The Head Transit snowboard runs on a reverse camber profile that lifts the nose and tail off the snow, so the board initiates turns without catching an edge even when the surface underfoot gets chopped up. That same lift adds float when the terrain drifts off the groomed run, holding its line through soft or uneven snow rather than getting knocked off course. A full wood core keeps the ride lively rather than flat, so the board still has some snap to it once the rider starts asking more of it. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I've put this board through a full season of after-school laps and it still rides tight underfoot, no dead spots forming in the wood core the way I've seen on cheaper laminates. That's the difference between a board that holds up through repeated days and one that starts to feel soft by spring."