too much of a financial disaster.
Off the top of my head I'd be looking at Artec, the cheaper Yes boards, Signal, Dinosaurs Will Die and maybe something in the K2 lineup. Try not to get tempted by overloaded tech and ignore what they say about the camber - make your own mind up when you try them.
To be honest, advice from most of us will be general at the moment because most people haven't tried the new boards, advice will get more informed later on. Maybe I'll manage to persuade someone to send me to the board test next season... (hint hint)
Don't worry about asking questions this early, it only gets annoying later in the season when most of the questions have been asked but people don't use the search button
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