Burton Social Review By The Good Ride

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List Price $369 (USD)

Summary

The Burton Social takes its V-Rocker tech to their entry level board. It's a good board to get to know the park with and is very forgiving. The edge hold isn't the best but all in all the social is a very fun park ride when the conditions are good.

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Riding Style	Snowsurf
Riding Level	Beginner - Expert
Fits Boot size (US)	Women's
Manufactured in	China
Shape	True Twin
Camber Profile	Continuous Rocker
Stance	Centered
Approx. Weight	Feels Normal
Split	No

Powder Average
Base Glide
Carving Poor
Speed Average
Uneven Terrain Great
Switch Great
Jumps Good
Jibbing Great
Pipe Poor

On Snow Feel	Loose
Turn Initiation	Fast
Skidded Turns	Easy

Flex	Medium/Soft
Buttering	Easy
Edge Hold	Medium/Soft Snow

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Burton Social 2015 - 2010 Review by The Good Ride

Ethics Statement: We don’t get paid by the manufacturer to write these reviews. 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.

On Snow Feel: This is an incredibly loose playful buttery easy board to ride. It’s not too much about the mountain unless you want to butter around on it. It’s pretty loose between the feet but it offers up a very catch free ride.

Powder: This true twin floats well for a board of this size and shape. It borders on being good.

Turn Initiation and Carving: The Burton Social is incredibly easy to turn but it’s not that rewarding. It’s more of a spin and butter board than a board that will spring out of turns.

Speed: Pretty slow and chattery. This is a slow speed cruising board for the mountain and a medium park speed board.

Uneven Terrain: Moves over easy terrain no problem.

Edge Hold: The overbite is a step in the right direction but it’s only a .75mm extension compared to the .50mm extension. It would be nice to see even more because it still doesn’t have the grip that many boars do with more aggressive side cuts. It helps compensate for the really soft flex and continuous rocker shape.

Flex: Very soft and very buttery.

Switch: Perfect either way.

Jibbing: Very forgiving and very easy jib board for those learning to ride the park.

Pipe: Not a good idea.

Jumps: Pretty good spring between the feet and V-Rocker has some good pop….even at the lower end of the price spectrum.

Burton Social Past Reviews

For the 2013 Burton Social there is a little more spring and a little more grip in the Social.

The Social has a few upgrades for 2012.They spooned up the nose like they did with many park boards this year and added the new women’s specific core that improves the ride over the 2011 Social. This can be a good jib park board for anyone who is on a low budget or anyone who is just getting in the game and sick of borrowing or renting.