Freestyle riding is about expressing yourself through your bag of tricks. It’s the one type of snowboarding where you can start to hear a little voice in your head. You know the voice. It’s the one encouraging you to add that next 180 to your spin or taunting you to jib every feature in the park. It’s the voice that urges you to try new tricks because it knows once you land them, there is no better feeling on this planet. It’s the voice that drives your progression and makes park riding incredibly fun.
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I love that rush that park riding brings me, so I am constantly trying out new freestyle boards to see if any of their upgraded tech features can help me progress just a little bit more each year. The list of boards below are my recommendations for 2025’s best park snowboards.
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The Capita Ultrafear ($549.95) is a true twin-shaped freestyle snowboard that can do all types of park riding exceptionally well while still being stable enough for cruising the entire resort. The Ultrafear snowboard was named after that little bit of fear you get right before hitting the jump line in the park. This snowboard deck is highly resilient and will hold up to all the demands of hitting rails in the street or riding in at your favorite resort’s park.
Every year, Capita makes small improvements to its boards. For the 2026 season, they’ve made a pretty neat update by bringing back the Ultrafear’s original rounded-off nose and tail shape. This gives the board a classic, retro Capita-style look almost retro look, while keeping the Ultrafear’s award-winning personality and feel the same. Here’s an image comparing this season’s new rounded shape on the left with the old pointed shape on the right.
In addition to the new shape, the 2026 Ultrafear returns with the same Resort V1 + Flat Kick Tech profile that it had last season. This profile gives you all the power and pop of a traditional camber board, but with the playful, forgiving feel of a reverse camber board. Here’s a diagram of what it would look like if you looked at the new Ultrafear from the side.
The profile is a highlight of the Ultrafear because it makes landing spins a little easier. If you’re slightly off axis, you can land, skirt your weight around and ride away clearn. It also gives you a few flatter points that help make balancing your jibs a little easier.
The Ultrafear also got some new construction tech for 2026. It’s built with the same P2 Superlight Core™, which is a combination of paulownia and polar strategically placed to maximize the board’s pop and durability while keeping it as lightweight as possible. On top of that, Capita added a Hybrid Carbon HolySheet™ directly interwoven with tip-to-tail Carbon Boosters, giving this board an extra boost of pop, power, and stability. This is the same lightweight core the Capita DOA has been built on for the past two seasons, and it’s a huge reason this board is so lightweight and easy to maneuver in the air.
The Ultrafear is also incredibly durable thanks to its new 1.5mm Full Cork Edge Dampening System. The cork is lighter than the rubber that’s typically used in the sidewalls of park boards. The cork is placed between the steel edge and the sidewall to give the Ultrafear more protection against impacts from the side (like if you accidentally slap your tail against the support leg of a rail). The cork also acts like a dampening agent to soften your landings and help absorb the chatter you feel while you ride. It gives the Ultrafear a higher end feel from most other park boards.
To top it all off, Capita upgraded the base to the new SUPERDRIVE™ ADV BASE. This is a higher-end sintruded base that offers some benefits of both sintered and extruded bases. It’s got a surface hardness and glide that are right up there with a higher-end sintered base, but it’s still incredibly durable and easy to repair (like an extruded base) if you happen to get any deeper scratches while hitting rails or boxes in the park. The best part is it won’t require as much waxing maintenance as a full sintered base.
Overall, the Ultrafear is the perfect park board for anyone looking for a board that makes jibbing, jumping, and cruising just feel a little bit easier.
Incredibly Durable – Cork Edge Dampening System and Hybrid Carbon HolySheet™ with Carbon Boosters.
New shape with a classic, rounded nose.
The Resort V1 + Flat Kick Tech profile is both playful and aggressive when you need it to be.
The upgraded SUPERDRIVE™ ADV Base is fast, durable, and easy to repair.
360 durable edges.
Cons
Flex is on the stiffer side yet still very pressable with some effort.
Base isn’t the fastest base you can buy (but it’s a huge upgrade from previous versions).
What I Love About This Board: I took this board to Woodward in Park City, Utah, and had a blast pressing it on every feature I could find. This is a board that locks into rails while still being able to hit jumps exceptionally well.
Similar Board to Check Out: The new Capita Darkhorse is similar to the Ultrafear just $50 less expensive.
The Evil Twin has been the best-selling board on Bataleon’s freestyle lineup since 2003. Three years ago the board came out in a new premium version with an even lighter core, a faster base, and additional carbon stringers to give it an unreal level of pop. This premium version is called the Bataleon Evil Twin Plus ($729.95), and it’s an incredible board for any rider looking to level up in the park.
So what’s new for the 2026 Evil Twin Plus?
If it’s been awhile since you’ve looked at the Evil Twin plus, it now has a new, more rounded shape in its nose and tail. Other than that, the only other new details are its new all black graphics. The tech is identical to last year’s version, but why change it if it’s already phenomenal?
The Evil Twin Plus is the park board I chose to ride all of last season, so if you would like to learn more about it, you can read my in-depth review of the Bataleon Evil Twin Plus.
For me, what makes this such a standout board is that it has the ability to feel catch-free on rails, poppy and stable for jumps, and it’s exceptionally fast.
Typically, park boards are good for either jibbing or jumping, and the Evil Twin Plus has everything a progressing park rider could ever need to do both built right into one board.
The Evil Twin Plus’ camber profile gives the deck stability for carving and hitting jumps. However, what makes this board unique from other freestyle boards is its 3BT™ (triple base technology) with SideKick™ technology. This means that the board’s nose and tail have a spoon-like shape, with the board’s contact points lifted off of the snow.
Here is an image of what the board looks like while it is resting flat on its base. This shows the angle of the uplifted contact points.
The main benefit of having Bataleon’s 3BT is that it improves the board’s turn initiation, making it easier to ride and feel catch-free for park riding. That’s important because this is a well-rounded park board that can jib without getting hung up on its edges.
This board has an unreal level of pop, which makes it phenomenal for hitting jumps, too. Bataleon gave this board a traditional camber profile with additional carbon stringers running through it. The added carbon gives the Bataleon Evil Twin Plus an extra springboard-like pop to help launch you off jumps of all sizes. Additionally, the 3BT makes landing new tricks on this board easier because if you’re slightly off-axis, you can simply skirt your shoulders around to revert and ride away.
Lastly, the Evil Twin Plus has one of the fastest bases I have ever ridden in a park board. This board’s ability to accelerate rapidly is such a valuable feature for anyone who tends to ride a busy terrain park where you need to stop and wait for other riders often. This board’s base allows you to quickly gain the speed required to hit features of all sizes.
If you’re looking for one board that can jib and jump while helping you progress your park riding, go with the Evil Twin Plus.
Pros
Medium/ Soft flex makes it easier to press and butter
The fastest base in a park board
A massive level of pop
Playful and stable feel perfect for park riding
Catch free ride thanks to 3BT™
The true twin shape
Cons
It’s pretty expensive. It’s a premium board at a premium price.
You have to be a little more precise with straight jib tricks like 50-50s due to the 3BT™
It can take some getting used to riding with 3BT™ (It’s easy to ride; it just takes some time to master its nuances)
What I Love About This Board: This board’s fast base made it possible to hit some features other riders couldn’t. I grew to love that.
Similar Board to Check Out: The Bataleon Disaster Plus is also phenomenal if you like the sound of this, but want something that is softer for jibbing.
Here is the basic summary of what you should look for, though.
If you’re looking to jib ,or slide across rails a lot, go with a softer, more pressable (flexible) board. I made a jibbing snowboard buying guide for more to help you find the right jib board.
If you’re mainly looking to hit jumps, use a stiffer, more responsive board to help you land. As you look through the boards below, look at the note that says “Flex,” for hitting jumps you’ll want a board that is labeled medium or stiff in this field.
If you’d like to both jib and jump, go with a board that has a medium “Flex” noted. Boards with a medium flex will offer enough response to land the jumps you’re hitting while still being flexible enough to press on park features.
If you want a board that can hit the park and also carve well outside of the park, I wrote a detailed list of the best all mountain freestyle snowboards. Every board on that list is tuned for freestyle riding while still being an exceptional carver.
The Rome Artifact Pro ($559.95) is a mid flexing (5/10) true twin freestyle snowboard that’s designed specifically to help you ride every single inch of your local park. It is an explosively poppy board that allows you to launch jumps of all sizes while having tech features built into its tips to make nose pressing on features feel easier.
The Artifact Pro is the higher-end version of Rome’s best-selling park board, the Artifact. The Pro version has all of those same award-winning features, just taken up a few notches to make it snappier, damper, and faster for only $60 more.
The Artifact Pro has a true twin shape with a traditional camber profile. What I loved most about this deck was how easy it was to nose press while still offering an extra boost of pop. It’s the type of well-balanced park board that does whatever you need it to, and the main feature highlighted to make that happen is the special-shaped nose and tail Rome calls their “Twin Double Kick” nose and tail. This means the nose has an extra angle to it that you can balance on and pop from.
If you were to look at either the nose or tail of this board, it would look like this.
This unique Double Kick shape in the tips also helps make landings feel a bit more forgiving, and the extra angle helps make buttering feel easier, too.
The core of the Artifact Pro was designed specifically to withstand aggressive park riding thanks to the “Carbon HotRods” that run from the board’s center through the nose and tail. These HotRods give the board an extra boost of snappy, powerful pop for explosive ollies and nollies while still allowing for a pressable and stable ride. Rome also added the new “Flax Impact Plates” around both of the binding inserts. These are woven flax mats that work to absorb the shock of your landings by distributing impact through the surface of the board. These also work to absorb chatter as you ride, offering a smoother, higher-end feel over most park boards at the same price point.
The base of the Pro version was also upgraded to Rome’s “SinterStrong Base.” It’s a relatively low-maintenance Sintred base that’s built to withstand the abuse of hitting rails and icy landings.
Overall, this is a monster of a park board at a pretty low price point. If you’re looking for a tried and true mid flexing camber deck that can jib incredibly well and still blast off jumps, this is the one to go with.
Pros
Great for both jibbing and jumping
Perfect for nose or tail pressing with extra angle in tips
Feels like a higher end board at the price of an entry level board
Incredibly durable with Flax Impact Plates and a SinterStrong Base.
Explosive pop and snap thanks to Carbon HotRod tech
Cons
Not the most beginner friendly
Some will prefer the looser flex of the non pro Artifact (this is a little stiffer to boost its pop and response).
What I Love About This Board: I rode it on a very icy park day, and it was so forgiving, that I powered through some landings that I should have caught my edge on.
Similar Board to Check Out: The new Arbor Danny Kass Park Pro is very similar to this board just with a shape that makes it a little better for cruising outside of the park, so if you like this and just want more all-mountain response, check out the Danny Kass pro.
The new flat-based version of the Gilson Undead Snowboard ($566.10 after the 10% discount) is the perfect jib board for getting those incredibly tall nose presses on while still offering some stability underfoot.
For the 2026 season, you can now get The Undead with a new traditional base option. Until this point, Gilson made all of their boards with a unique 3D Base tech, where the edges of the snowboard were raised a few millimeters for a more catch-free, forgiving ride. Gilson called the 3d base their butter pad and “soft edge” technology. Here’s an image of what it looked like.
Now, imagine the butter clips you could get if the risk of catching your edges was completely eliminated altogether? Well, that was the primary benefit of Gilson’s 3D base tech.
But the catch-free tech wasn’t the only thing making the Undead one of the best jib boards for rail jams. This board also has an incredibly soft flex pattern at a 4/10 flex rating (that feels closer to a 3/10). Now, when that soft feel is combined with the board’s hybrid rocker profile (a rocker profile between your feet and two camber zones underfoot), you get a board that’s so ridiculously easy to press into rails and boxes that it feels like a cheat code where you simply lean forward a little and you’re pressing.
Here’s a diagram of what the profile of the Undead looks like if you were to look at the board from the side.
Now, I’ll be honest with you, Gilson’s 3D soft edges aren’t for everyone, and they weren’t for me. I prefer the edge hold of a traditional feeling flat based “normal” snowboard.
The good news is that for the 2026 season, Gilson started making a normal flat-based version of the Undead. So now, you can get all the flex and profile jibbing benefits of the Undead with the grip benefits of the edges not being raised off the base. And you can tune or detune your edges how you need to just like any other park board.
The normal flat based version of the Undead is exactly what I needed for this board to become the perfect jib board in my quiver for doing nose and presses. It’s become my quiver’s secret weapon for rail jams.
This board is also volume shifted, so you can ride it six centimeters shorter than your normal park board. The wider platform makes it feel a little easier to balance on presses.
The only trade-off with the new flat-based version of the Undead is that now it’s a bit harder to butter with, so if you’re mainly into flat-ground tricks, get the 3D base for the additional $20. Otherwise, if you’re looking for a park board that will help you win rail jams because it is incredibly flexible and easy to get a tall press while still offering pop and stability for small to medium jumps, then check out the new Gilson Undead with the flat base.
Pros
So easy to press / Getting tall nose presses is as easy as leaning forward.
Option of getting a catch-free 3d base or a traditional flat base
You can size down by 3-6cm / Lowering swing weight / Easier to spin and press
Made in the USA
5 year warranty
Cons
The sintered base requires waxing it often, so you will need to maintain it for it to stay fast.
It can be on the expensive side, so use the coupon code shared below.
Similar Board to Check Out: The Never Summer Easy Rider is similar to the Flat Undead, it’s just geared more to the rider who wants to spend a good portion of their time exploring the entire resort.
The Jones Tweaker ($529.95) was added to the Jones Snowboard lineup two seasons ago as the first park-focused board in the lineup. For the new 2026 season, it now comes in a premium version called the Tweaker Pro ($599.95). The Tweaker Pro has all of the same features as the Tweaker, just with a faster base, more carbon for pop, and Koroyd to make it the dampest park board you can buy.
While the Tweaker and Tweaker Pro are primarily intended for park riding, they also include a handful of other tech features that make them versatile enough to be your daily driver in all types of conditions. Both versions of the Tweaker have a traditional camber profile with a blunted nose and tail. The blunted shape keeps the weight of the board down while allowing you to hit jumps without interfering with how this snowboard performs while carving in any way.
One feature that stands out with the Tweaker and Tweaker Pro against other park boards is how well of an edge hold you can get on these boards. The Tweaker and Tweaker Pro both feature Jones’ Traction Tech 2.0 edges. This means that there is a wavy, serrated edge that you carve with on both the Tweaker and Tweaker Pro snowboards. The serrated edge adds additional contact points and grips as you carve. The waved edges work with the camber profile of this board to offer a firmer grip to the snow as you turn edge to edge.
This image shows the additional contact points in the Tweaker. The additional contact points are highlighted in orange.
The standard version of the Jones Tweaker is a medium flexing snowboard in the center with a stiffer flexing nose and tail. The hybrid flex gives the board an additional level of pop while making it stable enough to stomp your landings off of larger kickers. The Tweaker Pro is made to be a bit stiffer at around a 7/10 flex. The stiffer flex makes it the more responsive carver and a better option for hitting massive jumps.
Both versions of the board have a 3d spoon-like curvature in their nose and tail. This image shows the spoon-like curvature to give you an idea of how this looks when rested on a flat surface.
This 3d feature combines with the camber board profile to help the board butter, float in powder, and give this board a catch-free feel while still being incredibly responsive.
Jones added a poplar wood core to keep the board lightweight and durable. The base of Tweaker is a fast sintered base called the Sintered 8000 Base, and the Pro version is even faster with its Sintered 9900 base. With both being sintered, you’ll want to keep them waxed regularly to ensure they’ll be fast for you.
Also, check out our in-depth reviews of the Jones Tweaker and Jones Tweaker Pro. Besides the board’s new graphic and three additional sizes (149, 160W, and 162), the 2024 version of this board shares all of the same features as the 2023 version. On snow, the 2024 Jones Tweaker rides exactly the same as it did last season, and that’s a good thing.
If you’re looking for a versatile all-mountain freestyle snowboard that can rip all-conditions ready outside of the park, check out the Jones Tweaker snowboard.
So which version should you get the Tweaker or the Tweaker Pro?
Most park riders will love the regular version of the Jones Tweaker. It has an approachable medium flex that makes it perfect for hitting both jumps and pressing into rails.
The Tweaker Pro is for the advanced rider looking for a board that is responsive enough to handle massive jumps. Its stiffer flex and dampened core deliver exceptional pop and stability, making it a top choice for pushing your park riding to the next level.
Pros
Twin shape with blunted tips – helps jumps and spins
3d profile – Helps with landing off axis
Traction Tech 2.0 – Helps improve its edge hold even while carving on ice
Eco friendly materials
3 year warranty
Cons
Even the non-pro version might be too stiff and aggressive for some riders who want a softer, jib board
They aren’t the cheapest option.
What I Love About This Board: I love how it’s a park board that tracks well on ice and has a flex pattern that’s ready for anything.
Similar Board to Check Out: The Jones Rally Cat is a similar to this board just with a slightly setback stance. It’s also $50 cheaper.
The GNU Head Space ($579.99) is a freestyle asymmetrical twin snowboard. It is the pro model board for GNU team rider Forest Bailey. This board is also on the top of our excellent boards for jibbing list, too.
A few season’s ago, the Head Space was updated to a new pill shape with a rounded-off nose and tail. The 2026 version keeps that same shape, so if it’s been a while since you’ve looked at the Head Space, it’s a twin shape with a more rounded off nose and tail now rather than an asymmetrical shape.
The new Head Space has a familiar, freestyle board feel that is easy to ride and very simple to get used to. It’s an outstanding park board that is simple to nosepress while still being stable enough to easily hit medium-sized jumps.
This deck has the C3 profile shape to help give it a ton of pop, maintain control and precision, and remain flexible for jibs and rails. The C3 camber profile shape is described as a camber-dominant snowboard. It has a mild rocker between your feet and camber under your feet to the nose or tail. The profile gives this board a playful feel while still maintaining the responsive feel of camber right under your bindings.
The Head Space features Magne-Traction Serrated Edges, giving it a few extra contact points to help it grip down in ice and firmer snow. The Gnu Head Space snowboard has a designated heelside and toeside edge to help make it easy to ride and pliable while maintaining a fierce edge hold.
This board is excellent for park features, and it still packs a lot of technology into it that will also help you outside of the park. The flex rating of this snowboard is around a medium 5/10. It will offer stability and be playful if you put some effort into your butters and presses. Overall, if you are looking for a freestyle snowboard where you can be confident going sideways into nose and tail slides and catch-free if landing slightly off-axis on jumps, this is the deck for you.
Pros
The c3 profile shape
Magne-Traction™: Unreal edge hold
This is easy to ride – The asymmetrical shape makes this board easier to carve and hold your balance on.
Fast sintered base
Cons
Limited 1-year manufacturer warranty (some of the other warranties are a little longer)
Might not be the best in deeper conditions. (Intended for park)
The base will require some waxing and maintenance to keep it fast
What I Love About This Board: I love how versatile this board is. It’s poppy, but yet still pressable. It’s also the most locked-in I’ve felt into a carve on a park board. The Magne Traction edges have helped keep me safe on a few overly icy days where I should have just stayed out of the park.
Similar Board to Check Out: The Lib Tech Off Ramp is very close to the GNU Head Space, just with a stiffer flex for more response and pop for blasting off jumps. They both have Magne Traction and the same construction tech.
Steve Weber is the passionate snowboarder, skateboarder, and author behind Board of the World. He understands that most gear reviews focus on having the perfect snow conditions, but his testing methodology is different. Living in Pennsylvania, Steve describes exactly how a board performs when the conditions aren’t perfect. His reviews cover performance on ice, hardpack, and flat-out brick conditions. In other words, he reviews boards for the conditions that East Coast riders actually face.
Bringing 27 years of East Coast snowboarding and 21 years of skateboarding experience, Steve is a 42-year-old intermediate park rider. His recommendations are informed by decades of battling icy conditions, ensuring every review accounts for the board’s performance on the roughest of terrain.
For the last five years, Steve has poured his passion into writing in-depth, unbiased reviews that help riders make informed decisions about the gear they’ll use. He also works part-time at a snowboard shop in Northeastern Pennsylvania, which gives him a direct line to learning about the new gear tech months in advance. When he’s not writing reviews, Steve is often found riding at Montage Mountain and testing out new boards.
Steve’s goal with Board of the World is simple: to help every reader find the right gear so they can have fun outside from the first time they use it.
