I’ve been riding a Burton Jussi snowboard for about 3 years now. The Jussi is a great directional board, and I love it. It’s quick edge to edge, light & fast, real responsive, and now it’s stance is just 20mm off center.

Actually, I have three Burton Jussi boards. One from the last three years. I’ve been rocking the oldest one the most. It’s my teaching board. It’s soft, buttery soft, and full of scratches and stress fractures. You won’t hear me complaining when a three-year-old skier decides to scrape her sticks across my deck all the way up the chair lift just for fun.

The only thing this buttery Jussi doesn’t have is an edge. That’s where last year’s model comes in. It’s the goto board for dynamic carving and ice. The new deck, with sick graphics, I keep at home for when one of the others snaps. (I’ve only snapped one, actually. And Burton’s warranty department rocks)

Today I decided to set up my Burton Un.Inc snowboard. It’s really last years model, the 157 with the pirate sword on the bottom, really flash.

Beside being a bit softer than the Jussi, the Burton Uninc is a true twin. Can you say spin to win! This board puts the snap in snappy. There is nothing like a jib stick that can hold an edge. FYI. A twin board, or a symmetrical snowboard has a nose that is as big as it’s tail. The rider is completely centered on the deck.

Being centered is great for spinning, and really is a cool ride when you downsize the board length to really see the g-forces you can pull. Time for a hand plant or a cartwheel. Believe me, turn on your iPod and you will feel like you are on a skateboard flying down the mountain.

One thing to remember is that twin boards are really responsive. It’s kind of link riding switch on a directional board, where you have a smaller nose, and the edge is really quick to initiate the turn. Fore and aft movement is key here. Especially through the bumps.

Until the next powder day when I pull out the classic spoon nose deck with the dove tail. Ride on.