Good Board for Kite Boarding for an Old Guy

I have been an avid kite skier for some time.   I have watched some kite boarders recently and am intrigued by how they can ride their heel side edge against the pull of the kite.

The guys I talked to mainly fly in fresh snow.  Where I live I fly on snow covered lakes that are full of crust and chop from snowmobiles driving on them.  

I think a board will work better than skis in this junk but I have no idea which or what board would be a good one.   I have never snowboarded.  I have always skied.  My son's are the boarders in the family.

I need a stable board that can track through the junk.  I am a 50 year old dad so hopefully I am not making a mistake getting on a board.  

I am also sure once I get a board for kiting my boys will be dragging me to the slopes.  So I will need a board that can handle this also.

I am 5'11" and 195 pounds probably closer to 205 when you count the helmet and body armor I wear when kiting.

Thanks in advance for any advice you all can give me.

i think the-house sells kite boards...

I believe the kite boards the house sells are of the water based type.   Usually in kiting when someone refers to a kite board they are referring to the kind that is used in surf on the ocean or large lakes with good wind.  

If you are kite boarding on a frozen lake you probably would want a mervin board (lib tech or gnu) because off the magna traction

iv always been facinated by kite boarding thats impressive!

Thanks for the input.

If you could be so kind as to recommend a beginner board for me to work out getting used to boarding on the slopes that would be great.   I have been over in the kite forums picking their brains as well.  It seems all of the kite snow boarders are much younger than I and are into boards that are great for pulling big air on high lift kites like those used in kite surfing so I don't feel their recommendations will fit what I need.

I think the recommendations for the snowboarding community will better fit the style of kite boarding I plan to do.

So first off, if you could help me find a beginners board and get me headed in the right direction down the slopes that would be great.  

I got out on my son's board in the yard today just to get the feel of it and it was like standing on a stick of butter.   He rides an older Burton that his cousin passed down to him so I don't know much about it.

I can really see how important using the edges are on a board after my short time outside.

I missed having the support of the kite to sit back into.

So back to a beginners board.  Please help me with a board that will be easy for an old guy to learn on without breaking the bank.   I would like a recommendation for quality bindings so when I go for my main kiting board I can move the bindings over.  Same for the boots.

So I am ready to invest in bindings and boots but would like to keep the initial cost of a beginners board down.

Thanks everyone for all your great help.