Lib Technologies TRS BTX Snowboard - 2009 BCS

LIB board RIP period! you'll LOVE this board. we're pretty close in weight and I rode a SK8 banana 159 for 40+ days last season and it was FUN for EVERYTHING!!! keep in mind one thing about Lib boards is that the base will be "slower" than your Custom X... This Year I'm ridin' the Custy Vrocker and I have to admit, Burton bases are da sh*t...

You need to buy a Skunk-Ape... it's the wide version of this board

Depends on where you ride, steep and deep, go longer, park laps everyday, go shorter. I ride a skate banana and while they say your can size down, I think you may as well stick with your normal sized board.

Seriously though, if you are cruising groomers or you really like to ride fast and deep, you want to go with the longer stick for stability. If you ride park, or jib around and play a lot, go shorter.

Yes, absolutely. I'm about 5'4" and 140, and ride an 08 TRS MTX 151. I haven't ridden the BTX, so I can't speak to that, but I ride just about everything (outside the park at least) from high speed groomers to "new pair of underwear" doubleblacks on my board with no issues whatsoever. I find the 151 is a good compromise between GS-speed stability and tight-tree maneuverability, especially since its a little bit on the stiffer side. With the MTX, it traverses ice no problem, but also smears the soft stuff quite well, which lends it an almost surfy feel. That being said, I'm much more into moguls than most snowboarders (which is to say I don't hate them, and actually actively pursue them). So, if you don't care about mogul or tree performance (or you like to hit rails and boxes periodically, even though the skate banana is a better deck for that), you could go a tad bit bigger and get slightly better float and stability.

TNT base is awesome. I have the 08 TRS and it truly needs less maintenance (waxing) than a sintered base. Very fast and durable- hardly a scratch on the base from a full season of riding. If you keep it waxed normally, you won't have a problem. My friends have the skate banana and the TRice. Both those boards have sintered bases. We all waxed with the same brand (Bluebird). Both got slower throughout the day due to wax shedding off more quickly. The TRS kept its speed over multiple days (a full 6 in a row!) with no need for waxing. They almost had to do a full wax every 2 days. The Lib sintered bases appear to need a more thorough waxing. You can't go wrong with the TNT if you don't like to wax a lot.

I am 5' 10" and about 140. I ride the 154 in everything from overhead pow days to groomer days at Snowbird. The BTX makes a smaller board ride bigger in pow and still allows you to be able to move in chop or on groomers. Hope this helps

Thanks man. I bet in the long run I won't even notice the difference between 3cm, I'm just getting neurotic about the decision. I'll pull the trigger and just do it already. I can't go wrong with Lib Tech right?

Sounds to me like you should go with the 157. This extra length will help you plow through some deeper snow and slush. If you were focusing on park more, the 154 will do fine.