Hey Guys, thanks for all the free advice on the channel. As a repeat customer for the "Personal Snowboard Gear Sherpa Service", I highly recommend that viewers visit your website and sign up for gear advice session. The free advice on the channel is great, but the personalized advice is even more helpful on keeping up with the tech, cutting through the mix of manufacturers advertising and getting to what fits your style of riding.. Thanks again, have a great season!
I LOVE my Dancehaul Pro. I was lucky enough to get one from the local shop, and it's a really great board and can be ridden really aggressively for a volume shifted board.
I wanted the dance haul pro but they left out the Bigfoot sizes last year so I ended up with a K2 excavator instead. I only got one day on it but it was a killer day
No new boards for me but I'm most hyped that Blauer's is an affiliate! My local shop and have bought all my boards through them. Amazing staff who are always trying to help you get the best ride you can.
Ive ridden the dancehaul 154 both normal and pro. The pro is good, was thinking about buying it, but the gnu gremlin is better imo. Way more fun. Got the mrs a danchaul.
I have the Dancehaul Pro 152 from last season and love it! I'm considering the K2 Passport 157 for a more traditional length board. Do you think there is too much overlap between the two boards here? Thanks for your insight!
I was able to demo a Mega Death last year, and I can confidently say "The hype is real". I typically ride a 162 BSOD and all they had was the 159 and I didn't notice any drawbacks. There was some fresh pow and due to it being softer, it rode the pow better than my BSOD. I was also blown away by the weight difference. I didn't think I would notice it as much, but I noticed it immediately. Hoping to be able to pick one up next season.
Dude, if the Dancehaul Pro LTD from last season is actually that rare, I think I should probably hang mine up on the wall right away and use an affiliate link to get this season's model.
I’ve got a Display and just picked up a Research for cheap. Stoked to hear it rips. I would’ve expected it to be on the under-hyped list since people don’t talk about Public much.
Great video as always. I have two boards, one is flagship which im gonna use it in the future, my second board is salomon craft which I want to replace. I was thinking about replacing it with shadowban but now Im thinking about ride moderator. I rarely go to park, enjoying more freerides. which one will be better quiver flagship/shadowban or flagship/moderator?
Is the Chameleon decent in pow too for Euro so for the shallow power and deep when we get. Also the Pow with the nice frozen later on top 🤦🏻♂️. Cheers angry man
What would you say main differences between the DH Pro and the K2 Almanac are? Specs seem similar as far as waist width, taper, shape (ish)... Looking for a fun everyday board for midwest riding. Thanks!
The shapes going to make them ride a little different. DH Pro is going to be better in pow just from that standpoint and have a slightly easier engaging flex.
Yo I’m looking to upgrade my board for this season. I’ve been riding a hand me down Rome Metal 158 from 2005 or something. Don’t get me wrong. It rips, but I just need something a little more modern. It’s a traditional camber board, so definitely wanna go camber. I ride a split of like 60/40 park and hills. What would you recommend? Looking at an agent or mercury but super open to anything. Really just looking for a board that I can use as a Swiss Army knife cause I don’t wanna buy 3 different boards for 3 different things
Sounds like you just want a solid all mountain freestyle board. I'd look at Agent, Mercury as you mentioned, or Ride Shadowban, Jones Mountain Twin, Nitro Team.
The shape, camber profiles, and sidecut make them ride different. DH is going to be better on the back foot in pow and exiting a carve. Almanac is more like a smedium volume shifted directional twin.
Got on a BSOD last season as my daily driver, hoping to ride like I did in the good ol days. Even though I am fit as a fiddle, a competitive athlete my whole life, and am in the gym religiously.....it was just too much board for my 44yo body and knees to enjoy as much as I hoped I would. Now I am trying to decide if I want to spring for the MegaDeath as my daily driver this season, or be reasonable and grab that Arbor GPS, or Battaleon Chameleon etc instead. Lifes toughest decisions man
Looked at the specs for the Golden Orca vs the Megadeath. Golden Orca weight spec for their biggest board is for someone half my size. Going to half to get the Megadeath to mount my Clew Bindings on.
Help me out... My shoe size is 11.5 us and i was looking to buy "wide" board but then I check that some longer narrower boards have almost same waist width, so now im back to square one because theres just too much to choose from. Im 184cm in height and I im good intermiadiate/a bit advanced side snowboarder. Was looking to doa or huck knife, need basically all around board but with narrow board options nitro team seems a good option also. please help :D
Looking forward to at least more snow depth in Washington state than last year but after years of backcountry only I went to a few "resorts" again and was sad to see they don't groom during the day so it's just a mogul field 90% of the runs . No wonder I saw so many skiers :(
They replaced the party platter with a more cambered version?? So they made a dancehaul mimic?? I have both and loved the platter , felt the dancehaul was a less party board
Shots fired with the Blake Paul moderator comment but since you brought it up is it a similar flex as the hyper or more in between algorythm and deep fake? Thanks Avran
So hyped! Thanks Avran! Did Chilton Sensei have anything to do with the new Surfer? Was gonna pick that up but now I'm thinking Chameleon. More sleepless nights await without you telling me which one to buy? Please and THANK you!
Well the first ones were made at The Mothership and were recycled Capita shapes/specs with a higher price tag. Now, who the fuck knows who is building them. It's a nostalgia cash grab don't waste your time.
Lib doesn't make an Apex Golden Orca, that's an Apex Orca. Will you be that guy hatin' on my Golden Orca that I added to my quiver this season? Do you have something to show that your skillset qualifies you to push these decks to the level where you can form a proper opinion of them?
It’s me. The weird wanna be Blake Paul guy except I’m 3x his weight and can barely get off the snow. And im still riding Mervin. At least im equally as handsome though.
God damnit. I still have a board in the plastic from last year since I got hurt in December and had to get surgery. Now I want a Dance Haul Pro and a Chameleon.
Idk about you guys but I'm looking forward to the 2025 ride shadowban with Rome black label bindings and k2 thraxis boots review.
Going to have a hell of a long time waiting for that.
🤣
Hahahahaha
😂
Have you ever tried flux bindings? They arey favorite all-time bindings!!
Hey Guys, thanks for all the free advice on the channel. As a repeat customer for the "Personal Snowboard Gear Sherpa Service", I highly recommend that viewers visit your website and sign up for gear advice session. The free advice on the channel is great, but the personalized advice is even more helpful on keeping up with the tech, cutting through the mix of manufacturers advertising and getting to what fits your style of riding.. Thanks again, have a great season!
Thanks Avran for keeping the hype up in this no snow period.
VALIDATION TIME IS BACK
Now with awards!
I put about 40 days on my Dancehaul and it was amazing, can’t wait to get my hands on the pro version for more aggressive riding.
I LOVE my Dancehaul Pro. I was lucky enough to get one from the local shop, and it's a really great board and can be ridden really aggressively for a volume shifted board.
The best reviews, the best show with the right humour and on-point editing, THANKS
A lot of good boards here, I came here and I said wow there’s a lot of good boards here, so many good boards
I read that in a trump accent
@@codysho5746 there are quite a few good boards here. Really good boards honestly. I appreciated the additional good boards at the end. So good
Yes, good boards. Many good boards. So many good boards, they are all good boards, really good boards.
Apex Orca with Clew bindings it is.
That Bataleon looks 👌🤩
I swear to god I was like, "Who let the split board in on this list?"
Capita’s are the sports cars of snowboarding. I love them.
My favorite feature about the Megadeath is that the smallest size is still too large for me. Saves me 1K every year.
You could always grow
Nice sibrone biles. Real nice 😎 bro
I wanted the dance haul pro but they left out the Bigfoot sizes last year so I ended up with a K2 excavator instead. I only got one day on it but it was a killer day
Another year another hyped snowboard video! 🏂🏔🇨🇦
Hmm I got that dancehaul pro last year, I didn't realize how limited it was
No new boards for me but I'm most hyped that Blauer's is an affiliate! My local shop and have bought all my boards through them. Amazing staff who are always trying to help you get the best ride you can.
They've been so good to work with.
Just wanna jump on that Wired Devun hanging in your set. That new graphic is sick.
Arguably one of the, if not the best graphic of the year.
Ive ridden the dancehaul 154 both normal and pro. The pro is good, was thinking about buying it, but the gnu gremlin is better imo. Way more fun. Got the mrs a danchaul.
Wow, I truly feel informed on the Top 5 Most Hyped Boards of 2025 now.
I have the Dancehaul Pro 152 from last season and love it! I'm considering the K2 Passport 157 for a more traditional length board. Do you think there is too much overlap between the two boards here? Thanks for your insight!
No, perfect compliment to each other.
@@AngrySnowboarder awesome, thanks!
So happy to see you guys talk about the research been waiting for someone to do a review on it
Good lookin' boards so far. The reviews for these are going to be sweet.
''This thing fucks" 😂, Where else are you getting these kind of reviews? I now really want it.
@@olliebrown89 too bad it doesn't, flat, with med flex, only a 27 waist & 3bt... Yawn.
@@martykasa7864bro what? ONLY a 27 in waist? What do u expect to ride a pontoon boat 😭
Just bought a 168w Jones mountain twin! Can’t wait to play!
I was able to demo a Mega Death last year, and I can confidently say "The hype is real". I typically ride a 162 BSOD and all they had was the 159 and I didn't notice any drawbacks. There was some fresh pow and due to it being softer, it rode the pow better than my BSOD. I was also blown away by the weight difference. I didn't think I would notice it as much, but I noticed it immediately. Hoping to be able to pick one up next season.
I’d be afraid to even look at it cuz it’s so pretty
GIven your demo, would you go with a 162?
I am 6’2” 220lbs. I am basically built like a tree. The 162 would be a better fit for me as a daily driver.
Man my BSOD rides powder really well given the stiff (phrasing) - makes me wonder about the megadeath
@@Izzybizzybboy it’s softer, so flexes better in pow.
We need winter yesterday!!!!
Man I love these reviews.. I don't understand how you guys don't have more subscribers.
"This thing fucks" 🤣🤣🤣
Getting dance haul pro. Salomon refunded my 2022 assassin and I need(want) a party board.
I absolutely lost it at the Orca hahahaha.
@@gaegeroot the only thing he's right about
@@martykasa7864 I'm sure you have access to, and ride waaaaay more boards than Avran/ TC so, please.....share with us 🙄
Outstanding! Tnxs Avran!! Looking forward to the season
I bought the Salomon huck knife pro. Still on the wait list. Hopefully it will show by next month
Why the hatchet job on the apex orca? Looks like a damn fine board to me
That's why you're the expert here.
He’s not hating on the board, it’s in his honorable mentions. He’s hating on the rich newbs who buy it just because it has Travis Rice’s name on
trying to figure out what bindings to throw on my DanceHaul pro from last year
Public Research looks like a fun board
hype validatiojn
Dude, if the Dancehaul Pro LTD from last season is actually that rare, I think I should probably hang mine up on the wall right away and use an affiliate link to get this season's model.
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What's the best snowboard for buttering out there at the moment?
Bataleon Wallie.
eat butter only
The Public Research + Dispute and a pair of Katanas is the perfect quiver imho. May be biased but both boards fuck hard
I’ve got a Display and just picked up a Research for cheap. Stoked to hear it rips. I would’ve expected it to be on the under-hyped list since people don’t talk about Public much.
Ah, that time of year again!
Time to hear how all of my choices are wrong!
Great video as always. I have two boards, one is flagship which im gonna use it in the future, my second board is salomon craft which I want to replace. I was thinking about replacing it with shadowban but now Im thinking about ride moderator. I rarely go to park, enjoying more freerides. which one will be better quiver flagship/shadowban or flagship/moderator?
Flagship/ Shadowban. You'll have too much overlap with the Moderator. -TC
that Devun Walsh board in the background though holy shit balls
Possibly graphic of the year.
Was able to demo both the almanac and shadowban in the spring and can say the hype is real on both those boards.
shadowban fucks
got to hold a moderator yesterday, thing is lookin' rad!
I’m on a golden orca myself… I can’t wait to get back out on it
I'm curious how the dh pro compares to a k2 excavator, I thought the excavator was the stiffer dh already.
DH Pro is a 20% increase in flex, whatever that means, over the regular. That's going to put it around the Excavator flex in my opinion.
2025 season LETS GO!
What size Mega Death did you guys ride and what size would you get for your quiver?
You buying us one?
Aren’t the guys with top end gear who you see side slipping down the bunny hill usually on Burton?
More mid tier than anything.
Is the Chameleon decent in pow too for Euro so for the shallow power and deep when we get.
Also the Pow with the nice frozen later on top 🤦🏻♂️.
Cheers angry man
Sure
Love the review! What size would you recommend for the mega death at 175 pounds and size 10.5 boot?
Not a review, it's a list. Depends on what you want it for.
What would you say main differences between the DH Pro and the K2 Almanac are? Specs seem similar as far as waist width, taper, shape (ish)... Looking for a fun everyday board for midwest riding. Thanks!
The shapes going to make them ride a little different. DH Pro is going to be better in pow just from that standpoint and have a slightly easier engaging flex.
Yo I’m looking to upgrade my board for this season. I’ve been riding a hand me down Rome Metal 158 from 2005 or something. Don’t get me wrong. It rips, but I just need something a little more modern. It’s a traditional camber board, so definitely wanna go camber. I ride a split of like 60/40 park and hills. What would you recommend? Looking at an agent or mercury but super open to anything. Really just looking for a board that I can use as a Swiss Army knife cause I don’t wanna buy 3 different boards for 3 different things
Sounds like you just want a solid all mountain freestyle board. I'd look at Agent, Mercury as you mentioned, or Ride Shadowban, Jones Mountain Twin, Nitro Team.
I've seen some damn orcha dorka's on my local resort for sure
Good job knowing what you be riding
looking forward to see how the new jones tweaker pro compares to the huck knife pro
Rode the apex orca for demo day and bought one lol.
I’m sure you need it
Hey Avran! Is the almanac as similar to the dancehaul as I think or were there notable differences you experienced?
The shape, camber profiles, and sidecut make them ride different. DH is going to be better on the back foot in pow and exiting a carve. Almanac is more like a smedium volume shifted directional twin.
@@AngrySnowboarder thanks!
Got on a BSOD last season as my daily driver, hoping to ride like I did in the good ol days. Even though I am fit as a fiddle, a competitive athlete my whole life, and am in the gym religiously.....it was just too much board for my 44yo body and knees to enjoy as much as I hoped I would.
Now I am trying to decide if I want to spring for the MegaDeath as my daily driver this season, or be reasonable and grab that Arbor GPS, or Battaleon Chameleon etc instead. Lifes toughest decisions man
You don't want a Megadeath. You're probably a Jones Flagship type of guy honestly.
@@AngrySnowboarderis the Flagship easier to handle?
I see Ride is still holding it down in an crazy crowded field of hard charging, Sunday drivers.
Looked at the specs for the Golden Orca vs the Megadeath. Golden Orca weight spec for their biggest board is for someone half my size. Going to half to get the Megadeath to mount my Clew Bindings on.
what do you think is best directional 2025 grom board
@AngrySnowboarder Will the Capita Mega Death or the Ride Shadowban launch me over 400 fat skiers easier/better?
Advanced - freeride style
Those boards aren't even in the same category.
Hi Avran between 153 and 157 what size do you recommend for Bataleon Cameleon? I’m 154lb/us 10 boots.
Depends on how much edge hold you want. 53 is probably what's ideal for you though.
@@AngrySnowboarder Thanks Avran!
What about the Capita SB resort twin? It feels like everyone wants one now after so many good reviews and hype
Could have been on the list, it started with 50 decks and worked down.
New Skunk Ape is on my hype list!
So good!
I'm pumped to get a new Lib Rig this year. This year it's in full camber (That's right, not C3) and early rise nose.
It's not full camber, it's directional camrocker.
@@AngrySnowboarder Camrocker?
@@ianknox7938 gprivate.com/6crmh
🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿 1 thru 3!
SALOMON DANCEHAUL
👀Love the “top shelf” Zima…try a zip 😂
Help me out... My shoe size is 11.5 us and i was looking to buy "wide" board but then I check that some longer narrower boards have almost same waist width, so now im back to square one because theres just too much to choose from. Im 184cm in height and I im good intermiadiate/a bit advanced side snowboarder. Was looking to doa or huck knife, need basically all around board but with narrow board options nitro team seems a good option also. please help :D
The specs on the Ride Moderator tick a lot of boxes. Pretty much everything I'm looking for. Tired of quivers want one board I can take anywhere.
Hey Avron, thanks for the hype. How's he almanac as a butter option?
I wouldn't do it.
@@AngrySnowboarder much obliged. Have a good day :)
Looking forward to at least more snow depth in Washington state than last year but after years of backcountry only I went to a few "resorts" again and was sad to see they don't groom during the day so it's just a mogul field 90% of the runs . No wonder I saw so many skiers :(
Time to be a big boy and set that alarm for 6:00am, Dave.
Hmmm does the biru knock the orca off the list
Ride Moderator review coming anytime soon?
Magic 8 ball says: Outcome Likely.
They replaced the party platter with a more cambered version?? So they made a dancehaul mimic?? I have both and loved the platter , felt the dancehaul was a less party board
Doesn't ride like either of them.
@@AngrySnowboarder great , won't be buying that then
@drsnowboard the k2 excavator is a dancehaul mimic, you need a slush slasher if you want to party
@@dukenukem7183 nah, I'll just buy another platter if I can find one
Look forward to Angry’s review Almanac, shops currently carry them down under, if the board is not shit, may pull the trigger
Shots fired with the Blake Paul moderator comment but since you brought it up is it a similar flex as the hyper or more in between algorythm and deep fake? Thanks Avran
Definitely stiffer than the Hyper.
Been running the moderator for a season super fun board. It's a more playful deepfake although I like the deep fake a little bit better..
So hyped! Thanks Avran! Did Chilton Sensei have anything to do with the new Surfer? Was gonna pick that up but now I'm thinking Chameleon. More sleepless nights await without you telling me which one to buy? Please and THANK you!
Oh yeah he did.
@@AngrySnowboarder Buying 5. Of EACH.
Click the links!
Avran, Your videos always get me Hyped to Ride!
-This board Fucks! Hahaha can’t wait for POW season
Question Angry Snowboarder! Lib Tech Orca... Im 6,1 and 200lbs.. 153 or 156??
More tight trees, smaller resort, lower angle 53. LIttle steeper, bigger resort, spaced trees 56.
All very solid boards. You missed one...........
203 BBC is all anyone really needs, you know it and I know it!
I’d love to hear about the new forums, if you could enlighten me that’d be awesome. Cheers👊
Well the first ones were made at The Mothership and were recycled Capita shapes/specs with a higher price tag. Now, who the fuck knows who is building them. It's a nostalgia cash grab don't waste your time.
Avran what’s the problem with Burton? Genuinely curious I see it gets a lot of hate in the community for such a big brand. Just curious
Go watch one of the 100's of old live streams where I talk about it over and over.
TLDR: Mega corp pushing out smaller shops and pushing their marketing on new riders just to meet their quotas.
I need the Devun Walsh. You gonna give it away on Black Friday so I can win it?
No.
You had me at this thing fucks...got a 157. Hopefully it'll be fine on the Ice Coast.
changed my mind and went with a megadeath....you know...because im gonna die
Any chance you'll do another Top 5 for us sasquatch feet riders?
No we only do 1 top five a year.
@@AngrySnowboarder lol. 2 years since your last 'wide' top 5
Lfg
Lib doesn't make an Apex Golden Orca, that's an Apex Orca. Will you be that guy hatin' on my Golden Orca that I added to my quiver this season? Do you have something to show that your skillset qualifies you to push these decks to the level where you can form a proper opinion of them?
Someone upset that they got the meme board?
@@AngrySnowboarder Not really, it should rip. I get your entertainment channel.
Pay rent or buy 3 boards? The choice is always tough this time of year . #pocketbacon
Get a second job at a grocery store so you can take the day old expired food, then you can make rent and buy 3 boards.
It’s me. The weird wanna be Blake Paul guy except I’m 3x his weight and can barely get off the snow. And im still riding Mervin. At least im equally as handsome though.
DH PRO = SPIRITUAL SHRED STICK
Can’t wait to grab one this year!
@@Max_Bu12 ALL HAIL DH PRO!
is it snowing yet please
So is the real reason you don’t like Gilson because there tech is similar to 3bt?
No, their shit isn't even close to 3BT nor is their manufacturing process. They're building down syndrome boards for remedials.
That hair man! I missed something. Has it been that long?
You missed the long hair, mullet, skullet, buzz cut, and now Elon Musk 1999.
Blake rides the algorithm.
And that’s what they gave him till they could get him on a Moderator.
@@AngrySnowboarder nah man. He’s on algorithm. That’s the board he’s been riding for the last year. First was the deep fake
And as per the head of team management and marketing, he will be on the Moderator. What he is on now is probably the wrong graphic for the deck.
@@AngrySnowboarder idk man, he was just on it last week in chile…🤷🏻
God damnit. I still have a board in the plastic from last year since I got hurt in December and had to get surgery. Now I want a Dance Haul Pro and a Chameleon.
Skill issue.
Pro tip, take the plastic off before going down the hill
I cant wait to see the Big Brown Cannon for this year. Except its short and wide like a chode!
Big black cannon, bbc!
Damn if only i didnt get 2 boards at the end of the season for free