Burton Feelgood Snowboard Review

2013 and Below Burton Feelgood Review.

The 2013 has carbon in the board which gives it a little bit more responsive and lively feel but the ride is still very similar to the 2012.

The 2012 Burton Feelgood is very similar to the 2011 except it has a little more spring.

The 2011 Feelgood added frost bite edges which do a good job for creating extra edge hold with camber boards.

On Snow Feel: The Feelgood has a stable but somewhat catchy ride for those accomplished riders that like a more aggressive approach to the mountain.  It’s great at directional cruising morning groomers at moderate to high speeds.  It also isn’t bad for an all mountain freestyle approach to the mountain if you understand how to handle the more technical camber shape.  If you want loose forgiving and easy between the feet the flying v version is the call.

Powder: This board does well in the powder but it doesn’t have the effortless float that you would get from the Burton Feelgood Flying V.  In a perfect world it would be great to have both boards.  One for groomed days and one for powder and cruisy park focused days.

Speed: This board does very well at slow to medium speeds. If you want to push it and bomb a hill the Feelgood will hang in there and keep things almost completely chatter free. The base is pretty fast and the board has a medium flex.

Uneven Terrain: You would expect a lot worse from this board when you have to slow down and deal with crappy uneven terrain but it does a splendid job for it’s flex. It’s great in all kinds of bumpy snow as long as you have the ability to turn it in those situations. Burton just know’s how to make a board handle uneven terrain well and you can ride this from first char to last on a crowded Saturday with out much shock being passed up to you.

Approximate Weight- This is a pretty light board. It’s not going to break any records but it does reside comfortably in the pretty light category. You might notice this on your front foot when riding up a chair but you’re not going to say Fu$(when is this lift over.

Turn Initiation- Probably its best quality. It’s a pretty narrow mid flexing board with a decent side cut so when you want to turn it its pretty responsive.  It still leaves a little work for you to do if you want to lay into a turn.  It is fun to make big turns or short tight turns and it will never let you down in a tight spot.

Edge Hold: The Feelgood holds a pretty good edge.  With the additions of “frost bite” edges that have a small extension between the feet it does a good job gripping everything but ice.  We found it to hold in snowment but you have to keep the edges sharp.

Flex: This is a medium flexing board that is stiffer between the feet and a little softer at the tip/tail.  It’s not super playful compared to the rocker boards out there but if you compare this to a camber board that is 5 years old you will be surprised at how the flex has changed.

Switch: Even though this board is more on the directional side it still can ride switch. It does feel a lot different than riding regular. You will get use to it but it’s nowhere near as fun as a twin.

Pipe: This board does pretty well in the pipe. It has enough edge hold to climb most walls and is forgiving enough to land a not so perfect re-entry.  It still lives on the technical side of pipe riding but many will like the ride here.

Jibbing/Rails: The Feelgood  isn’t going to own the jib park if you compare it to the Burton Lipstick or even it’s rocker sister the Burton Feelgood Flying V.  Still you can stop in the park and hit some smaller stuff without it being too sketchey.

Jumps: It’s a good board for jumps and can handle most anything you throw at it.  A directional board isn’t the easiest to land or take off switch but it’s one of the better directional boards out there for this purpose.  The Feelgood also has a lot of old school spring that made this a fun board to create your own air on.