K2 Excavator vs Union Force

As for pow boards; I've really enjoyed the K2 excavator and Nitro Squash the past few seasons.

An Excavator is my 80% daily. I ride it less in spring when sl it slushy, have another board for that. The K2 is just a beast, crazy fun in powder, great in trees, keep your edge sharp and should be fine in ice.

Parent context: I see you ride at Bogus too, also my home mountain. How’s it hold up on the icy days Reply: Pretty solidly. I’m not a huge ice-riding guy, so I don’t have a great frame of reference for *how* good it is, but it never once came out from under me last year, and I don’t recall any days where I was really fighting to keep it locked in.

I picked up an Excavator early last season and it pretty much instantly became my daily driver. It’s *awesome* in pow, and I had no trouble at all in getting it to carve, even in my soft work boots.

K2 Excavator is great for pow and carves well on the groomed.

forces are more durable if you’re a riding like a pro and dropping cliffs or super high impact all the time

Now, if you get Union FORCES, you shouldn't have that issue. They have an extra screw that secures the heel cup into place... I rode in some Forces the other day, on and off piste. I checked the heelcup after riding and it hadn't moved at all.

Union Force (overhauled version)

Can't go wrong with union forces.