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By leo.flor, August 23, 2010 09:57

As per the previously mentioned perk of getting discounts on snowboards I have tried a bunch of snowboards.  We also know I like to test things and comment on them.  So here are my observations of the Burton Vapor (153cm, 2007) and (157cm, 2008).  (The reason I have two in two different lengths is to ride one “big mountain” style and one for half-pipe.)

I sticker my boards to personalize them but also to distract people from what kind of board it is; I wish someone would invent that sticker for the base already.  Those are Burton c60 bindings.

Pros:

• Super light; of course.  It was designed to be the lightest snowboard ever (at the time).
• Awesome edge to edge control; I feel like I can make it do things by wiggling my big toe.
• Flex very appropriate for half-pipe.
• Point it down the fall line and accelerate to mach 3 with ease (with a huge grin on your frozen face).

Cons:

• Difficult to hold a nice deep edge carving at higher speeds.
• Was the most expensive snowboard Burton made those couple of years.

I do fear that I look like a poser with my Vapors (and maybe a Burton T7 or Burton Method to be my new “Big Mountain” board next year?!) but maybe I can learn to not care what people think.  I am searching for the perfect ride after all.  Hey if you took a car enthusiast and told him he could buy a Porsche 911 Turbo at a discount, I’m certain he would find a way to own one.