I've ridden this once, but you can tell right away, its big, fast, stable, poppy, and holds an edge like nothing I've been on. I am 6'2", 205 lbs (without gear), size 13 boots, and I got the 170UW. I've been ridding for 20 years, would consider myself an advanced+ type of snowboarder. I might be on the smaller side of what the 170UW is designed for, but I was looking for a big bomber type board. This is it. I am coming from a Rome mod rocker 161w, which I used as my park board and then 'everything' board. The Skunk Ape feels a hell of a lot bigger (which it is), but significantly more stable, faster, and waaayyyy better edge hold. It honestly was surprising to me. On groomers you can just bomb, or carve quickly back and forth, and be confident doing either. For a board this wide, I was able to turn edge to edge easier than expected. Note, its certainly a different feeling than a board with a 265 width, but if you're rocking 13+ boots, no more worry about toes catching an edge on a hard turn. I haven't had a change to hit more than a few inches of powder, but through chunky tracked out powder, its super stable and doesn't get upset doing it. Pumped to try this thing in deeper powder at speed. I did take it through some trees a few times, this is probably one thing this board is not meant for. Through tight trees it was much harder to maneuver quickly in tight areas. Combination of length, width and weight, and the pure speed it carries means you are working much harder to move the board for the next turn. If I know i'm going to be in trees all day, I would take my 161w. If you are looking for a big board that charges hard, you got it here.