Burton Deuce Snowboard - 2008 BCS

I'd agree completely with Fur - this board is really friggin' sturdy. I rode it for two years and the most damage it's received are some scratches on the bottom (easily waxed out) and some minor top sheet scratches. Personally, I found the board a bit stiff for park, but it def works anywhere on the mtn.

Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes.
Great board for the mountain and parks. Geared slightly more towards the park, but also made for anything anywhere on the mountain. As for durability, it's just like any other snowboard. If you treat it well, keep in waxed and take care of it, it's going to take care of you.
I would definitely say it's worth buying if you like the looks of it and can afford it. It's a great price at 40% off and Burton makes top of the line equipment.
If it breaks, which it never should under normal riding conditions, don't even worry about fixing it. If there is any defect or malfunction with the board backcountry will take it back for a full refund. You can simply order another one why you're at it and they'll credit your account when they receive your old board. They have great customer service. You can't go wrong buying from here.

The way I look at it is in 3 areas park freestyle freeride. So freestyle is a mix of the two. Freeride is carving hard at high speeds. So Freestyle is just simply put as all mountain. And Cyrus is right about everything he said, i'm just trying to give another option.

freestlye boards are for riders who basically bring the park idea to the whole mountain, if you see anything that can even be kinda considered a jump, u session it all day and find ways to do something sick off of it, even tho ur not in a park doesnt mean you have to be tied to the ground...freeride boards are for the powder hounds who search for big lines and dont spend much time elsewhere, they need a stiff board thats shaped for powder because when ur on the huge lines, you need something more supportive than a freestlye board...freeride boards are hard to ride and will kick your butt up and down the mountain if you dont put your heart and soul into every turn, freestyle boards are much more common and easy to ride and manuvuer, but arent as good in pow or huge lines...and ive answered one of ur questions before, just go EST dude, it has the most stance options of any boards ever, thats what ur lookin for

this board's your stick, man. I'd definitely recommend it

height, weight and riding style are factors. the bigger and heavier someone is the larger the board. Im 6'0 175 and I like to do alot of freestle, I prefer a 155cm board. my roommate is 6'2 215 and is all mountain and he rides a 160cm. so his dimensions and riding style are skill are what will determine the proper size boardSince you probably aren't going to be able to find out much information from him since it's for his birthday, I would click on the size chart up above, find his weight and then you'll know what size range to pick from. Freestyle means he would hit the terrain park more often, freeride means he would like to fly down the mountain on powder days. If he likes both, just go with something in the middle.