This is where we separate the men from the boys. Our Top 5 Big Mountain Snowboards of 2019 pack a lot of punch, for those looking to take the road less traveled and ride the more obscure features the mountain has to offer. We’ve picked decks from Burton, Jones, Rossignol, Arbor, and Chamonix, to give you an idea on what to expect when deciding which board you’re gonna need this year, to ascend to a higher ground and make your own lines.
2019 Burton Flight Attendant Snowboard
The 2019 Burton Flight Attendant is the Mayflower of big mountain snowboards destined to conquer new horizons and be your beloved shred vessel. This directional tapered shape offers a forward-thinking strategy while its tapered tail allows the board to sink in power and turn on a dime. The hybrid camber profile gives a traditional camber bend underfoot to the rear contact point and gives the nose a rocker profile to help keep that nose up even more in the deeper snow. Burton rates this deck’s flex with a 6/10 for a board that isn’t too stiff but still carries a lot of energy, pop and carving ability on the corduroy. Burton’s Frostbite Edges add extra girth underfoot to give you that extra grip you need when transitioning from the powder filled tree runs and onto the hardpack corduroy. Polished off with a sintered base for high speeds pursuits and a porous platform and you’ve got a board that will be able to hand you more than just a pack of peanuts.
Shape: Directional
Profile: Hybrid, Directional Camber: Large rocker nose, Camber underfoot
Flex: 6/10
Stance: Setback 3.5CM
Core: FSC Certified Super Fly II 700G Core
Fiberglass: Triax
Laminates: N/A
Base: Sintered
Edge: Frostbite Edges
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2019 Jones Carbon Flagship Snowboard
The 2019 Jones Carbon Flagship Snowboard is designed for that true big mountain ax swinger who needs a board that can keep up and bypasses anything this rider has experienced. Its directional shape and tapered tail make this board focused on pointing chutes and blasting powder fields in its entirety. This hybrid camber profile gives it a large rockered nose section with loads of traditional camber underfoot and just a slight kick of rocker in the rail for when things got to be taken to switch mode. A triple density wood core with bamboo stringers add tons of pop and energetic response while a mix of Paulownia wood cuts down on weight. When switching from the bottomless powder to the groomed trails you can rely on the Magne-Traction edge to keep a tight white knuckling grip on that slick and icy terrain.
Shape: Directional
Profile: Hybrid, Directional Rocker: Large Rocker Nose/Camber Underfoot/Small Rocker Tail
Flex: 10/10
Stance: Setback 3.0CM
Core: Power Core
Fiberglass: Triax
Laminates: N/A
Base: Sintered
Edge: Magne-Traction
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2019 Rossignol XV Snowboard
The 2019 Rossignol XV Snowboard is the deck of choice for Rossignol Pro Xavier De Le Rue. Xavier is one of the leading big mountain goats in the industry today, so he needs a deck that will not falter when he needs it most. This directional tapered shape gives the rider a head-first ride that allows you to stay in the backseat and worry less about your nose dipping into the depths of the white wave. The Hybrid Amptek Elite camber profile gives you a predominately camber profile from the outside of the bindings in and rocker profiles in the nose and tail. Slap some Magne-Traction edges on this deck to give the edges a serrated knife look that adds multiple contact points through the sidecut for supreme edge hold and effectiveness on hardpack and slick terrain. Wax on and wax off on the 7500 sintered base for a fast and dependable ride that only gets better with each time you wax-up.
Shape: Directional
Profile: Hybrid Amptek Elite
Flex: 10/10
Stance: Setback 3.0CM
Core: FSC Certified THC CBF2
Fiberglass: Triax
Laminates: N/A
Base: Sintered
Edge: Magne-Traction
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2019 Arbor Bryan Iguchi Pro Snowboard
Bryan Iguchi has been crowned one of the greatest big mountain riders of all time. So it was a no-brainer snatching his 2019 Arbor Bryan Iguchi Pro Snowboard for this list. The Bryan Iguchi Pro Snowboard is offered in a traditional camber and rocker profile, but for this review, we have picked the rockered version. A directional twin shape gives this board a versatile ride whether it be in a forward or switch stance. Arbor’s Double Barrel I Core adds two bamboo struts that run tip-to-tail down the center of this core for extra snap, power and lifetime throughout the deck. Arbor adds their Grip-Tec Edges that added wider waist widths under the bindings to accommodate larger boot sizes while also acting as extra contact points for better edge hold on unsatisfactory terrain.
Shape: Directional Twin
Profile: Rocker
Flex: 7/10
Stance: No Setback
Core: Double Barrel I Core LT
Fiberglass: Mixed Glass
Laminates: N/A
Base: Sintered
Edge: Grip-Tec
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2019 Chamonix Motivon Snowboard
The 2019 Chamonix Motivon Snowboard offers a directional shape to put you the rider in the driver seat and take this deck for a wild ride. A traditional camber profile allows the board to keep a good edge on the groomed trails while hardwood stringers are added through the core for extra pop and snap off the tail. We flexed this board out at an 8/10 so you can rest assurde that this board is meant to be pushed through those deeper tree runs and wide open powder fields. Slap a sintered base on this deck for a base that needs your T.L.C to go S.F.D and you’ve got a deck that easily makes our list of the Top 5 Big Mountain Snowboards of 2019.
Shape: Directional
Profile: Camber
Flex: 8/10
Stance: Setback 1.5CM
Core: Poplar/Hardwood Stringers
Fiberglass: Traix
Laminates: N/A
Base: Sintered
Edge: Standard Steel Edge
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