[tevake]

Hey tweez, I hear that you may be getting into the snow for T day, good on ya!

As to a first board, I think you ought to look at some of the epoxy production board lines. They have gotten shapes from lots of the best shapers. And can reproduce them perfectly. So as you rent, try a variety of shapes and sizes to zero in on what you like.
If you tel the guys at a good surf shop know what you are doing they should be able to steer you in the right direction.

Then once you have ridden that board for a while maybe then you can find a good custom builder to help you refine the next board towards what you are moving towards.

Cheers Richard