Burton: Women's Feather Snowboard

The trouble with many women's entry-level boards is that they don't have much to offer after you figure out how to make consistent turns on the blue runs. While other companies churn out near-disposable beginner snowboards, Burton used quality components in their Women's Feather snowboard, creating a reliable all-terrain freestyle snowboard that enhances the brand reputation--and creates dedicated return customers. The Feather features Burton's Fly wood core, a balance of lighter woods in specific areas for better response and denser woods where support is essential. Bi-directional layers in the Biax React fiberglass give the board a little more flex than boards with Triax fiberglass, giving you a little more forgiveness when you need it. The Lightspeed Vision Base offers an incredibly smooth extruded base that can glide even without wax. The "Vision" in the name means that you'll never have to worry about others looking at dull graphics when you drop off a berm. Keep in mind that the Feather has a negative core profile, not an even core profile that sometimes offers more stability (and possibly some future limitations) to beginners. The negative core profile could lengthen the learning curve a tad for a few riders, but the advantage is that new female riders learn how to control the board through independent foot control sooner than riders who later transition (with added expense) to a negative core snowboard. Because most Burton boards feature a negative core profile, transitioning from a Feather to a more advanced design doesn't require much adaptation.

• Burton "feel" rating: 2 on a scale of 1 to 8
• Great groomed run performance with plenty of all-terrain potential
• Nose/waist/tail widths in 144 cm.: 278.5/236/275.5 mm.
• Sidecut radius in 144 cm.: 6.99 m.
• Stance width in 144 cm.: 480 mm.
• Slightly tapered Directional shape with a twin flex
• Burton Biax React fiberglass featuring bi-directional layers for forgiving edge hold
• Fly wood core with weight-specific woods in key response areas
• Lightspeed Vision base
• Negative core profile for softer flex and torsion between bindings resulting in more independent foot control
• Slantwall sidewalls with Burton's Grip and Rip tuning along the edges
• Snowboard includes Burton's offer for a free Learn to Ride lesson and lift ticket at select resorts
• Suggested weight range: 70-125 lbs. (32-56 kg.) in 140 cm., 165 lbs. (74 kg.) max in 156 cm. length