Lib Technologies Phoenix Series Snowboard - 2007 BCS

I bought my phoenix a couple of years ago when I was living in Tahoe. It was the year the '06 model with the ship graphic, but construction wise not much has changed since then. The board is sick!!! It kills it in deep snow conditions and motors through chop with ease. I really like the unique torsion box construction that allows the board to be really stiff longitudinally, but still really torsionally flexible for tight technical turns in hairball steep terrain. I loved dropping cliffs on this board because you never had to think about keeping your weight slightly back on big snow days since the thing floats so well. Also, when conditions get skied out, the Phoenix plows through the chop like its nothing. One caveat about this board though, it doesn't like to go slow. Unfortunately, I'm living back in Michigan now and the phoenix doesn't do well on flat terrain. Its lack of sidecut demands that the board be ridden fast with large radius turns. It will skid-turn tight on the steeps, but don't expect it to carve a super tight turn especially at lower speeds. Still, when I'm riding out west, there is no other board that I want to be on than my Phoenix 160...so sick!

I guess it just comes down to, Don't suck at snowboarding. If you slam the tip of any board into anything harder than it, it's going to chip or split. Gimme' a break. This board is extremely durable just like a lot of the other boards out there.

First of all, R-Dogg, I don't think any company rep is putting 300+ days on a deck. 31 reviews that all slobber exclusively on Mervin products, from kids gear to every snowboard out there? Give me a break. Secondly, no Lib is doing 300 days without completely falling apart. I've owned 3 Libs in the past 5 years and I don't think I'll get another one because they won't do much over one 100+ day season without breaking or at least delaming in multiple spots. I love the way they ride when new and magnetration is great, but I want a deck that'll last longer. If your going to spread your company propaganda in what's supposed to be unbiased customer reviews, do a better job of covering your tracks.

Best boards. I work in a shop and see all the boards that come back. Its industry wide not just Mervin. The majority of boards that come back or get reviewed in bulk is bc a majority of riders are on them. Its a snowboard , its gonna get screwed up. LIB has great people and is legit.