Arbor Cask 2019 Snowboard Review

Surprisingly friendly board

Given the camber I was surprised how friendly and forgiving this board is. Maybe it's the uplifted sides but it doesn't bite.
It floated pretty well in light CO powder but it's party trick and what I like most about it is how quickly it turns. I totally forgot how wide it is. It's just very quick to change direction. Moguls, trees, and steeps are really fun with this board.
Edge hold is really good too.
You can drive it off the front foot if you want to carve on groomers, which it does OK all things considered. It is very slashy off the back foot so you can drive it like that if you want.
That quickness is also it's Achilles heel. On rough, chopped up cat tracks it's a nightmare. Bucks you around and takes a lot of work. Really tiring. It can't seem to hold a line and bounces around a lot. I also don't care for the base. It loses the wax really quickly and turns sticky. They say it's sintered but to me it really looks extruded.
I picked it up off season for $300 so at that price I really can't complain but I wouldn't buy it for $500.

So, overall it's a fun board for exploring the mountain. It's friendly and got good edge hold so I feel confident taking it everywhere. Does well on pow and turns quickly but sucks on chopped, tracked snow. I like it!