I have been riding skiboards since the first year they hit the market. I have shredded all sorts of sizes and brands. But last year was my first season on R8 boards. It was also the first time I had ever been on anything longer than 100cm.After riding the ALP I knew that we needed a powder hog. What I was unaware of though is the fact that it would have my name on it.
The first time I took them out if the box I had a pair of BWPs on the floor. when they came out of the box I set them up to the b-dubs and was shocked by how massive these things are. They even dwarf the alps. I knew that they would kill it in the powder but I was unprepared for the park . Riding into jumps is a whole new feeling because of the extra suface area. I dont find myself skating for speed as much as I used to . They just want to get up and go. Landing is now a little easier ,once again because of the extra surface area. I was a little skeptical of them on rails . I thaught they would feel like tanks but the boards are suprizingly lite. they just seemed to lock on tighter than the thinner counter parts.I have had more funin the park on these boards than anything else I have eve riddin.
Now these boards were designed to ride the back country of Colorado. Thats what I do the most of for sure. I have about 30 or so days in the BC this year. With 6-8 weeks left to the season of pow possibilties we have plenty of time. These boards perform very well in pow 10-30 inches with out a problem. We just havnt had the big storms this season to test them on anything deeper than that. I have been dropping cliffs on average of 20 -30 ft but have only once dropped anything bigger. On the smaller drops, the ride away facter has been increased 2 fold. I have just bomb holed on anything over 35 ft. Its just hard for me to want to land more forward. The older boards always made me land backseat. It will just take some retraining on my part to trust the surfacr area that I now have. The one thing the condors have def done for the sport is the intoduction of inverts in the back country. These bad boys float so nice you really dont have to worry about falling through the edge of what you want to boost off. This has been great for learning how hard to rotate when hucking meat off of cliffs.The condors arem poised to show the rest of the snow sliding world whats up. All we need now are a few more kooks . I sincerly hope that if you are a rider who fancies him or herself as a hardcore rider that wants the ultimate skiboard for every job. It should be a no brainer. Get the CONDORS people. You wont regret it. Keep shredding and spreading the love Brett Connor
Rider – Brett Connor – Expert Skiboarder (inspiration for the RVL8 Condor)
