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By aDam Ranked #188 - Freestyle Snowboards September 21, 2009

I went to the Jamie Lynn Phoenix 154 from the Youth in Asia 152.
My aim was to give me as much flexibility in the park and with flat tricks as the Youth in Asia offered but with the ability to ride powder and cut through ice with the BTX system. Best of both world right?

I've rated the following out of 10
On Piste - 7 - Solid feel but slow moving
Powder - 5 - OK if you are moving with speed but you still have to work hard to keep afloat (the Banana shape is supposed to help out here)
Jibbing - 3 - solid enough for rails but I found the board too stiff to work flat tricks
Park - 6 - No metal edge on tip and tail makes for some safe rail antics and the stiffness of the board makes for some solid landings/take off's
Over-all Feel - 7

Like I say, my aim was to get a board that had the flex and pop to get some great jibbing but also allowed me to hit the rest of the mountain without having to head home and dig out a board for shredding and surfing the powder. Unfortunately this board falls somewhere in the middle of all that and fails to do anything particularly well. It's also worth noting that this board is fairly heavy when compared to other similar boards from Burton etc.

If I were to buy this board again I would go for the larger 157 or even the 160 and use it solely for riding the groomers, piste and powder :)

View Details: Lib Technologies Jamie Lynn Phoenix Snowboard

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