I’m going to be ranking the best snowboard brands from best to worst and giving my overall opinion on these snowboard brands. Mind you this is only my opinion some of you might agree with me on certain things and some of you might disagree with me so it’s all personal preference.
That would mean so much I’m going to have three sections to this so there’s going to be the best average and then terrible it’s not straightforward
So, the first Best Snowboard brand is going to be
Arbor:
From what I’ve experienced their boards are pretty good. Obviously, I did not have enough time to really mess with it and figure the board out but from the day that I rode an arbor. I did enjoy it but it wasn’t the best board I’ve ever written so, I definitely put it in the average column.
Specs
| Type | All Mountain | |
| Shape | Directional Twin | |
| Camber | Camber | |
| Flex | Medium | |
| Width | Regular | |
| Mounting Pattern | 2×4 | |
| Ability Level | Intermediate |
PRODUCT FEATURES
| Resort Mountain Twin |
| System Camber |
| Hand Dyed Ash Powerplay |
| Bio-Plastic Topsheet |
| Highland II Core |
| Sintered Base |
| Mixed Glassing |
| 360° Fully Wrapped Sidewalls |
| Bio-Resin |
| Recycled Steel Edges |
| Wend Natural Wax |
| Factory Tuned |
| Recycled ABS |
| 2×4 12 Pack Inserts |
| Flex: 5/10 |
Arbor Formula Rocker Midwide Snowboard 2023
The timeless mountain twin combines utility, quality componentry, and Arbor’s trusted System Technology to bring you a state-of-the-art snowboard built sustainably.
Its all-mountain performance, value, and versatile design make the Formula the obvious choice for those looking to explore the entire resort. Available in both System Camber and System Rocker.
For the second brand, a lot of you are going to really disagree with me or a lot of you are gonna back me a hundred percent on this but the brand is
Specs
| Type | Freestyle, All Mountain |
| Shape | Twin |
| Camber | Rocker |
| Flex | Medium |
| Width | Midwide |
| Mounting Pattern | 2×4 |
| Ability Level | Entry Level, Intermediate |
Product Details
- Resort Mountain Twin
- System Rocker
- Highland Core
- Sintered Base
- Biax Glassing
- 360° Fully Wrapped Sidewalls
- Recycled Steel Edges
- Wend Natural Wax
- Factory Tuned
- 2×4 10-Pack Inserts
- 3-Year Warranty
- Flex: 5/10
Nitro:
Nitro Prime is the board that’s for the person who’s looking for an affordable snowboard that can do it all for all-mountain riding.
I’ve ridden this board for a couple of months and I think it is just as good as our high-end boards but just has a little softer flex but the performance is there.
So, if that’s what you’re looking for I’m going to tell you all the details right now. It has a directional shape which means the nose is bigger than the tail.
Making it more versatile for all mountain boarding. You’re going to get a little more float in the pow and it’s just easier to initiate turns and to hang onto that turn and really rail into the turn this is going to make it more forgiving to ride.
It has a flat-out rocker profile which means it is flat. The camera profile here is flat from contact point to contact point.
So, here it’s flat all the way underneath the foot. Then you get an early lift in the nose and the tail and that early lifting nose and tail is going to give for more float in the pow. Also, make it more forgiving when turning you’re not going to catch your contact point as often.
The flat camera underfoot is just a nice comfortable camber profile for everyday boarding. It comes in a standard and wide width.
It has our all-terrain flex so a medium-style flex pattern to it has a radial side cut which means it’s one radius of a side cut from contact point to contact point.
That is just a forgiving really chill normal cruising slow turns edge-to-edge side cut. That’s very user-friendly and progression friendly.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
| FLEX: 5/10 All Terrain – Nitro’s most versatile flex pattern combines Nitro’s signature pop with the smooth response for tearing up the entire mountain. |
| SHAPE: Directional Shape Radial Sidecut – The simplest and most common of all sidecuts: one single radius makes this sidecut extremely versatile and predictable. |
| CORE: Power Core – Power Core uses tip-to-tail poplar wood that provides lightweight strength and the perfect blend of flex, response, and feel. |
| LAMINATES Bi-Lite Laminates – Nitro’s rider-trusted Bi-Lite Laminates are engineered for a powerful riding style and a refined board feels. |
| BASE: Premium Extruded FH Base – Durability, speed, and low maintenance all in one ultra clear base material. The FH Base takes the abuse of rail and urban riding like no other. |
| BINDING COMPATIBILITY: 2 x 4 Insert Pattern |
SPECS
| Type | All Mountain |
| Shape | Directional |
| Camber | Flat, Flat/Rocker |
| Flex | Medium |
| Width | Regular |
| Mounting Pattern | 2×4 |
| Ability Level | Entry Level |
Ride: One of the best snowboard brands
Now if you guys have been around for these past two seasons, I’ve been riding my 2019 ride twin pig and that thing is probably one of my favorite boards I’ve ever had
It fits me perfectly it is on the stiffer side but it does have a little bit of play in the flex so I’m a little bit okay. That car is really nice.
The base is super-fast they’re very durable just overall the durability the feeling and just the look-wise of my ride and just the boards that they make are just really awesome. so, I’m definitely gonna have to put Ride in the best column because they make some solid boards.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
| CAMBER PROFILE: Directional Standard Camber – A directional shape with a hybrid profile that has more camber than a rocker. |
| FLEX: Medium Response |
| SHAPE: Tapered Elliptical Progressive Sidecut – Designed exclusively for the Commissioner, this sidecut combines tight elliptical curvature at the tip and tail to provide low-speed initiation and response with a larger radial section between the feet for high-speed stability and tracking. |
| CORE: Performance™ Core – High-strength Aspen is combined with Bamboo and lightweight Paulownia wood to provide the perfect balance of strength and light. |
| BASE: Sintered, Stone Ground Base – High-end sintered 4000 Ptex base material that is more durable, harder, and faster than extruded. |
| LAMINATES: Double Impact Plates – Added underneath each binding area to improve compressive strength and prevent board breaks where it matters most. Offered in two levels, Single and Double. |
| BINDING COMPATIBILITY: 2 x 4 Inserts |
| SIDEWALLS: Slimewalls® – RIDE’s exclusive Slimewalls® are forgiving and ductile, absorbing impacts rather than defending against them. |
| TOPSHEET: Topless Construction – By transferring graphics directly to the fiberglass, Topless Construction removes the need to have any top sheet material. |
CONSTRUCTION FEATURES
- Directional Standard Camber
- Tapered Elliptical Progressive Sidecut
- Sintered, Stone Ground Base Performance Core
- Slime Walls
- Double Impact Plates
- Carbon Array 3
- Topless Topsheet
- Hybrid Glass
- Roll-in construction
Ride Sizing:
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Now the fourth Best Snowboard brands is gonna be
Salomon:
I’ve only ridden their boards a couple of times and they are pretty good boards but not to my liking so I’m gonna put them in average.
It’s just like every time I strap into a Salomon doesn’t feel right, they do have a huge variety of boards. They have really stiff boards; they have really flexible boards.
You can get some in the middle like their board selection is really really good. I would definitely consider buying a Solomon in the future if I find the right one.
PRODUCT DETAILS
| CAMBER PROFILE: Rock Out Camber – Flat between your bindings for stability, camber near the feet for a response, and rocker on the tip/tail for press ability. |
| FLEX: Medium-Stiff Flex – The most versatile flex because it is equally responsive and friendly, giving riders peak performance all over the mountain. |
| SHAPE: Directional Twin – Has slightly more nose than tail, but rides just like a True Twin. |
| CORE: Aspen Select Core – Every single FSC-certified wood strip is hand selected to ensure unparalleled core quality and lightness. |
| LAMINATES: Biax MD – Medium-density European-made fiberglass layers guarantee a consistent quality level, for light and lively boards. |
| SIDEWALLS: Royal Cork Rails – Protect the planet and your edges with this eco version of Royal Rubber Rails. All the impact and chatter absorption you need. |
| EDGES: All-Mountain Edge Bevel – A 1° edge holding tune throughout the key parts of the sidecut meets a 2° bevel between the feet. This delivers the most solid edge hold with no hang-ups. |
| BINDING COMPATIBILITY: 2 x 4 Insert Pattern |
| BASE: Sintered EG – Engineered for a super fast glide in everything from fresh pow to sticky spring snow. |
The fifth best snowboard brand, it’s gonna be
Never Summer:
The shaper is truly one of the most versatile boards in our line. It is a directional twin. So, it has a centered flex pattern which we accomplish here with these grinds.
For somebody that’s spinning an occasional lap in a park, it is perfect. But it is a directional profile so in our fusion profile we have heavy camber under the back foot. Give you a lot of pressure and pop.
So, it gives you a super amount of spring out of an ollie. Put a little more rocker into the front foot for that surfy feel.
Then that early rise nose for those deeper days and then if it’s ball deep to a giraffe you can use our blower stance and really set that stance back so that balance flex pattern.
But a directional profile makes it really versatile for riding in all conditions. I would recommend the shaper twin for pretty much anybody but somebody that wants that balance feels that is going to be doing a little bit of freestyle but wants the performance of our Shaper series.
PRODUCT DETAILS
| CAMBER PROFILE: Fusion Rocker Camber + Early Rise Nose – Introducing Fusion RC. Twin in length, yet tapered in direction, the Shaper gives you balanced and exceptional performance in every terrain. |
| FLEX: Flex Rating – 6/10. Dampness Rating – 5/10. A mid flex that can handle speed yet is still playful enough to take into the park. |
| SHAPE: Vario Power Grip Sidecut – Vario Power Grip Sidecut utilizes multiple radiuses creating extra contact points to enhance edge hold. Taper – 10mm |
| CORE: NS Superlight Wood Core – Never Summer uses a custom blend of wood species that was created to be the lightest weight yet durable core on the market. |
| LAMINATES: Carbon Max Laminate Technology – More carbon equals more power and performance. STS Pretensioned Fiberglass – The world’s best snowboard fiberglass, period. |
| SIDEWALLS: Sintered P-Tex Sidewalls – Never Summer was the first snowboard company to use and perfect Sintered P-Tex Sidewalls, and they’ve never seen one crack. |
| BASE: Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base – Crown Plastics has developed an exclusive, super fast, durable sintered base specifically for higher-end boards. |
| TOPSHEET: Premium Coextruded Polymer Topsheet – The Premium Topsheet is a durable, lightweight, scratch and chip-resistant fiber-backed thermoplastic. |
| ADDITIONAL FEATURES: P-Tex Tip/Tail Protection – Boards with P-Tex Tip/Tail Protection have UHMW plastic, or P-Tex which is a softer molecular material that not only seals and protects the wood core but also absorbs vibration and impact. |
| BINDING COMPATIBILITY: 2×4 Inserts + Blower Inserts Blower Inserts – Allow you to set bindings back to give extra float on deeper pow days |
BOARD SIZE CHART
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Capita:
I’ve only ridden this board one time and it was like on capita they make some very very very good boards and I did like the one that I did ride.
I was originally gonna buy that board but they didn’t have the right size for me. The guy directed me to my ride and you guys know how I feel about my ride so that worked out great from my experience with that board.
It was super fun it was super playful. It seems like with most capitals it’s really on the flexible side and less on the firm side.
I do really like that but sometimes they can be a little bit too noodly and that’s not the worst thing that can be really really fun they’re super light they’re super easy to spin around.
But what I was saying is my friends have told me that the board delaminates very quickly. Now my friend Zach had capita and I think he had it for like a year or something like that and it started to delaminate really bad.
So, we had to get a brand-new board. So that’s like the main issue that I hear from capita owners. They have had capita in the past or currently have one so just keep that in mind if you’re looking into capita but this board is really hard to figure out what slot to put it in.
I almost want to put it between best and average but I would have to say that this board is average just because of the delamination problems that I’ve heard about.
PRODUCT DETAIL
| CAMBER PROFILE: Resort V2 Profile – This revolutionary all-terrain shape provides the best of both worlds. |
| FLEX: Flex Rating – 6.5/10 (1=Soft,10=Stiff) Directional Flex |
| SHAPE: New Age Directional – NEW AGE DIRECTIONAL sidecuts are progressive sidecuts, which also incorporate a reverse sidecut arc in the midsection of the board. DEATH GRIP™. Directional Shape |
| CORE: Hover Core – An energetic core that is ultra-light and strong with excellent dampening properties. |
| SIDEWALLS: Full ABS1000 Sidewalls |
| EDGES: 360 Degree HRC48 Steel Edges |
| TOPSHEET: PAM16000™ Topsheet with Metallic Underlay PLT™ Topsheet Technology – PLT™ technology is exclusive to CAPiTA MFG and magically bonds the topsheet to an already-pressed snowboard. |
| TOPSHEET: PAM16000™ Topsheet with Metallic Underlay PLT™ Topsheet Technology – PLT™ technology is exclusive to CAPiTA MFG and magically bonds the top sheet to an already-pressed snowboard. |
| BINDING COMPATIBILITY: Stainless Steel 2 x 4 Inserts |
BOARD SIZE CHART
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The final board for the seventh-best snowboard brands 2023 I’m going to be mentioning is
Kemper:
Now I currently own a Kemper and let me tell you they make the best boards I have ever ridden in my life. They are so insanely good board construction is solid it’s super playful it’s super flexy not too flexy where it’s really noodly but just at the right flex.
Those boards carve really really well they’re super light and they’re very very durable too now I’ve only ridden this board a couple of times because I bought this board at the end of last season.
So only a couple of months ago but that’s when all hell broke loose in the world. Everything closed down and I couldn’t really ride it at all after that one time.
That really tested the quality of this board when I went to Tuckerman’s ravine on Mount Washington. now when I say this terrain on this mountain is confusing and it’s sketchy and it’s just like unpredictable terrain.
I’ve ever snowboarded on like I’m being for real you guys have no idea how impulsive the terrain is until you’re strapped in and ready to drop in and that there’s Ryan the Kemper and that board performs so well.
I could not be happier with my decision to bring that board because it was perfect for what I was doing for me to rank Kemper it should be obvious to you guys but I’m definitely going to put it in the best category is by far my favorite board I’ve ever owned.
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How do I choose a snowboard style?
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