What do I want out of my quiver
These aren’t necessarily 1:1 to boards, but rather capabilities that I want.
- Park
- All-mountain sidehit monster
- Freeride charger
- Eurocarver
- Japow machine
- 6” resort pow all-rounder (which can handle tracked-out afternoon crust)
- Trees
And future:
- Splitboard 🙃
Pre EA:
| Capability | Quiver 1 | Quiver 2 | Quiver 3 | Quiver 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park | ||||
| All-mountain freestyle | Shadowban | Shadowban | Shadowban | Shadowban |
| All-mountain freeride | Yes PYL | RRS | ||
| Eurocarving | Korua Dart | Korua CR | ||
| Japow | Korua Dart | EA | ||
| Resort pow all-rounder | Korua Dart | Yes PYL | EA | RRS |
| Trees | Korua Dart | EA |
Post EA:
| Capability | Quiver 1 |
|---|---|
| Park | |
| All-mountain freestyle | Shadowban |
| All-mountain freeride | |
| Eurocarving | |
| Japow | EA |
| Resort pow all-rounder | EA |
| Trees | EA |
Board list
Super interested
- Endeavor Archetype
- Angry specifically says this board is good in steeps and good in low-angle japow (in comments).
- Korua Dart
- Angry is really not a fan of this board :\ He’s mentioned in the comments that he likes Korua, but he doesn’t recommend this board for most people. Also specifically that this board “is a workout and a half in trees”. Some comments that imply that koruas are made for groomers.
- Yes PYL Uninc DCP
- Surfier?
- Angry mentioned in comments that it’s good in japow?
- Comment:
- q: Hey Avran how is the PYL Uninc as a general freeride board for shittier conditions? Chop, chunder, and harder, icier snow? Would you only bring it out for pow days? Thanks!
- a: That’s exactly what it’s for. It’s probably the most well balanced deck on this list for all conditions. If I was going to have something as a freeride/pow deck and it was from this list it would only be that board.
- Rome Ravine Select
- Just seems really all-rounded on the freeride side. Also great at pow.
- Drift review mentions it’s not very turny in trees
- K2 Alchemist
- Seems like a cool freeride option
Maybe interested
- Korua Pencil
- Korua Transition Finder
- Korua Cafe Racer
- Jones Freecarver 6000
- Capita Kazu
- Ride Deep Fake
To be investigated
- Yes 420 powderhull
- Cardiff Powgoda
- Telos Backslash
- Seems cool, nothing jumps out at me though unless I specifically want a volume shifted board
- K2 Excavator
- Softer than dart, but still pretty stiff.
Not interested
- Korua Otto
- If I’m going to get an all-rounder, I feel like I’d go with another company. I’d want to use Korua to get a dedicated turner.
- Jones Hovercraft 2.0
- Just doesn’t excite me? Honestly no particular reason.
- Nitro Dinghy
- Smallest size is 155W, probably still too big for me (huge waist)
- Full camber though, which is pretty cool