I am 6'6", 230lb, size 15US feet. My previous board was a 170W at 27cm waist from a board company everyone knows. I was toeing-out on that board quite badly, and I always found that when speed-checking after ollieing rollers, that board would chatter like crazy if it got too sideways down the hill on heel. Well, this Skunk Ape is built for Sasquatches! I got the 170UW at 28.5cm waist and this is enough difference to keep my toes at a distance from the edge that allows for much deeper carves and hard toe-edge stops. And the really amazing thing is how this board responds when doing speed checks after ollieing rollers...it is SO SMOOTH!!! With the traditional camber board I would chatter out all the time, but with the Skunk Ape when I get on my heels sideways in order to slow down, it just feels so smooth and perfect and in control! Must be a combination of the magne-traction and C2 profile. Impossible to make this board chatter. And the edge-snow contact just feels so perfect, constant, consistent, and in control. Getting GREAT power in my ollies off the rollers with the C2 profile...seems actually better than my previous board which was full camber. This board is also noticeably LIGHTER than my previous board despite being significantly wider. I could tell right away the first time I got on the lift that the board wasn't as heavy hanging on foot. The magne-traction has definitely also helped stopped a slide-out a few times which normally would have put me on my butt. Buy this board if you are a Sasquatch! It will make you a better rider. I am able to start learning new basic "tricks" on this board that I couldn't previously.
