Sierra says: The Abacus will stomp through the thick pow, land cliff drops, and slay it through the trees all day without a second thought. This board comes equipped with a 2 inch setback directional, roughly 20mm tapered, shape allowing for effortless float in the powder so you need not worry about nose-diving. Also, this board has Carbon Fiber Struts to increase torsion stiffness so turning at ...

Sierra says: The Arbor Roundhouse sets the bar for every other wide snowboard out there. It’s aggressive at speeds, nimble through trees, and floaty in powder. Basically an all-mountain freeride machine. The cork dampening makes it ride very smooth even at the highest of speeds and the bamboo topsheet adds power both in pop and edge grip. The Roundhouse is a great snowboard for a progressing in...

Sierra Says: "The Fish is a perfect board for deep pow riding. This board comes with a 30mm taper which makes it almost impossible to nose-dive in powder, even if it is 5 feet deep of fresh. Compared to the Fish LTD this board is slightly easier to ride because its not as stiff and aggressive . If you want the full potential of this board you need to hike up hill, cat trip it, or make a he...

Sierra Says: The Fish LTD is the ultimate board for excellent powder riding experience. This board comes with a 30mm taper which makes it almost impossible to nose-dive in powder, even if it is 5 feet deep of fresh. With a stiff flex, responsive feel, and fast smooth base this board will glide across powder and through trees really well. If you want the full potential of this board you need to hi...

Sierra Says: The Fish LTD is the ultimate board for excellent powder riding experience. This board comes with a 30mm taper which makes it almost impossible to nose-dive in powder, even if it is 5 feet deep of fresh. With a stiff flex, responsive feel, and fast smooth base this board will glide across powder and through trees really well. If you want the full potential of this board you need to hik...

Sierra Says: The Fish is a perfect board for deep pow riding. This board comes with a 30mm taper which makes it almost impossible to nose-dive in powder, even if it is 5 feet deep of fresh. Compared to the Fish LTD this board is slightly easier to ride because its not as stiff and aggressive . If you want the full potential of this board you need to hike up hill, cat trip it, or make a heli drop o...

Sierra says: "With a 20mm taper this Burton Malolo plows through the toughest powder spots, cliff-drops, and tree lines. With such a taper you should size down 2-4 cm from your average board length so you do not get too much board for yourself. It rides groomed runs adequately, but shows its true self when in deep pow. Want a new all-around powder stick? Well the Malolo is just up your alle...

Sierra says: "Designed with the Custom core this board is a mellower and easy-going version compared to the Supermodel X. With a 10mm taper and a softer flex than the X makes this board easier for the not as advanced rider that still wants to rip it up in the powder and riding down the groomers. It feels like an all-mountain board but rides like a true freeride/powder board." Burton...

Sierra says: Designed with the Custom core this board is a mellower and easy-going version compared to the Supermodel X. With a 10mm taper and a softer flex than the X makes this board easier for the not as advanced rider that still wants to rip it up in the powder and riding down the groomers. It feels like an all-mountain board but rides like a true freeride/powder board. Burton says: All-mount...

Sierra says: "Designed with the Custom X core, the Supermodel X is the powder/freeride version for slaying the mountain at ultra high-speeds and dropping cliffs comfortably. The slight 10mm taper gives this board great floatation, while still allowing it to ride comfortably on the hard-pack. The N20 WFO Vision base will allow you to be aggressive and show all other that you are faster than them....

Sierra says: Designed with the Custom X core, the Supermodel X is the powder/freeride version for slaying the mountain at ultra high-speeds and dropping cliffs comfortably. The slight 10mm taper gives this board great floatation, while still allowing it to ride comfortably on the hard-pack. The N20 WFO Vision base will allow you to be aggressive and show all other that you are faster than them. It...

Sierra says: The Burton Triumph is an aggressive all mountain freeride snowboard. It has a stiffer flex for high speed control and for a more responsive ride. This board comes with a slightly tapered shape to provide excellent floatation in powder, but its not too tapered to prevent this board from being versatile. If your an intermediate to advanced rider that wants a sick board that will perfor...

Sierra Says: This board is for the rider that would rather just freeride than do tricks in the park. The tapered down tail and setback stance give this board a very surf oriented feel in the deep fresh while helping prevent the common rear leg burn from riding in the powder. This board also holds a mean edge on groomed runs and handles super well off-trail. The Solitude is perfect for the inte...

Sierra says: The Forum Roost is a killer powder-specific snowboard with a very surf-oriented feel. This board comes equipped with a tapered shape and setback stance, along with a fast base, to produce a great weapon for the deep powder. We recommend this board for the intermediate to advanced freeride/powder hound. So pick up a Roost if you spend most of your day surfing the fresh stuff or just...

Sierra says: The K2 Gyrator kills it in the deep snow... plain and simple. It is stiff, aggressive, and fast. K2 combines the hyper progressive shape with the exclusive powder rocker, bringing you the most fun in the powder you will probably ever have. We recommend the Gyrator to the intermediate to advanced rider who lives for the powder days but will still rip it on the groomers to change up th...

Sierra Says: The Snow Mullet, with the new found BTX, offers a board that is fun to ride on the groomers, but even more fun in the deep pow. With the Progressive sidecut and BTX, this board takes the tapered shape to a new level. You can float more effortlessly, and turn sharper than before. Magne-Traction makes it so you don’t have to swap out boards when everything is tracked out and icy. MTX w...

Sierra Says: The Snow Mullet, with the new found BTX, offers a board that is fun to ride on the groomers, but even more fun in the deep pow. With the Progressive sidecut and BTX, this board takes the tapered shape to a new level. You can float more effortlessly, and turn sharper than before. Magne-Traction makes it so you don’t have to swap out boards when everything is tracked out and icy. MTX wi...

Sierra says: The Design is one of the most original and renowned snowboards in Rome's lineup. One of the defining features of this board is its double nose shape. It is a directional twin, but both tips are shaped like a nose to make riding switch in softer snow almost effortless. This feature really lets you open up your freestyle arsenal in the backcountry. Also, the Design is often regar...

Sierra says: The Rome Notch is a high end snowboard designed for shredding the pow. It comes with a smooth fast base, a light core, and bamboo stringers in the tail for powerful pop. The Notch's shapes perfect each size for its own terrain. The 58 has a 19mm taper which gives it a tighter turning ability for most resort powder days, shredding tree runs with ease. As the size goes up, the No...

Sierra says: One of the most versatile, mind-blowing boards on the market, the Jeremy Jones is the essence of the saying "Go Big or Go Home!" Specially designed by the expert freerider himself, the Jeremy Jones will dominate the big mountain backcountry with ease. So if you live for the gnarliest of cliff drops or just love to rip the fresh pow, pick up a Jeremy Jones and feel your a...

Sierra says: The new revolution in freeride/powder riding. The Sick Stick gives the ultimate amount of maneuverability for the rider that finds himself needing or wanting to ride switch when in the pow. It’s a blend of freestyle and powder influence to satisfy any needs when in the backcountry. With a double taped twin shape this board floats no matter which way you ride it. Along with that it h...

The Coomba is back from last year with no changes. We classify the Coomba as a "Big Mountain" ski rather than "powder specific" This means that it has a conventional shape and could easily be adaptable as an everyday ski for someone who prioritizes deep snow far above other considerations. The Coomba fits squarely in the medium flex range among skis of this type. This is a ski ...

The Outlaw is yet another completely new ski from K2 this year. This new model is wider than in the past and has a fairly straight sidecut but like the Explorer, it is quicker turning than you might expect. This comes from the progressive sidecut which allows a pretty quick initiation at the tip but a more stable turn finish. The Outlaw also has an unusual tip shape that is a little more tapered ...

The 'Bent is back from last year with no changes. This is K2’s giant, dual rockered powder specific ski. With a 122mm waist width, dual rocker, and soft flex the 'Bent makes short work of deep snow. Unlike some skis in the category, the 'Bent has a traditional sidecut. As big, soft and rockered as it is, you might expect this ski to be useless outside of deep snow. Somewhat surprisi...