Location: Keystone, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Snowing with powder on runs, some groomed areas.
Setup: I rode the Burton Hero with Burton Molotov bindings and my Rome Vamps size 8.
First Impression: Varying information on whether it changed from 08-09 to 09-10, I heard it was the same from the demo reps but catalog says the flex scale [...]
Location: Keystone, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers.
Setup: I rode the Burton Malolo with Burton Scribe EST bindings and my Rome Vamps size 8.
First Impression: Impressive on groomers
Size: 158cm
Weight: Didn’t notice the weight at the time
Flex: I’ve seen that you should ride a smaller size in the malolo, I rode my typical all mountain size [...]
Out with the old and in with the new for Burton Snowboards in 09-10. The Uninc series is dead but from it comes the Easy Living, the Fish now becomes the Fish LTD, some revamping of boards like the Feelgood ES to bring them to the next level. The introduction of another super expensive [...]
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The always popular Burton bindings continue on in 09-10 with the variety of cushioning systems, EST technology and various changes to the straps/highbacks/footbeds. While some changes have been done before, it’s certainly bringing them back from the dusty closet of snowboarding.
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2008-2009 Burton Vapor
Location: Keystone, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Snowing with soft packed groomed runs and some powder on the sides of runs.
Setup: I rode the Burton Vapor with Burton Lexa bindings and my Rome Vamp boots.
First Impression: I don’t even want to think about the price tag on this board and how I can’t afford it.Size: [...]
2008-2009 Burton Love
Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Snowing with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers to fresh snow on the runs.
Setup: I rode the Burton Love with Burton Cartels and my Vans Omni Focus size 8.
First Impression: This is the only board that has ever made me smirk just thinking about dirty looks on the [...]
2008-2009 Burton Feelgood ES
Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers.
Setup: I rode the Burton Feelgood ES with Burton Escapades EST and my Vans Omni Focus size 8.
First Impression: Why is the biggest size 155cm? A 157cm would have been sweet.Size: 155cmWeight: lighter than average
Flex: It’s a [...]
2008-2009 Burton Hero
Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Snowing with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers to fresh snow on the runs.
Setup: I rode the Burton Hero with Burton Escapade bindings and my Vans Omni Focus size 8.
First Impression: ooh this is another fun board
Size: 155cm
Weight: lighter than average
Flex: It felt stiffer underneath and between [...]
2008-2009 Burton Eco-Nico
Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Snowing with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers to fresh snow on the runs.
Setup: I rode the Burton Eco-nico with Burton Escapade bindings and my Vans Omni Focus size 8.
First Impression: It looks sweet, lets see how the green ride is.
Size: 156cm
Weight: average
Flex: It’s just a tad less stiff than [...]
2008-2009 Burton women’s Supermodel
Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers.
Setup: I rode the Burton women’s Supermodel with Burton Escapades EST and my Vans Omni Focus size 8.
First Impression: I’m well over the weight limit for this size of board…please don’t kill me.
Size: 151cm
Weight: average.
Flex: It held my weight and I didn’t [...]
