What's the best snowboard brand?

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I ride a burton currently but some really great brands are Rome, K2, Lib, and Roxy. I really love the the Roxy Banana smoothie, K2 Moment, Rome Vinyle or a Ride Compact! Some great boards that would be perfect for what you want.

First off I don't know what KC is talking about when she says that K2 boards are rare. Seriously!? They're aren't rare at all. They make boards that are just as good/popular as any other brand. Coming from somebody who owns a Head board nonetheless, which is a complete skiing brand and basically the only boards they make are rentals and very very low end. Ok I'm done with my rant, now to answer your question. All the major companies make good boards especially if you aren't extremely picky with specific technology. These brands include but aren't limited to: Burton, Lib Tech, Gnu, Capita, K2, Ride, Flow, Rome, Never Summer, Bataleon, Forum, Arbor, Salomon, Rossignol, Yes, Lobster, Nitro, etc. etc. Roxy is also a good all-women brand. I would be perfectly comfortable purchasing from any of these companies (except Roxy of course since I'm a guy). You're an intermediate snowboarder it sounds like so I'd look for a low-mid range level snowboard that retails for $450 or less (buy used or last year's models for cheaper prices). Find the profile you like: camber, rocker, flat, hybrid. Find the length you want: a little shorter for park riding, a little longer for freeriding, somewhere in the middle if you want to do some of both. Find the shape you want: directional, twin, or direction twin. Find the base you want: sintered (faster but needs to be taken care of, stronger) or extruded (slower, doesn't need much maintenance, weaker). Find the flex level you want: more flex=more fun/goofy off, less flex=more stability at higher speeds and landing jumps. Find the waist width you want: using a regular board is what you want unless you have huge feet and need a wide board. Then there's other technologies such as edge beveling, edge grip technology, sidewall material, tapered tips/tails, fiberglass layouts, etc. etc. Pick out all the technologies you prefer and don't worry about the ones you don't care about. The look up all these companies and find the different boards they make that fit all your selections. These are the boards you now have to choose from. Make your final decision based on graphics, customer service, warranty policies, price/condition (if buying used), and anything else you think is necessary. This should narrow it down enough for you to find the perfect board for yourself. If you really don't want to spend the time to find the right board, you don't have to. But if you follow this, it will ensure you get a board that matches your preferred riding style, graphics, and price. And also as long as it was one of the brands listed above, it will be a solid product. If the brand isn't listed above, make sure you research it before you buy that brand. I'm sure I missed a couple good ones but there are also a few to stay clear of including but not limited to: 5150, Morrow, M3, 24/7, Artec, etc. This should be plenty of information for you. Hope I helped.

There really isn't a best brand more of what people like to ride. But here are some of the better brands like Burton,Lip Tech,and K2 those are some of the better brands but there really isn't a beast it what you like to ride I ride Lip Tech because I'm a tyran rider but when I go freestyle I'm going to use burton but its all on what is more comftroabol with you

All those brands you mentioned are good, they will all do well. If I were you, I would look for an all-mountain board in one of those 3 brands, that would let you ride everywhere as well as just cruising.

I'm so jealous of people with Gnu boards if only because they look awesome. Capita I believe are good and K2 boards are pretty rare but I've heard people rave about them. Honestly, it doesn't matter so much what brand. I have a Head board, which is nothing anyone's ever jealous of, but it works just fine. If I were you, I would get a twin board (the nose is not longer than the tail) that's not super stiff, but not super flexy either. That's what my next board will be. I would get a Burton one, honestly. They have a really nice thing on their website that lets you put in your height and some other stuff to find the optimal board for you. (Just looking at the other answers--Lib Techs are good and you should check out Banana Skates. And do make sure you get the right size--try out that Burton board finder even if you don't want a board from them. And by the way, you'll start seeing sales soon, so you should wait at least a couple weeks if you can. Prices drop like crazy at the end of the season and you can get some great packages at stores.) Burton board finder: http://www.burton.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Burton_US-Site/default/BoardFinder-Start#/home