Rip the biggest, steepest gnar with the supreme handling and technical performance of the Burton Supermodel Snowboard. The Powder Fly II wood core absorbs the chatter, and it includes Carbon I-Beam reinforcements to increase handling for a precision ride. Burton designed the Supermodel Snowboard with a directional, tapered shape and short 2.5cm stance setback to give you float in the fluff and still allow you to land switch when you huck a cornice. This state-of-the-art ride also includes a ridiculously fast Sintered WFO base to keep you hauling when you break out of the steeps and rip across a wide-open bowl. New this year, Burton added an ICS mountain system to give you nearly limitless stance options whether you go with regular or EST bindings. *We can't control which color base you get. But we're confident you'll dig it. **Winter 2008 STYLE/COLOR** Fall 2008.
Bottom Line: Rip the biggest, burliest line you can find.
Without much effort at all, you will cruise groomers like a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean, float in powder like you're in some sort of dream-like state, and maintain control AND speed on steeps. This is an excellent board.
When it comes to extremely steep windblown terrain, this board may begin to show a bit of weakness. You may find yourself wishing the Supermodel was just a bit stiffer at those times.
I disagree with the other assessment of this board that is only ideal in 4-16 inches of powder. I've ridden this board in over 30 inches of Utah powder and it performed like a dream. Another reviewer said to go with the Custom or Malolo... I would respond by saying, one, I don't want to buy two Burtons, and two, in reference to powder, the Supermodel outperforms both the boards.
In summary, you will love this board, especially if you get it for a 10-15% discount. Bring a cellphone to the mountain - you might lose your friends due the speed on groomers and ability to handle untracked powder and conditions that you only dream about in your deepest sleeps.
This is easily my favorite piece of gear I own...because if I'm riding it then the snow is good. I find the Supermodel to be ideal for any depth of snow...it rips on the groomers, but really shines in the powder....4", 12" 24"....doesn't matter. I've shralped this thing in chest deeep snow before. Delicious.
For me, the 10mm of taper is perfect... I still feel comfortable getting in the air and landing on it, but it turns on a dime when I'm romping a top-secret tree stash. I personally love the stiffness...if you have too stiff of a board in the powder it makes it harder for the nose to stay on top of the snow. My buddies are always getting pissed at me because i totally drop them once we hit the flats at the bottom of a run...the base on this thing is really, really fast.
