The 2025 Libtech Orca Snowboard Review

[@tomjones1967]

Got this for my daughter. The Cortado didn’t have all the gas she wanted BUT the he Dynamiss had too much. Also her feet are big so she’s got the width. Seems a nice in between. Thanks!

[@rAyBieS25]

definitely more fun in pow. that rocker in between the bindings felt squirrely in harder conditions

[@miplatt88]

For those in the back…. ITS A FUCKIN POW BOARD.

[@himboslice_]

looks like a great board to ride at keystone opening week!

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Don't forget your Ruroc, Dope Snow, and Selfie Stick!

[@roycethompson3386]

I have a buddy who’s been riding for 30 years and the orca is his daily. I personally don’t ride mine daily, but if I wanted to it would always be fun on the mountain. For anyone who is interested in getting one but hesitates because they think it’s not versatile, no. Still one of the funnest decks I have on or off piste

[@lleters6040]

Brought to you by certified pod boi

[@roycethompson3386]

I have 11 snowboards right now, but whatever you say right?

[@nickgreene5260]

I've been liking my 2024 Orca for tree pow. I'm 175-160lbs, about 5'10" and almost got a 153 but decided to downsize since I have a Satori Camber in 154. Still floats great the conditions I've taken it to, but that's Idaho/MT, not AK or CO. Just a data point for others considering downsizing. I think it works great for pow. Agree that it's not good as a daily driver.

[@jplpagan]

so you went for the 150?

[@nickgreene5260]

@jplpagan yup. Got it on discount and rode it about 8 days last season. Surprisingly good slush board too

[@jplpagan]

@@nickgreene5260 yeah i've tested it but never pulled the trigger myself ;)

[@surfnOB]

Rome Service Dog is super underrated. Great Party board.

[@or-ian6973]

Agreed. And if you want one a little stiffer get the older version of the Stalefish

[@SirOskerLowkeyy]

My favorite board in my quiver

[@dsm156]

I don't really care about the Internet opinion so the hype/hate doesn't matter, I ride what works for me. 80% of my days are soft snow and these boards are so damn fun in the trees and powder that i have no interest in anything else for most of my riding. Icy? It's not great...it's skid for life to some degree but it's manageable. What i do need though is something just as fun but doesn't feel like a noodle in the spring with slush. The flex on this board wants to toss you when it loads up heavily and then releases. Doesn't have enough stiffness to power through. I don't do much Park any more, just cruising with the friends finding natural hits. Recommendations?

[@TheEmpers]

I use this, the lib rig and the shadowban. This one I only use in powder, even though it has magnetraction, it doesn’t really handle ice/hard pack as well as the lib rig imo. It feels more noodly.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Squats aren’t the answer here bud. Get the right tool for the job.

[@bexyd5750]

Some people enjoy acting like the dynamo isn’t a much better daily driver

[@JBthe3rd]

How? Why?

[@bexyd5750]

@@JBthe3rdBetter edge hold, c3 camber instead of c2x rocker so it’s easier to get solid pop from it, less aggressive flex, less directional shape overall while still maintaining decent float in pow, no t-rice tax. If you want a volume shifted daily driver, the dancehaul and stale fish walk all over this thing in just about everything except float

[@JBthe3rd]

@@bexyd5750 yeah I hear you.. dance haul sounds cool buttt no Mervin edge tech for my Ice coast days…love the volume shift of the orca .. I ride mine at a 153…other boards are 158-60 …I know the Dynamo is not volume shifted but if I were considering the Dynamo do you think I could get away with going short and wide? 156W … in that size it looks like the effective edge and waist widths may be similar on the 153 orca vs 156w dynamo.. what do you think…

[@bexyd5750]

I ride in the northeast so grip on ice matters to me too. I have small feet so I ride a 153 dynamo, but if you want a wider waist, the 156w could work for you. Honestly though, I have a biru for my volume shifted board, and magne traction isn’t necessary if you sharpen your edges often, so don’t let a lack of an edge tech put you off of other boards you might be interested in

[@JBthe3rd]

@@bexyd5750 oh okay that’s what’s up.. I have a few other boards mostly Never Summer. I also just ordered the new Banked Country… my experience on the Orca sold me on Mervin… and what made your initial comment so interesting to me because I had been contemplating getting the dynamo for a daily but ended up pulling the trigger on the GNU Banked.. I still may consider getting the Dynamo … 😩🤙🏽

[@lcn2snipe]

Interesting how the first 3 years this board was out everyone on the internet was loving it. Now everyone seems to be shitting on it. Even this channels review 5 years ago was saying this board was great even for carving and general all mountain. I was looking to get this as a second board but im hesitant now, I want to have fun in the back country when we do get fresh pow but also want to carve down the resort.

[@lleters6040]

Its always sucked, the hive mind is finally catching up. #endinfluenceza

[@mikeyp3694]

I don't want to like this board either.....but it is hard not to. I rotate/refresh my quiver in the regular and this board always makes the cut. It is fun to me in all conditions save for hard ice. Shines in pow but will rip a groomer once you get used to how loose it can ride.

[@ZER0-C00L]

Rode his board all last season as my daily driver. After the first two carves with it, I was like okay this board feels good. My only issues with it is the back kind of feels like its going to wash out sometimes with how short it is and its no good switch.

[@ard1778]

8.5 Vans Verse boots and 165-175lb intermediate/advanced here. I know, it's weird, but I fluctuate in that ±5 pounds every year Usually at around 170. Just got a 154 k2 passport with Bataleon Astro Asyms for all mountain. Got a call from a friend the other day and a trip to Mt. Baker area for Christmas came up. Then Colorado in February. Should I stick to the passport for all conditions and set it back, or use this as the perfect excuse to get a 2nd board for deeper pow? If so, would you guys go for an all-around or a swallow tail pow board and what boards would you recommend? Anxiously waiting on that 2025 top 5 pow/freeride and swallow tail videos. Thanks!

[@skoth8641]

Are yall able to do a review on the Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker?! Would like to hear your thoughts and opinions on it! Plz n thx 🫡🙌🏻

[@lleters6040]

Lib Tech Mid

[@boriscima8134]

Hi TC , need recomandation for east coast tree ridind that is nimble, camber and can handle shoppy terrain , something damp, to compliment my k2 alchemist

[@abrammorton2372]

Saw your top 5 underrated boards and the Rome Warden sounded awesome. Currently riding a 24 evil twin and I love how it feels in the park and to mess around with, But I want something that can get me through icy areas in the SouthEast and keep me stable at high speeds. Would the warden be an alright pick?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Kind of a lateral move.

[@abrammorton2372]

@ figured as much. What would you recommend? I’ll be going into my 4th season this year

[@AF-qt8rt]

Why are you riding a 157?

[@Ryabetic]

It's what they sent.

[@cottonwood-sam]

It should be more stable and better in pow with a bigger size

[@craiggibbons3268]

Definitely the wrong size.

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Perfect size for the conditions that day. But yes, we get it, you're upset you don't feel validated for joining the Dorka Pod. FYI it was the 53, just a typo in the video.

[@AF-qt8rt]

@@AngrySnowboarder Sorry bud, just a question.

[@DandyHippo]

I got an orca when it was cool

[@lleters6040]

It was never cool

[@chinko3705]

Size 11 Boots 196lbs, just ordered the 156. Should I change it for the 153?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

You can go either way.

[@sakesidestudios]

If it helps, I'm 200lbs with size 10.5 and ride the 156. I normally ride 157w-160w and the 156 feels great. Really love it for powder days in the trees, it turns on a dime.

[@lleters6040]

Exchange for something else entirely.

[@SirOskerLowkeyy]

In socal Cali weather the orca is an everyday board 😅

[@lleters6040]

Fits right in with the pod right?

[@JBthe3rd]

Shiiiid you trippin! This is Def more than a pow board….i will say that it does track much better on softer snow tho…it also loves to be driven with the rear foot because of that more aggressive rear camber zone… super responsive and poppy in and out of turns as well.. I ride a 153 and I’m 6’ 225. 🤙🏽

[@AngrySnowboarder]

No

[@tomjones1967]

@@AngrySnowboarder different strokes for different folks. However I’m sure if every board out was honestly demoed a better hard pack performer would emerge. Until it is what it is, could be a lot worse… Thanks for the good content & positive engagement!

[@Chillmetall]

How is the Orca compared to this years the JL short wide?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

Not as stable and more pow specific. We have a review of the Short Wide coming. -TC

[@cesarjquintero177]

😂 I kind of wanna hate this board too but I need a dedicated powder board to pair with my BSOD would you recommend this one over the navigator? 220 lbs size 10,5 boots 153 or 157?

[@AngrySnowboarder]

53

[@DandyHippo]

mm what Im a us10 and 72 kg thats approximately 158.7328 pounds in 'Murican, ride a 159 orca and would never, never downsize from that. It's a pow board, it's supposed to float. If you want a super agile board that doesnt do that well in pow, consider a 153

[@DandyHippo]

@@AngrySnowboarder maybe pow in the us means 3 cm of snow but if you ever ride in Hokkaido for example please get a board that actually floats

[@DrCrimp-sg5pb]

Most over hyped board of all time.

[@ziptic]

"Emphasis on pow" ... agree! It *feels* stiffer than middle of the road. I have 6 boards and this is the one I like the least. I don't get to ride powder. Tried to use it as an everything else board but its just not enjoyable for that. Can you do it? Sure but there are much better options. My Gnu Money is better.

[@DandyHippo]

that just means you never get real pow where you ride

[@ziptic]

@ Yep. Possibly you're wondering how I can emphasize pow...well I have been in some not so deep pow and its good there obviously. Since I can't get it in good pow I tried to use it otherwise and don't like it.

[@aaronreid2786]

Is Avran still involved w Angry Snowboarder?

[@derekconstantino7759]

Yes

[@AngrySnowboarder]

No, he's now retired to sit around his palatial estate leaving snarky comments on r/snowboarding.

[@AMac815]

No he got shitcanned

[@bhdwade128]

He actually had a brain aneurysm when the Orca showed up at the angryhouse.

[@maitogai1995]

I always wanted a pet orca

[@keVINlizzo]

Not a daily driver. Pow slush or corn, sure. Too bad they sent a 157, for tc’s size, it’s big, but can he ride it, sure. He’d be better off on the 153

[@ataft85]

You can daily drive it easily. Just more fun to daily something else.

[@kylepelletier420]

Angry orca bros in the comments haha. I had the very first model and I really did like it but people act like this is the end all be all and get mad when other people don’t love it.

[@boriscima8134]

Still sucks on hardpack

[@kylepelletier420]

@ yeah I ended up selling it and buying a gremlin

[@ataft85]

​@@boriscima8134why do you care how your powder board rides hard pack?

[@boriscima8134]

@@ataft85 for the people who still think its a daily driver

[@ataft85]

@@boriscima8134 if you live pnw, you can easily daily it.

[@alanpoon1883]

Yes first time for me for first like n comment. Yee Not an Orca fan. I’m a Psychocandy kinda guy 😁

[@Not2BadEH]

refresh my mind, never rode one so I thought it's similar to dancehaul🤔

[@jplpagan]

imo, similar to, yes. but this has more rocker overall. The Dancehaul, for me, is a more versatile board with more pop and stability on hard pack.

[@uncivil_engineer8013]

Just need someone to make a Dorca for the Orca/Warca/Dorca quiver

[@Jonesnaltitude]

TComment

[@derekconstantino7759]

Meh

[@kellenmck]

Most overrated board on the market

[@bradencoffin7086]

You’re wrong AF! Daily driver all day bud, you’re losing credibility, get the OG angry bro back!

[@Gorbothy]

ligma

[@AngrySnowboarder]

He's right with what he's saying. Deal with it. Signed The OG Angry Bro!

[@bradencoffin7086]

@@AngrySnowboarder Lol, well then I guess we can agree to disagree! Signed, pod member. BTW, love your videos bro

[@boriscima8134]

Let me guess ypur first new board since 20 years😅

[@bradencoffin7086]

@ Bahahaha, close, 2nd! I’m all ears if you have any recommendations for sweet rides but I have never had more fun riding than I have on the Orca. I love volume shifted hybrid boards, kicking tires on the pig series…