Thanks, Lib Tech!

By Darren Dix Ranked #113 - Snowboards January 28, 2010

I bought the Lib Tech Snow Mullet 165 with magne-traction last year at the end of the season, and pulled it out this year at Kirkwood, CA. Just love it! Nice deep powder board. This is my first banana, or reverse camber. Right at first, it feels a lot different, buttery to be exact. I did expect it to be that way, but then you make great friends with this feature right away. Even a relatively long deck for me, (5'11", 145 pounds) even though I always have liked longer decks, turned like a sports car because of the magne traction, and the reverse camber. It really stays up in powder, but surprisingly was very easy to get used to, and in all conditions, even groomers and ice unlike what I was told about banana. I found myself speed racing it on the groomers, as the reverse camber is very fast. I don't have any desire to ride the old standard camber again with the new reverse camber around to be honest. Lib Tech has served us well for years, and this is my 4th Lib Tech since around '04. Good price for a fangtastic, durable product. A lot of my buddies complain about weight of Lib Tech, and yes they are heavier than my other boards. Perhaps Lib tech could consider use of carbon composites? They do have "Park Pop", and it seems you really can't have that and still be very light. However, they are very strong, and will deal with aggresive riding, cliff hucking, etc. I'll always remember the time in thunder saddle at Kirkwood with my older dark series 161, which I loved when it came out. I was on a hairy "isthmus" which was super steep. As I inched out to look what was beneath me, I started slipping, and couldn't stop. There were full on rocks jutting out, and I did notch my dark series, and hit the back of my helmet-wearing head on a big rock on the 40 foot fall. I buried in the pow, but was totally O.K. I know from how hard my head hit the rock that if I wasn't wearing a helmet, I probably wouldn't be writing this, so those of you with a "hard head", don't let a concussion or worse ruin your whole deal and be the warning to go spend $60 or $80 bucks on a comfy helmet. They are so warm and comfy that I wear mine at night and in rough snowy weather even after riding. Peace. DD

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