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Rode the waterfall gate (gate 9) at Niseko last month which is a very mellow run but still the track I was following on the traverse out was a too low. Had to pull up and hike up to a higher track. As i was strapping back in a guy followed the same track, kept going and went straight into the waterfall hole. He tried to climb/dig out but there was no way. In the end I told him to hang tight and went and told the ski patrol. They were not surprised. They said if one low track gets put in that day, then someone will probably get in trouble. They usually just close the gate.

You guys swayed me. just pressed "confirm order" on a 180 Birdman. Can't wait to lug it to the Niseko peak.

True that. I ride a wide twin board and the float is more under your feet at speed with a wide board, but I have powder specific boards too and prefer the feeling of your back foot and board sunk in and kind of pushing your turns off the snow under the nose. Don't know anyone who has ridden a Stone Hut, so no idea how it rides in pow. Would like to know how a NUG or a raduction board floats in REALLY deep snow, like Teine Highland bowls, steep deep and fast.

I was reading this interview with Jake Burton about his board the "Stone Hut" where he said "after talking to Terje and riding with him, I fell in love with the idea of having a lot of float in front of your front foot." I've always thought a long, wide nose or tapered board gave lots of float in front of your front foot, what other kind of float is there? What do you think he means?

It's from the Burton Family Tree line. A freestyle twin for backcountry