Twin snowboards that carve

I basically only rode twins for 20 years, but haven’t bought one in a decade now.  Without the taper, the tail can stay fairly locked into a carve (in good conditions) and feel good.  But every board is a compromise.  Twins tend to be softer (particularly torsionally) so that they’re more maneuverable for tricks.  Consequently they don’t slice through variable terrain very well and you can get thrown off trajectory as well.

Having said all that, last year I did buy an Academy Masters, which is sort of a directional twin with more setback than you typically see today (Chris Roach is definitely old school).  It has a decent amount of effective edge, so I was hoping I could push it a little harder than my other all mountain boards, and ride a little more switch as well.  It is good switch, but man is it soft (despite a ‘7’ flex rating).  The micro camber probably doesn’t help.  It’s interesting how you can ankle steer throughout a carve to easily change your trajectory, but it’s easy to get thrown off course.  Over 60 kph feels pretty sketchy too.  It’s made by Never Summer and it’s a very smooth ride.  It’s good for messing around in suboptimal conditions, or just slowing yourself down on tired legs.

The Otto looks like a decent choice.  A Knapton Twin is an obvious answer too. I haven’t rode either.