So, I learned how to ride on a Palmer Prophet, but it was time to upgrade. I did a lot of research before buying this board and was looking for a board that would be somewhat universal but one that would serve me well in the pipe and on jumps. I am not too interested in rails and boxes.
I only got the chance to use the new Seeker over one weekend after I got it because the season came to a close. I am on the east coast so I am used to the potential for less than ideal conditions, but the weekend I rode the Seeker for the first time, the conditions were terrible. It rained Friday night and the temperatures weren't cold enough for natural or man-made snow on Saturday and only a little snow was made for Sunday, however, this board made the weekend fun.
It is a pretty stiff board and handles great. I rode through the crappy conditions with great confidence and the board never waivered. It is a solid and fast ride. Again, even in the bad conditions, I felt very comfortable flying down the blacks and an occasional double black, not only keeping up with my skier buddies, but beating them to the bottom. I attribute a lot of this to the carving abilitiy of the board and great response making quick turns.
On the jumps, I felt the same confidence which was mostly noticed on landings.
I am very new in the pipe. This was only my second weekend giving it a try. The board seemed at home in this terrain as well. Let me say again, that I am new to this aspect of riding, but the only thing holding me back now, is my own fear of pushing myself to the next level. I haven't yet gotten to the point where I have breached the top of the walls, So I am still making full turns on the walls or making short hop turns to come back down. However, even from my limited experience in the pipe, the board seems to have the perfect amount of both stiffness and flexibility to move easily from the bottom of the pipe, through the transitions and up the walls.
Bottom line...awesome board in my opinion. Although, if you want to play around all day in the park, it may prove to be a little stiff.
And a note about backcountry.com...I had a great experience dealing with them and my board got here 3 days early!!
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