Burton 3D Daily Driver Snowboard Review

Burton 3D Daily Driver 2021-2023 Snowboard Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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Welcome to the Burton 3D Daily Driver Snowboard Review from an average rider with an exceptionally objective perspective.

Ethics Statement: We don’t get paid by the manufacturer to write these reviews and this is our unfiltered opinion. We do make money from the “Where To Buy” links, but this is our best attempt at an honest and objective review from an average riders’ perspective.

A Break Down of How it rides and who it is for

How This Review Happened:

Precious Good Ride dollars were spent to buy this and review it.
Size: 155
Days: 6+
Same Day Comparisons to the Burton Hometown Hero & Lib Tech Lost Quiver Killer, Skeleton Key, Cartographer
Conditions: Everything from medium/firm snow to about knee high powder
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-190lbs), Clint (5’11, 160lbs, Size 10 boots)
Boots: Burton Kendo, Burton Ion, Burton Imperial
Insoles: F.I.T. Gamechangers, F.I.T. Gameghangers LP, Sandsole Custom Insoles,
Bindings: Union Atlas
Jacket: Burton AK Gore-Tex Pro 3L Tusk Jacket, Volcom TDF Infuse 3L Gore-Tex Jacket, Burton Banshee Gore-Tex Jacket
Pant: Burton AK Gore-Tex Pro 3L Hover Pant, Burton AK Gore-Tex 2L Swash Pant, Burton Gore-Tex Ballast Pant
Helmet: Smith Maze
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt, CG Habitats Glove, CG Habitats Work Glove, Drop Tahoma Mitt, Drop Cascade Glove,

Similar Boards (but not the same): Yes Pick Your Line, Burton Flight Attendant, Korua Otto, Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker, Endeavor Pioneer, Endeavor Ranger, Jones Frontier, Ride Wild Life, Lib Tech Lost Quiver Killer, Burton Hometown Hero

Set-Up: 21.5” Wide. 18-21 front -3 to -9 back. Close to Reference and Set as far back as I could with a 21.5” stance width.

Approximate Weight:

Like all Family Tree boards the Burton 3D Daily Driver has light but not ultra-light feel to it. (We don’t put in the exact weight because with wood cores there is no consistency in a boards weight)

Sizing

Here are some ideal US boot sizes for these boards. You can of course go bigger or smaller but these work best for not turning the board slower than it should be and not having the dreaded Toe & Heel Drag.
147: 6-7
155: 8.5-9.5
159: 9.5-10.5

Shape/Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level

 

 

 

 

 

The Burton 3D Daily Driver has a tapered directional shape but not a really tapered directional feel. Burton tweaks the sidecut to give you a more double ender feel that is less washy on groomers and a tapered feel in powder.

 

 

 

 

The camber profile is directional camber with lifted sides (3D Tech) in the nose/tail. It makes for a more catch free but stable feel underfoot compared to other Family Tree Directional Camber rides. The ends of the effective edge can feel a little more washy than other Burton Directional camber rides but it still has a pretty stable feel one footing and flat basing.

Flex Personality

The Flex of the Burton 3D Daily Driver production model is much stiffer than the demo we tried the year before. It is much closer to the Burton Hometown Hero (little softer though) and about the same or a touch stiffer than the Cartographer. It takes some work when new to butter but it should get easier over time. There is very energetic pop on an ollie like with all directional camber Burton boards. What I like is the 3D/lifted nose tail don’t make it too difficult to butter or load up on the tip/tail for an ollie.

Flex Personality

The Flex of the production model is much stiffer than the demo we tried the year before. It is much closer to the Burton Hometown Hero (little softer though) and about the same or a touch stiffer than the Cartographer. It takes some work when new to butter but it should get easier over time. There is very energetic pop on an ollie like with all directional camber Burton boards. What I like is the 3D/lifted nose tail don’t make it too difficult to butter or load up on the tip/tail for an ollie.

Speed

The Burton 3D Daily Driver is not a bomber but it is more than competent at above average mountain speeds. If you want to point it get the Flight Attendant, Deep Thinker or Leaderboard. The base has good glide but my board needed several waxes to get back to the glide I had when I first got it.

Uneven Terrain

The Burton 3D Daily Driver is such a great board in uneven terrain as long as you don’t push it. Burton knows how to balance pop with shock absorption for all conditions riding. The edge hold might not be there in hard micro bumpy snow but the shock absorption is. In softer messy snow it held up really well and turned easy through it.

Edge Hold

Felt a little behind the other family tree boards with directional camber and no 3D tech. This is best for good conditions only and I didn’t like it in harder snow.

Turn Initiation

The Burton 3D Daily Driver has medium to medium fast turning and I never felt like I needed less or more.

Turning Experience/Carving

So when you get the Burton 3D Daily Driver on groomers you don’t feel too much of the 3D tech in the nose/tail. Sometimes it feels a bit more washy than the Hometown Hero but overall it has a good turning experience if you make sure you put more weight between the feet when carving harder. There is a pretty balanced turning radius that is a touch on the turny side but down for any way you want to turn. When you get into powder and pretty soft snow you can feel that nose/tail make the turn more fun than the Hometown Hero and other directional camber boards. It just has such a smooth easy turn in powder.

Powder

So the Burton 3D Daily Driver doesn’t have as much directional float as the Hometown Hero in powder it sure does have a better turning experience. On a same day test switching back and fourth with Clint we both felt the Hometown Hero had less back leg burn but the Daily Driver had such a more satisfying pow turn. With a 23” stance width you can get -3.25” back from center of board. The Hometown is -3.875” with a 23” stance. So does the Double Dog at -4” at a 23” stance width. That being said, if you compare this to other All-Mountain boards it does very well in comparison.

Switch/Pipe/Jumps

Very doable switch when on Reference Stance and it’s and pretty good without being too washy on kickers. Not ideal for the Pipe unless it’s really soft.

Conclusion

So the Burton Burton 3D Daily Driver really lives up to its name except in harder snow. It takes things a bit more directional than most all mountain boards and a little less than most Freeride boards making it a great board for both worlds when centered on stance or set back. To top it off it has a really cool feel in soft snow to pow with the 3D nose/tail.

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