I purchase my High Beams brand-new as my first "real" board in Sept. 2000 ... got it for a special price from a local shop in Ohio b/c it was last year's model (1999-2000) . I have ridden it pretty hard the last two seasons, around 30+ times last year 2002-2003, 15-20 times 2001-2002, and about ten or so the first season I had it. The board has a good solid feel to it.... the word for this board is durable. It's built like a tank; unfortunately after riding it for a while it starts to feel like a tank, too! Board chatter-control is decent at high speeds, but I always feel like *i* could go faster and don't feel comfortable with super-very high speeds on this board. Edge-to-edge is too much work, and the board feels fairly heavy and unresponsive. The Pipe and much of the Park remains off-limits for that simple reason... it's just too hard to bring your board around after your drop-in. The board handles beautifully in deep powder. I wear a 11.5 size Burton boot, and my foot fits nicely in on this fairly wide board. Flex is okay, but fairly stiff as you would expect from this type of board. I still have quite a bit of pop left in the board after spending a good chunk of last year landing the kickers in Breck's Gold King park. Still, it's not a park board. After several years of ownership, I remain very fond and loyal to my GNU if only for it's durability. I have really done my best to trash it and it's still in great shape. It's a decent all-around mountain board but there are better boards out there.

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