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The Cardiff Pro Carbon Goat is a hard-charging, big mountain board with freestyle roots, designed to traverse and descend the most rugged terrain. The Pro Carbon build gives you a stiffer feel and the lightest version of the Goat to keep your legs feeling as strong as possible, lap after lap. Fresh wax, ready to rip out of the box!
A couple of seasons riding the goat pro carbon split and cannot fault it. The board is light and responsive, works great any conditions but shines on the big lines. Top build quality too.
As for the comment on hard boots below I've been riding the goat with Key Equipment Disruptive hardboots with quite a narrow stance. I use Voile STS tech toes which don't have an overhanging front lever and there is lots of space for a narrow stance.
The Carbon Goat is by far the most confidence inspiring and fun board I've ever been on! From super steep lines, to deep pow, to mellow cruisers, it's a quiver killer! Thanks Cardiff!
Absolute best board I've ridden. Been riding this board for multiple seasons now. True backcountry and resort side country (skin back in bounds), powder hunting, often in aspen groves as I love riding in the trees. This board has the perfect balance of agility and float. When it gets crusty from melt/wind (this season has been bad), the goat stays stable up to ~50. This has been my quiver killer. Everything else gets neglected. The phantom glide is also a game changer. I love a responsive board (hard boots) and this board just makes me feel connected and control, from crust to pow. Cardiff customer support was absolutely phenom when I had an order problem and they absolutely took care of me.
Got the package deal only because in the long run I'd thought it'd save me a few $$ over a pro deal on the board only. While the skins were included in the order, the phantom treatment was DEFINITELY not applied on the board. I've worked in ski shops for over 15 years, so I do have a wee bit of experience :) I emailed Cardiff 4 times to see if they could help in any way, and on my last email I just asked for any response at all, even if it was to tell me to eff off lol. They never bothered responding even once over the course of 4 weeks. First and last time I'll ever to business with Cardiff.
I ordered the wrong size board and customer service was great about working with me to exchange the board for something that will work for me
ordered and paid over two weeks ago. received yet no information if the board has been shipped or if there is a delay or problem. wrote several emails to customer support more than a week ago, no answer. can’t say anything about the board obviously but customer support is a bit of a disappointment. i own a powgoda which is great, this is my third purchase and i never had any issues in the past.
I’ve ridden dozens of splitboards over the years and this is the best—it’s not even close. It’s light, responsive, floats, and still holds an edge. But beyond that, I’m a Cardiff loyalist now. Their customer service and small-business approach is top notch.
I notice there are some comments here about hard boots. I'm running a full hard boot spark set Dyno HD set up with tech toes on a 162 board (Maybe a smaller board may prove an issue). I'm 5"11, size 9 UK (10 US) and its a wide stance, slightly wider stance than normal for me but i still had plenty of room for binding adjustment.
I'm using Atomic backland pro boots with Phantom lock levers and i have to say its awesome. Clearly not the responsive ride as softs but really great ride down and having touring hard boots is no comparison up hill.
Game changer. Great board.
Regarding the comment below: maybe there is a specific issue with the Spark set up for hard boots but I have been running Phantoms on the Goat for years. This is a great board for hard booters no issues on my end.
I just purchased a Cardiff Goat Carbon 162. Was really stoked until I went to set it up. I run a narrow stance, and with the Spark pucks in place where i want my feet to go, the tech toes cannot be mounted to the board. The only way for the tech toe to fit with the bindings on is if my front foot is pushed ALL the way forward. In other words, THIS BOARD IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH HARD BOOTS. DO NOT BUY THIS BOARD OR THE GOAT ENDURO IF YOU RUN HARD BOOTS OR MIGHT WANT TO RUN HARD BOOTS IN THE FUTURE.
This board is truly the best board I have tried. The most notable feature is the top sheet which sheds snow like no other, when my partners had 10lb skis from wet powder my board remained snow-free. The pivot point on the board is also perfect for trail-breaking thick snow as I never nose-dived. Maybe it's the running I did this summer, maybe it's the board, but I was blasting uphill and gapping partners I usually am at similar speeds with. Oh, and it rips downhill too I was thrown off by the seemingly long side cut but this board is no slouch in a tree run.