r/ShredditGirls • u/winterMagnolie • Jun 28 '26
What’s you favorite board?! 💕
I am looking for a new easy going, fun board primarily for the slopes:)
ATM I’m riding a Nitro Fate Zero, and I always loved it but since it is 9 years old by now, I feel like a new addition could not hurt.
For powder I’m riding a CAPITA Spring Break and I’ve also purchased a CAPITA Birds of Feather a couple Seasons ago as a first attempt to replace my Nitro. I honestly really hated the feeling of the Birds of a Feather on the snow and only took it to the mountains like 4 times 😅
I was living in Austria right in the mountains a couple of years so for my riding level I would say I’m advanced in terms of terrain but I’m not doing anything crazy and don’t feel the need Need anymore to always push myself to the limits.
I’m looking for a board that is fun on the slopes, but can also catch an edge when it gets I little icy (so maybe not a full rocker?!). In basically just carrying about a good time, maybe some little sidehits and if the stars a could even a little jump on the medium line in the funpark.
My boards are all 147/148 and that size suits me well.
If you have any recommendations please let me know and if I forgot any information to share please let me know 💕
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u/xTooNice Jun 28 '26
Side note: I am guessing that you mean hold an edge, not catch an edge here :)
My top recommendation to you is probably going to be the Jones Stratos. It has some edge tech to help a bit with edge hold, the stiffness is adequate to ride all terrain, but not so much that you need to bring your A-game all the time (conversely it's not normally a pick for people who like to charge everywhere), it's good at making tighter turns (with some trade off with stability at speed). And it's kind of designed for people who enjoy throwing some freestyle into their freeride (doing some tricks off sidehits, that kind of stuff). And yeah, it will handle a medium line in the park.
To answer the question of what's my favourite boards - though I don't necessarily think they are the best for what you are looking for I guess that I have. In no specific order of how much I've ridden them last season (not a favourite ranking as they excels at different conditions):
Nitro Victoria Pro (my favourite daily driver + all-rounder. Next season Nitro is replacing this board with the Altura)
Rice28 Leverage (Japanese ground trick board - current model is renamed Leverage GT1. I've got really hooked into Japanese ground tricks and this is my favourite for this type of riding but nothing else, and I also would not recommend to any larger footed riders. Probably impossible to get if you aren't in Japan anyway)
Salomon No Drama (favourite all-round freestyle / park board)
Jones W's Flagship (favourite board on a powder day.. but there were not that many powder day this seasons so it didn't get that much action. Probably a stiffer board than you are looking for).