>>646298i fucking love my gnu carbon credit. i think as far as all mountian boards go its the most bang for your buck but anything from Mervin whatever they are calling their traction system this years is pretty much guaranteed to be awesome and its all made in north america with great wood.
my best friend works at a board shop and boards all day/gets to try all the new gear and he was raving about the k2 MAYSIS. ill prob get the same myself.
bindings are all preference. i like toe caps. burton is a safe bet. 2016 Transworld rated the Union Atlas their favorite binding and they are normally right.
