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[Leatherface]

Okay, let's try this again in the right forum..

Any snowboarders here?

What do you guys recommend for a good all mountain intermediate/advanced board? Tech has changed greatly since the last time I purchased. I basically had a flat board that rockered up at the ends, nothing special. I am at a point in my skill level now where I want to be able to cruise around the mountain and freestyle and also hit the park on occasion. I need something that will butter nice and have some nice pop for jumps/nollies but also is on the stable side when I am racing down the trails (New England snow btw)

These days boards have camber, reverse camber/rocker, hybrid camber. Wtf man?! I have no idea what is best for me and it's driving me nuts. If you are a frequent boarder and have experience with this please help a brother out! Basically, I am looking for a solid all-arounder snowboard. What style camber should I focus on? hybrid? classic camber? rocker?

Second Question: I was looking at these rear entry bindings for speed and ease of use. Do they actually make much of a difference? Anyone ever use this style binding? I am not convinced it will make much of a difference but it looks sorta neat.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014X5JUAI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A2B990U3HNFLZ2

Thanks!

 

[AtomicShroom]

An All-Mountain Freestyle Rocker is pretty much what you should be looking for based on what you're looking to do. It's what I'd recommend, and it's also what I'm using. I got this baby at the start of the season and I couldn't be happier with it: http://ridesnowboards.com/snowboards/machete

Very poppy, very playful, reactive, never feels like it's in the way. It's the kind of board you feel very comfortable taking into moguls or tight woods. It's a big change from the board I had prior, which made me feel like I had a giant cruise boat stuck to my feet. It's less ideal if you're looking for rock-solid stability (for speeding), but it doesn't look like that matters to you.

As for rear-entry bindings, never had them so I can't really advise.

Hope it helps!

 

[Leatherface]

An All-Mountain Freestyle Rocker is pretty much what you should be looking for based on what you're looking to do. It's what I'd recommend, and it's also what I'm using. I got this baby at the start of the season and I couldn't be happier with it: http://ridesnowboards.com/snowboards/machete

Very poppy, very playful, reactive, never feels like it's in the way. It's the kind of board you feel very comfortable taking into moguls or tight woods. It's a big change from the board I had prior, which made me feel like I had a giant cruise boat stuck to my feet. It's less ideal if you're looking for rock-solid stability (for speeding), but it doesn't look like that matters to you.

As for rear-entry bindings, never had them so I can't really advise.

Hope it helps!

Too funny, that is EXACTLY the board I was looking at yesterday(Thanks for the reply btw. It actually does help a lot because I am leaning in that direction). If you don't mind me asking, what size did you end up getting? Everything seems to be more focused on weight. I'm 5' 11" 180. Not sure if I should stray out of the recommended size for a smaller board. My last one was a 158 but I was thinking of trying 154-156 this time around.

Was also looking at this board, which is pretty similar:

 

[AtomicShroom]

I got the 164cm Wide one. I'm 6'2, 200lbs. I wear size 12 so I have no choice but to go for Wides.

If it can be of any consideration, it reaches the bottom of my chin as far as height goes.

 

[AtomicShroom]

Going for a smaller board than recommended can have its benefits and drawbacks. It really depends what kinds of conditions you usually ride in. Here in the northeast we ride on groomed/machine-made snow bordering on ice most of the year, so a smaller board doesn't change much other than providing more reactivity. However if you're like in the west and get big pow drops on a regular basis, I would advise against as a smaller board, since it won't float that well. Unless you have a separate board for pow days.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Ive got a mid mountain Ride too. Shits a dream!

 

[Leatherface]

Thanks for the recommendations guys. Much appreciated. I ended up going with a Burton Prospect Flying V. Mostly because I got the 2016 model for less than $300 which is a fantastic deal ($500 board). I'm curious about this "Flying V" hybrid layout anyhow. Hopefully it's pretty good. This is the layout, which is just insane to me but is supposed to work well:

My board:

 

[J-Roderton]

I swear by Capita. Check those out. Only rode park boards, though.