2025 Best/Top/Favorite 2025 Alternative Freeride Snowboards - An Honest List For Average Riders

[@gkl68]

Picked up a mantaray cuz of your review. Looking forward to try it this season!

[@bretthadley2043]

Korua boards should be on every top 5 list. Great video and info as always.

[@DrCrimp-sg5pb]

I agree 🙌. I have 3 of them and used to be such a Korua fanatic that I lost track/wasn’t giving other boards the attention they deserved. Now this offseason I bought 3 boards (2 second hand). And I prefer them over the Koruas I own. Let’s say… I couple are very similar but have a couple of things that make them different. The alchemist is a beast in its own league 🫡 haha

[@alexcarpen3201]

Im just a little surprised the Dancehaul/dancehaul pro hasnt made the list this year. But what a great list, having any of those boards would be a treat for absolutely anybody. Thanks for a great video James!

[@thegoodridesnow]

Dancehaul will be on the Short Wide list I'm working on next. Thanks!

[@alexcarpen3201]

@thegoodridesnow keep ripping dude! Sadly i was very hyped about the wide when i bought it but a trend i keep seeing with these short wide boards is that the longer the board, the closer it is to regular wide. There are just a handful of boards that are really wide in the large sizes. Dont get me wrong, i love my board (157 dancehaul) but i sometimes wish it was just a bit wider. Like a warpig in my size would be. What is your opinion on the matter?

[@guybenshushan523]

@@thegoodridesnow Will the excavator also be there? :)

[@patrickwu8415]

Jones mind expander size recommendation: Which size do you recommend 154 or 158 for 5’11 (180cm）， 156lbs (72kg, 75kg max sometimes) and US 9.5 boot size ? Thank you very much!❤

[@cb1p111]

158...longer effective edge... Better ride

[@patrickwu8415]

@ would it be too much for my weight?