Burton Straight Chuter Snowboard Review

Burton Straight Chuter 2023-2024 Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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A Breakdown Of How It Rides And Who Its For

How The Burton Straight Chuter Review Happened:

Burton sent this to me to keep. I normally don’t do this but wanted to ride it all season to see what it did. This is still my honest objective opinion.
Size: 159
Days: 5+
Conditions: Slightly tracked groomers, good groomers, decent pow, better pow and pretty deep pow with the help of my Drift Boards & Union Rovers
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-190lbs)
Boots: Burton Kendo, Burton Ion, Ride Fuse, Burton Tourist
Insoles: F.I.T. Gamechangers
Bindings: Union Atlas, Burton Genesis Step On, Burton Photon Step On
Jacket: Jones Mtn Surf Anorak, Jones Shralpinist Stretch Jacket
Pant: Jones Mountain Surf Bib, Jones Shralpinist Stretch Bib
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt, Burton AK Tech Leather Glove, Drop Tahoma Mitt,

Similar Boards (but not the same): Korua Café Racer, YES PYL Uninc, Burton Flight Attendant, Jones Flagship, Lib Tech BRD, Weston Backwoods, Prior Spearhead, Cardiff Powgoda, Jones Mind Expander,

James’s Set Up: 21.5” Wide. Sance Angles +18/-3, +18/+3, 21/+3 +24/+6. Close to Reference on groomers and Set all the way back in powder.

Approximate Weight

The Burton Straight Chuter has a very light feel to it and it’s a good bit lighter than most 159’s with similar specs. (We don’t put in the exact weight because with wood cores there is no consistency in a boards weight)

Sizing

So the Burton Straight Chuter fit me very well. I wouldn’t want to size up to a 162 or size down to a 155. The 162 would handle my weight better but I would sacrifice my ability to turn this board. At a size159 I felt like I didn’t want it any wider so this is the best fit for me.

Here are some ideal US boot sizes for the Burton Straight Chuter’s. You can of course go bigger or smaller depending on your riding style and boot’s footprint, but these work best for not turning the board slower than it should be and not having the dreaded Toe & Heel Drag.
151: 6.5-7.5
155: 8-9
159: 9-10
162: 10-11

For weight I would stay close to Burton’s recommended weight ranges or even on the lighter side of what they recommend. If it comes down to boot size or weight, I would make sure it fits your boot first and then your weight a close second but stay at or below the recommended weight settings as ultralights don’t do well with heavier riders.

Shape/Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level

The Burton Straight Chuter is a very tapered and very directional ride. The nose is massively bigger than the tail but you don’t feel that light in the tail either. They have that cool sidecut magic that makes it feel less tapered on groomers than many rides with this much taper but I still needed more back foot weight finishing the turn to keep it from feeling a little washy.

You throw in the directional camber profile with camber starting a good bit before the front binding and then going almost all the way to the tail. All that camber makes it track super well but it doesn’t make it easy to skid a turn for an intermediate rider.

Flex Personality

From tail to the front inserts the Burton Straight Chuter is very stiff. The nose is a good bit softer. It is a med/stiff overall ride but man does it pop easy and have such a dynamic flex to it. It was easier than I thought it would be to butter but even easier to get it to pop on an ollie. I just love how easily accessible it was for an average rider like myself.

Uneven Terrain

The Burton Straight Chuter has exceptional pop and a very light feel but that comes at a cost when it comes to how it handles uneven snow. It’s just not ideal for hard micro bumpy or soft uneven snow. It bucked and bounced me around a good bit more than other boards. On same day tests with the Burton Gril Master 155, Burton Power Wagon and many other rides they all just handled uneven snow better. That being said it’s not terrible for an ultralight and did better than some I’ve tried. This is best for lighter riders.

Edge Hold

The Burton Straight Chuter lets go pretty easy when you hit hard patches. It’s a common theme with all Burton Directional Camber boards. I’ve tried to sharpen the edges in the past. That helps but not as much as I’d like and it makes it much more catchy. I even had professional tuner friends who tune boards for pro’s do it and it didn’t help me. It’s ok in harder snow but you hit a surprice patch and you might end up on your ass.

Speed/Base Glide

In good conditions the Burton Straight Chuter’s sidecut is very friendly with a straight line and will track very well into a natural kicker or cliff drop. Not that I’m doing that but you can just tell by how well it goes straight. It’s not ideal when the conditions start to turn and you do get that chatter that starts at the nose and continues throughout the board.

The base glide is exceptional. It’s up there with Jones. On a same day test with the Jones Stratos, that has a very fast base, it felt like they each had similar glide.

Turning Experience/Carving

The turn initiation is medium to medium/fast with the Burton Straight Chuter. I like it better in wide open spaces but in tight spots its still doable with a little more effort.

So even though the Burton Straight Chuter has a very straight line friendly design it was still fun to get a little turny with it. It isn’t all about a circle carve but it can across the groomer carve very well.

When really laying into a carve the Burton Straight Chuter has amazing spring out of the turn but it only shines in good conditions. In slightly bumpy snow the edge got bucked out of its line.

Powder

So I got about 16-24 inches of pretty light PNW snow and the Burton Straight Chuter didn’t even feel like it was trying when I set it as far back as I could with a 21.5” stance width. That big ass nose with early rise before, it’s tiny tapered tail and all that set back on board really helped the Straight Chuter shine. It’s almost there with some pure pow boards. If you have this you might not need a dedicated pow board unless you see some insanely deep days. It’s amazing as a big mountain floater but also no slouch with low angle pow riding either.

With a 23” Stance width set all the way back you can get 5.75” back from center of board. That is by measuring on the stance markers in the channel. With Non-EST bindings you can set it further back because the screw mounts are on the inside.

Switch

Not ideal switch but way more doable than you would think.

Conclusion

So if it wasn’t for the chattery/bucky feel in uneven terrain the Burton Straight Chuter would be one of my personal favorites. As it stands you have a very easy floating, hard carving, poppy ride with a very fast base.

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