Man, did you ever nail this review. I 100% agree with everything you said. I just got back from Japan riding some serious dry and deep pow in the backcountry, and the Dancehaul was a dream… just floating effortlessly in waist deep snow. It’s so reactive and I could relax and let the board do the work. But as you said, on non-powder days you feel every bump and lump. I immediately went back to my hotel to change boards to make for a more enjoyable ride.
The liveliness is part of the extreme fun of this board I think, everything feels damp after riding the dancehaul 😅 If you dance with it you'll love it!
Set your bindings more positive. +9 Rear, + 18 Front. Initiate your turns with your front foot, anf then compress the camber with your rear foot at mid point of the carve and see how this thing comes alive.
Can't claim that yet but I can see for sure why a lot of people feel that way. My default is high speed charging so that colors my feelings quite a bit. @@evsportsman5478
I mostly agree with this review but I haven’t experienced any real issues with feed back from the board nor did I find it to be catchy at all. Dampness is average for me. It can get a little Bucky in hard uneven snow if you are trying to bomb it but other than that no issues at all and it’s very manageable. Another thing to mention about this board is how well it rides switch. When I bought it I wasn’t expecting it to ride switch anywhere close to as good as it does.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't call it catchy in general, but the camber profile felt a bit more aggressive than what I've experienced from many other similar boards. As for the dampness, I was referencing hard uneven snow same as you mentioned. Maybe it's related to how I spend more time on hard-charging freeride/big mountain type boards but for sure on nasty snow, I felt it in my feet and legs more than anything I can remember riding in the last couple years. that's my experience! Nice call on the switch performance.
I think you could do either. For me, I like the high path way more than the dancehaul. But in general the dancehaul is a more popular board. I think if you like to go hard, you want to do the Highpath.
Totally agree with the reactiveness. I'm feeling it a lot on ice and slush, is there an alternative to this board that your would recommend for ice coast?
@@Drift-Products 5'4 175 lbs mostly ice/hard pack groomers on ice coast (no park) and learning to carve. I can use the Dancehaul for powder but need something less chattery. Likely more twin/directional twin since I already have Dancehaul
I really like Yes, Gnu, and Lib Tech in the icier stuff. Gnu and Lib are also nice and damp. Any of their mostly camber twins or directional twins would be fun.
I have a dancehaul pro. Coming from a superpig, missing the stiffness. Probably going to sell or give to someone to review. I rode the OG dancehaul when it came out, but guess my riding style has became more aggressive since then.
First off, great review, appreciate it. Is this quite a bit softer than a Warpig? Also, I found it interesting you liked it as a backcountry questionable/variable condition board. I never would have thought that but it makes sense based on how you described this board. Have you tried a Weston Backwoods? Thats my board for questionable/variable conditions.
Sorry, can't speak to the warping. Haven't had a chance to get on any Ride's lately unfortunately. I wouldn't have expected it for variable backcountry either, but it worked out. I have a Japow but that's the only Weston I've been on so far. I've also enjoyed the Aviator 2, the Warca, and the Backslash for variable backcountry.
The Party Wave + changed shapes for this year and I haven't tried the new one yet, but I'd say the PW is a little better at both but In my experience any board that wide under the back foot has some weird chatter at high speeds unless the snow is really nice.
Sadly no. I’ve ridden a few of the other HPS boards and they are amazing. The smoke amid too narrow for me and the mosquito is too small. I recently spent some time talking with the founder of United Shapes and will be getting on one of those soon but they seem great.
