Primarily a resort rider, I came from a 152 cm Super D.O.A. to try to find a less aggressive all mountain board that I could ride in a much more relaxed posture. The B.O.D. on the snow immediately resonated with me. I felt incredibly confident in anything I wanted it to do. I spend a lot of my time staying on groomers but going through the park frequently as well. It was stable at speed and responsive when turning. The stiffness is exactly what I expected it to be and made it a super easy board to ride. The performance is absolutely top-notch.
That being said, there were some issues I had with the board. The most prevalent being the design. This is specifically for the Legacy version. I don't think the images on the website are an accurate representation of what the board actually looks like. The subtle designs and text hardly show up at all even in the sun. Staring at it in the corner of my room, it seriously is just a black board with no distinguishing features which is great if that is what you are looking for but it just isn't want the images made them out to be. The only visible thing on that stands out from the black is the white serial stamping on the board that isn't represented in the images either. I felt really let down by the design compared to what I thought it would have been. I also had some weird marks on my board while it was still wrapped up with the box being undamaged that I could not get out.
This is my first time using the channel system. I tightened it down as much as I could but at the end of the day my back binding started slipping back widening my stance. I think conceptually the channel is super cool and spotless but I do like how traditional 4×2 when loosened just wiggle instead of changing your stance all together. I also somehow lost one of the plugs on the mountain which is a huge bummer, but they don't seem at all very secure to begin with.