47 year old male, 30 yrs riding, expert level. Been riding Jamie Lynn models most of my life. Switched to the Cold Brew last week after a fresh dump as I needed something a bit more flexible and easier on my body at this point in my life that still provided enough responsiveness, speed etc. As soon as I started I could feel the stickiness of the board to the mountain. The magnatraction, rocker and multiple points of contact felt like I was really stuck to the snow which took some getting used to after 30 years with stiff ultra fast boards. It felt like there were training wheels on it or a parking brake was pulled but once you trust the grip and went with it, the board would respond well enough. It took much less power to transition turns, slash and carve but the results were definitely below what I can do on a more advanced board. I am not really that sore this week whereas last month I was dying after riding the new Lynn for 4 days (I will leave a review of the Lynn as well). It definitely feels slower than a more advanced model. That being said, this is exactly what I was looking for and it did exactly that.