Terrain Use: Jumps, Speed, Powder, All Mountain

Pros: Durable, lightweight, Stable at high speeds, Popular model, Great value, Well known brand

Other Thoughts: This board was the first board I dropped a decent amount of cash on back in the early 08 riding season. I run it with the 08 Burton Mission bindings and the Burton Freestyle boots. I've gone from beginner-intermediate on this to intermediate-advanced. I love this board. It can handle any situation you throw at it. I rode this board on a nice grooms at Heavenly and deep pow at Squaw, as well as a nice trip out to Whistler/Blackcomb where it was icy for most of my time out there (sucked). Not once did it let me down. It carved well in all conditions except for ice (surprise), and it remained just as responsive as ever throughout the 2 seasons that I've ridden it. Jumps are great. This board has a surprising amount of pop to it considering Burton was touting this as an all mountain board and not a park board. Boxes and rails I can't really speak of because I'm pretty terrible at them. I average about 10-12 outings a season. And my set up is still pretty strong. One con, and it might just be my board, but the screws on my bindings that hold the board in need tightened more frequently than my previous boards. But then again, it might just be wear and tear.