BURTON RESTRICTED SOCIAL

Burton Restricted Social

Available in a 142, 147 & 151

RRP; £319.99

I usually like quite aggressive boards with a bit more snap but this mid flex board was just so much fun to ride. Easily one of Burtons most popular female boards the Social is no stranger to good reviews being a winner of a Good Wood award on more than one occasion. This year Burton have stepped it up and released the Restricted Social which, for the same price, features one of my favourite pieces of snowboard tech, The Channel. If you’re not familiar with or not 100% convinced by the channel I can honestly it’s epic. It basically enhances the flex of your board creating a whole new connection between you, your board and whats going on under your feet. Despite what the haters say you can slap pretty much every brand of binding on it but I would totally recommend investing in a set of EST bindings to get the full benefit of this system. Anyway Burton so far only really have The Channel on their higher end boards so to get a board at this price with it is rad. The board itself is loose, fun, forgiving with just the right amount of pop for those girls who want to up the ante and take their skills to the next level. Again it performs well all over the mountain but I reckon those ladies who want to start getting more in to park would love it. I’d also say it’s mellow enough for those girls that want a first board that gives them a bit more scope to progress than specific entry level boards.