Comments on: Snowboard Review: 10-11 Arbor Eden

By: KJ

KJ — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:40:49 +0000

Shay and Yessi,

Thank you both very much for your responses. I think I will keep the Moment for now and maybe look at a Push or Envi next year. (I can’t wait for the reviews! ) I did get to ride an awesome powder day here in the east coast last Friday so that was fun on the v-rocker. Thanks again guys!

By: Shay

Shay — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:41:51 +0000

Yessi, thanks for your input! Awesome to have it on your experiences with the boards as well!

Kin, great question! I haven’t had the chance to try the diamond yet but it’s on my list of boards to try this year. It’s a more aggressive stiffer responsive ride than the eden which is more progressing, developing and forgiving. So really depends on you and how you’ll develop as a rider. If you want a more forgiving option eden will let you handle the mountain and will progress with your riding and the diamond will force you to progress faster since it’s more aggressive, it won’t be as easy on you.

By: Kin

Kin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:56:05 +0000

Hi Shay,
I want to buy a new board which I will use to learn and develop curve turns. I’d like to have a board which I will use as a tool for learning freeride. The board which I am going to buy will probably serve me for many years, therefore I think it should be quite demanding so that I could progress every winter without getting bored 🙂
I’m thinking of buying the ENDEAVOUR DIAMOND or one of the ARBOR’s snowboards. Please tell me what you think of the Diamond model as I really fell in love with it 🙂 If it appears to be only for super advanced riders than I will probably have to go for Arbor.
I’m waiting for your help
Thanks 🙂 🙂 🙂

By: yessi

yessi — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:14:44 +0000

KJ — to add my unsolicited two cents:
I bought the Arbor Eden as a secondary board to my Gnu B-Street (banana) and it does the job. I find the banana to be useless on the ice coast, but the Eden does the job well. Much more stable, thanks to the regular camber. I’ll still break out the B-Street on fluffy days.
That being said, I agree with Shay — if you’re aggressive enough to handle the Push, which I don’t think I am, then go for it. I think the stability in that board would serve you better — as in, you would notice more of a difference in stability (in comparison to your current K2 backup). From what I hear, the Push is the ultimate in womens’ planks.
These bananas, eh? Fun, but not so useful on icy days!

By: Shay

Shay — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:48:29 +0000

KJ, I think you won’t find this board different enough. The push would definitely be more aggressive and a camber option to continue. Roxy envi would be another good choice with the mtx, good edgehold.

By: KJ

KJ — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:27:52 +0000

Hi Shay,
I had a question about this board. Just for background, I am currently riding on a Burton Feelgood V-Rocker (size 151), which I enjoy, but since I ride in the northeast, which is mostly frozen granular, I am thinking about buying another board as a second board. I’m looking for a camber board to contrast the v-rocker. I had a few questions…
Do you think this board is different enough to make a substantial difference in edge hold? I do feel like I get pretty solid edge hold with the v-rocker but I would like to be able to charge through the crud better at times and I don’t feel that I go as fast on the v-rocker.
The board I started on was a K2 moment, which I still have but don’t use. I’m wondering if the Arbor Eden is different enough from the Moment to warrant another purchase, or if I should be looking at something else like the Arbor Push or the Roxy Envi? I would say I’m an intermediate rider who can ride advanced terrain but I don’t ride super fast.
Any help/feedback would be great.
And, your site rocks!
Thanks in advance – kj

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By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:18:51 +0000

Yessi, Sweet! Great to hear!

By: Yessi

Yessi — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:06:44 +0000

It’s great! I can’t believe it. It really does feel like I got some of my control back and carving comes a lot more aggressively, a lot more naturally, with the regular camber. Oh, it’s good to be home.

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:40:55 +0000

Yessi, definitely a beautiful board. Let me know how you like yours when you get on it!