This is my second season skiboarding and I’ve been on Head Shape 94s, Tansho’s with Bomber Elites, and now KTPs with Spruce Pro Light riser and binding set up.
KTPs are stellar. For those of you who may be concerned about the width, don’t be. These boards are a dream.
I’m 5’8″ and about 195 lbs. Conditions were varied. I rode all day… mostly on groomers and found some icy hardpack, some fluffy stuff, and some in between.
KTPs floated through the soft stuff well (surprising considering my weight), held a good edge on the icy stuff, and really felt pretty effortless to carve. I was expecting directional changes and transitions to be be more work and more difficult due to the extra width of the KTP, but that did not end up being the case at all.
Don’t know what all the fuss is about regarding the width. Maybe it didn’t seem difficult to me because of my weight or maybe it was just because I was piloting them aggressively. Whatever the case, I had a blast and the boards rode beautifully.
I have been contemplating ordering a pair of Spruce 120s for more all mountain an pow work, but now I think I’ll just be sticking with these KTPs until I run into terrain that they just can’t handle for me.
Wow … these things are just absolutely tasty.
Rider – Robert OShea – Intermediate Skiboarder
