I love my phoenix, I just wish I wasn't in Michigan.

I bought my phoenix a couple of years ago when I was living in Tahoe. It was the year the '06 model with the ship graphic, but construction wise not much has changed since then. The board is sick!!! It kills it in deep snow conditions and motors through chop with ease. I really like the unique torsion box construction that allows the board to be really stiff longitudinally, but still really torsionally flexible for tight technical turns in hairball steep terrain. I loved dropping cliffs on this board because you never had to think about keeping your weight slightly back on big snow days since the thing floats so well. Also, when conditions get skied out, the Phoenix plows through the chop like its nothing. One caveat about this board though, it doesn't like to go slow. Unfortunately, I'm living back in Michigan now and the phoenix doesn't do well on flat terrain. Its lack of sidecut demands that the board be ridden fast with large radius turns. It will skid-turn tight on the steeps, but don't expect it to carve a super tight turn especially at lower speeds. Still, when I'm riding out west, there is no other board that I want to be on than my Phoenix 160...so sick!

Lib Tech aka suck tech

I bought by boyfriend a $450 lib tech last year for his bday. The same thing happened to him. After riding it twice-the top layer began just chipping off. This season it has gotten so bad that it is chipping everywhere. For a spendy board-this is ridiculous. He loves the board (except for the terrible workmanship) and wants to return it for this years model, but I am hesitant for him to go with a lib tech again-especially after hearing this happened to someone else here. I don't know what they are doing over there at lib tech but if two people are having the same problem then they really need to make a quality board or get out of the business.

HRRMMMMMMM

I am on my second Lib Tech board. My first was the Jamie Lynn 157 from a few years back. The one with the abstract cat on it. Love the board, rode it about 15 times a year from the year it came out (2000ish) until the 06/07 season. Loved it. This board however... Has the quality gone down? It rides great, I love the way it feels on the mountain, but I'm not so sure of the quality. The first one started de-laminating after the first day I rode it. A small section of the tail cracked and began seperating. Not cool. Now on my second one, the site got it to me real fast, no questions asked. Thank you guys. But now, even the smallest scratch on the top shows up white, like the top of the deck artwork is like a paper thin film? WTF. I'm not sure if my next board will be a Lib-Tech, we'll see how this one holds up after a few years.

If you want durability, look elsewhere

First of all, R-Dogg, I don't think any company rep is putting 300+ days on a deck. 31 reviews that all slobber exclusively on Mervin products, from kids gear to every snowboard out there? Give me a break. Secondly, no Lib is doing 300 days without completely falling apart. I've owned 3 Libs in the past 5 years and I don't think I'll get another one because they won't do much over one 100+ day season without breaking or at least delaming in multiple spots. I love the way they ride when new and magnetration is great, but I want a deck that'll last longer. If your going to spread your company propaganda in what's supposed to be unbiased customer reviews, do a better job of covering your tracks.

Lib Tech snowboards

I've been riding mervin prodcuts for the last two seasons, and I'd have to say that craftsmanship is horrible! I had a GNU rider's choice and that board chipped easily, I had to super-glue some parts of the top sheet down. Also I hit some rails a few times and the side wall craved in. I thought i might of had a bad model but then it happened again this year with the Lib Tech Phenoix series. My brother also bought Lib tech NAS skis, and after one day of trees and riding the resort the top sheet and sidewall was done. The side wall also seems like paper material just glued onto ABS plastic. I'm very disappointed to say the least. I would never buy any mervin products again. I don't know how they end up as award winner year after year. Definitely not a board to get if your investing $400 plus dollars to last you season after season. I hate to say it, but I would recommend burton, forum, and ride. I've never had craftsmanship problem with them.