Check out this trailer for Floating Pyramids, an epic-looking film about the powder triumvirate of WA – Japan – Alaska. Are those some Stevens Pass powerlines in there?
Floating Pyramids Trailer – A 4K film by Captain Ron from Sean Fithian on Vimeo.
Snowboards for kids who rip: Jones Prodigy
This post is part of a series on Snowboards for kids who rip. See the original post for the full list of boards.
Jones Prodigy
Now here’s a board I’m really stoked on! It’s a brand new board from Jones, and it sounds like they’ve put a lot of effort into making a killer board for kids. It’s a directional twin with the new spoon nose technology for easier turn initiation (I’m just going on what they’re telling me here – sounds like the Yes 20/20’s powder hull design that everyone loved last year). Super sweet graphics, magnetraction, and a medium flex. It’s a rocker-camber-rocker shape.
I’d be all over this like butter on toast except for the directional twin shape. As an all-mountain ripper I have no doubt that this thing is incredible. But my kid’ll be doing a lot of park riding as well as all-mountain ripping this year, so I’m thinking he’ll be better off on a true twin. If I could afford two boards for the kid? TAKE MY MONEY.
(From poring over specs, it looks like it’s a 20mm setback that makes it directional; no mention of different flex front and back.)
Plus Jeremy Jones himself said that this is just the beginning of their kids line, so I’m super stoked to see what comes next!!
Snowboards for kids who rip
It’s really hard to find a good snowboard for a little kid who rips. There’s plenty of boards for little kids who are just getting started – super soft, raised edges, flat camber, perhaps cheaper materials. But if your 8 year old is hitting boxes and rails in the park, shredding deep powder, and riding the double-blacks on the mountain, you’re likely looking for a board that can keep up with him – or at least give him the edge he needs to keep progressing.
Here are the boards that I’ve sifted out of the stack as being “non-beginner” boards. On many of these, it’s damn hard to tell – their websites give a marketing-y overview, with some catchwords, but don’t really explain who the board is designed for. If you have direct experience with any of these boards (or boards I haven’t covered) feel free to contact me!
I’ll be adding to the list below as I finish each new page.
Boards for kids who rip:
In the pipeline:
- Lib Tech Banana Blaster
- and more…