I’m starting to see the 2011 Never Summer snowboard line appearing in online stores, and now that they’re actually available to purchase, they look even sexier than they did in that preview brochure that I snagged a few months ago. This year’s Legacy looks pretty cool and it should definitely be more of a playful board than the old 04/05 model that I have, but I really dig the Heritage with that wicked cool carbonium top sheet as a replacement all-mountain deck.
The only issue is the sizes available… I’d be very comfortable snapping up a 61w but they don’t make one; the Heritage comes in 59 or 63 wides. I’m leaning towards the regular-wide 162cm, although some people over at the forum think a 159 wide would be fine. But I just don’t know if I feel comfortable downsizing that much from a 63 regular camber and 61 wide flat-rocker.
Maybe I’m too anal, because 80% of my shred happens on molehills in Michigan and I’ve been playing around doing more park the last season or two, so with that in mind, the 59w would be perfect but I have the Machete to take all that park abuse, I don’t need another “all-mountain” board that I’m only gonna rock in the park.
So many decisions to make, and the Heritage is a limited edition if you want one you better find one ASAP. I know we’re still 5 or 6 months from snow, but if you wait too long you might miss out altogether.
