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Scoob:

I have enough experience skinning now on both rocker and cambered boards that I am certain a little bit of camber through the middle and a little towards the tail of the board would save energy on the uptrack. I can make my Venture skin fine, but it does take a little extra energy, and my partners now on the same board agree. Around here, one usually experiences slippage on steep spots, especially when the track is beaten out by snowshoers or even booters! I know, sacrilage, but that is the way it is around here sometimes-especially in Rocky Mountain National Park. Usually no problems when setting a new track, or skinning in a recent track in newish snow conditions.
We have a lot of windboard around here as well, and if all the force is concentrated just in the tiny area directly under the heel lift, there is just not enough friction sometimes.
Love my board though, and I am not going to switch just for this reason-my point is to think about an ideal board...

Barrows' experience is consistent with mine - a bit o' camber is more efficient and grips better on really steep sections. The only exception is that I like breaking trail on a rocker board in deep fresh snow - makes for sort of a soft trot that feels natural.

On the topic of ultimate split boards... For lack of being able to buy one in production lines, I'm having a custom deck made right now to my exact specs. Pretty exciting and fun. More on that soon.

I've been waiting for a shape like sir floatsalot since rocker got popular. Having tried full rockered skis & boards I'm not sold. I've always thought early rise & early tip taper works well in pow(the powder tips on my original old grocer proves that) but I want that push back I get from camber well beyond the bindings at least half way to the tips. If the size and graphics of that atomicwere aimed at a 200# adult I'd want one. I loved the radon ct 169, but it was still a bit short and soft for me.