Skunk Ape

Magne traction saved my butt on steep ice slope. I'm a big dude 6'3 265 and I was able to lock in the edge and not slide down the mountain. I'm pretty new and this was my first board ever but I'm decent and have experience skateboarding. Spent a weekend getting it down and now I'm hitting jumps. Pops very nicely. Way better than any rental I've had. Can also gain super speed... just need more confidence now. Ready for some better conditions on the ice coast. Haven't tested in much powder yet.

I’m 200cm, US13 shoe, 125kg riding 172W. My old board was Burton Custom from 2022 and got my Skunk Ape after I cracked the custom. After my first run down the slopes I was flabbergasted. Never ever had I enjoyed such level of control and edge hold as on this one, this board has made me confident, maybe even cocky rider as I don’t have to be afraid of loosing and edge on icy groomers. On pow it floats so nice and turn initiation is super easy. Switch riding works super well. I’m faster switch on this board than riding my normal stance on any of my past boards in same price bracket.

Rode a 2015 170uw to death and finally upgraded to the skunk ape ii 173uw this year. I'm 6' 320 lbs. Would love to see more big people on the slopes, whether former football player/athletes like me or not. I've ridden east coast ice, powder days all over the west, and Midwest trees with this thing. I remember needing to adjust to getting it on edge, but now I love it. Way more stable, great carving, actual float in powder. Thanks for making the biggest, baddest, only board for me on the market Lib Tech!

Inhave had my original skunk ape since I was 18. Im 42. 0 complaints. Im 6'2 and 265 lbs. I been ripping thos thing for years and one day will get a new one. Just dont need it. O take care of it and has taken care of me. 24 years of ripping 1 board and its still mint. Insane

I always wanted to snowboard but never got to do it as a kid but decided it was time to do it a little while back. I had many challenges making it much harder to start as with age I put on a lot of weight added to my already tall frame and big feet. When I decided to give snowboarding a try I was 39 years old, 6 feet 3, and 330 lbs with size 15 feet so pretty limited with what I could ride. My weight was the hardest thing to fit with a board and choices were pretty slim. I've started on this board and have put a good amount of snow underneath it. I don't ride anything extreme like park because at my weight, one decent sized fall pretty much either breaks, cracks or snaps something and I still have to go to work! I had contacted Lib Tech to ask about my weight and this board and they didn't seem to be all that worried about it so I bought one and never looked back. the snow in my area is often more icy and mechanically made and the magna traction especially at my weight is great. I've been able to decently carve where possible and the board hasn't suffered any issues at all since 2019-2020 and for the first 2 seasons it saw action every weekend from December to about beginning to middle of march. I highly recommend this board to any big guys and especially ones like me that may think it's not possible to snowboard at my height, weight and boot size. I do wish I could try a 170 UW board but I would have to buy it as there isn't anywhere to try one around where I live (Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada) and no one even carries anything my size here anyways. I had to drive 8 hours to Toronto, Ontario to purchase my equipment. Love the board and if you are getting into your 40`s and out of shape like me at my size well this board has got you covered and give it a try.