Gnu Riders Choice BTX Snowboard - 2009

This board is rated at about a 7 out of 10. Depends on how much you weight obviously, but it's a performance board, so we made it a little stiffer.
Tons of POP, ollie it from underfoot instead of the tail/tip to maximize your boost.

not do big for a park board if thats what you plan to do with it, if you want it for all mountain you may want to go a little bigger

I'm 6'3" 180. I prefer the 161.5, but I tend to like bigger boards for the stability. I have no problem throwing around a couple extra centimeters. If you've never ridden Banana Tech or reverse camber, maybe stick with the 157.5, you do fit into the weight range for that size.

just bought one, same hieght and size as you, guy recommended a 157 so i bought one

you can ride a 151 or a 154

I am 5'11 170 and I ride the 151.5 in pow and park, but then again, I am nice.

All 2010 mervin boards (Lib, Gnu, Roxy) come equipped with magne-traction (MTX). If it says BTX, not to worry, that just means it comes with both, banana tech and magne-traction.

I rode this board for two years, If you're like me, you do not have the budget to purchase a rail only board as well as a board for everything else. That being said, I had to choose a board which would be great on jumps, rails, pow, whatever... It worked out rather well, a little stiff in the tail with it's flex pattern but it "broke in" nicely and was able to do butters and presses no problem. It's not as soft as the skate banana but it can jib.