The Best Snowboards of 2022: A Summary of All the Top Gear of the Season

Best All-Mountain Snowboards

Capita Defenders Of Awesome (the Doa) 2022 Snowboard

• Pop – The carbon running through this board will launch you.
• Light
• “The go anywhere, do anything freestyle deck.”

Burton Custom Flying V 2022 Snowboard

• Playful flex – The Custom Flying V is great for butters and presses.
• This is great for pop.

Capita Super Doa 2022 Snowboard

• Playful and Stable
• Good in all terrain
• Damp / stable board that absorbs shock and chatter
• Pop – this has the same carbon that runs through the traditional DOA.

Lib Tech Travis Rice Golden Orca Snowboard 2022

• All of the powder ready benefits of the traditional orca in a super charged all-mountain deck.
• Its directional shape.
• Built to be insanely lightweight and durable
• Rides switch (the regular orca didn’t)
• Magne Traction – Insanely good edge hold when riding in icy or poor conditions

Lib Tech Travis Rice Orca Snowboard 2022

• Edge hold / gripper – This will give you a perfect carve in hardpack and powder.
• Turns well – The rocker hybrid profile will help you connect your turns.
• Volume shifted – able to size down (it is wider than most decks)

Never Summer Proto Ultra Snowboard 2022

• Pop
• Fast base – This has Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base the fastest Never Summer has ever used.
• Damping System – This absorbs shock and chatter in all conditions.
• lightweight

Ride MTNPIG Snowboard 2022

• Speed
• Good in hardpack groomers and powder
• Damp / stable board that absorbs shock and chatter

GNU Men’s GWO 2022 Snowboard

• Magne-Traction® for effortless riding on rough snow
• Ridiculously flexible
• Beginner friendly / lightweight and forgiving
• Made in the USA

Capita Mega Merc Snowboard 2022

• One deck that can truly do it all with a ton of premium quality materials and tech features
• Super light core
• Slightly set back stance – perfect for all conditions and even park
• Incredibly fast base
• Responsive traditional camber profile with a stiffer 6 out of 10 flex

Never Summer Proto Synthesis Snowboard 2022

• Carbon added for pop and responsiveness
• Lightweight
• Durable laminates and sidewalls
• 3 year Warranty
• Fast base – This has Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base the fastest Never Summer has ever used.
• Its stiffer flex and dampness.

Jones Mountain Twin 2022 Snowboard

• Damp ride thanks to the dual-density full premium wood core featuring a 2:1 paulownia to poplar stringer ratio
• Directional Shape / Stability while riding switch
• Three-year warranty (two-year warranty with a one free year extension)
• Its shape. All mountain twin that can carve like a directional freeride snowboard.
• Pre-Broken in – All Jones boards come with “Forever Flex.” A machine was used to mimic extreme riding.

Lib Tech Skate Banana 2022 Snowboard

• The hybrid rocker profile makes this easy to ride.
• Magne Traction’s edge hold
• Its twin shape.

Arbor Element Camber 2022 Snowboard

• Versatile – one board to do it all / all-rounder
• Raised contact points for a more forgiving ride
• Its directional shape.
• Arbor’s commitment to sustainability

Best Women’s All-Mountain Snowboards

GNU Asym Ladies Choice C2X Women’s 2022 Snowboard

• Asymmetrical twin shape – this makes it easier to carve / allows you to ride longer with less fatigue in your legs
• Light, durable, and poppy core
• Sintered base
• Magne traction edges – the edge hold is incredible even on ice
• An excellent do it all snowboard
• Hand made in the USA

Never Summer Lady West Snowboard

• The unique Fusion Rocker Camber shape
• Smoot ride thanks to the RDS 2 Damping System
• Responsive edge to edge
• Carbon adds tons of pop

Jones Women’s Flagship 2022 Snowboard

• Directional shape with a setback stance – Helps it float in powder
• 3d profile – Helps turn initiation
• Traction Tech 3.0 – Helps improve its edge hold even while carving on ice
• Eco friendly materials
• 3 year warranty

Never Summer Proto Synthesis Snowboard

• Carbon added for pop and responsiveness
• Lightweight
• Durable laminates and sidewalls
• 3 year Warranty
• Fast base – This has Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base the fastest Never Summer has ever used.
• Its stiffer flex and dampness.

Bataleon Distortia 2022 Women’s Snowboard

• 3BT+ Sidekick profile – The nose and tail are spoon like. This gives the board better turn initiation, better float in deeper snow, and a catch free ride.
• Stable all mountain board while still being playful and perfect for park riding
• Medium/ Soft flex makes it easier to press and butter
• Light and durable

Capita Birds of a Feather Snowboard

• The perfect freestyle focused “do everything type board”
• Responsive camber profile / Excellent pop for jumps
• Twin shape
• Dual Blaster V2 Core – This makes the board lightweight / durable while absorbing vibrations as you ride
• Fast / Durable Sintered Base
• 2 Year Warranty

Best Women’s All-Mountain Snowboards

CAPiTA Pathfinder Reverse Snowboard 2022

• The v2 park profile shape
• The soft flex for deep presses.
• Eco friendly build
• Skateboard-like feel

Bataleon Evil Twin 2022 Park Snowboard

• Medium/ Soft flex makes it easier to press and butter
• Playful and stable feel
• Catch free ride thanks to 3BT™

Solomon Huck Knife Park Snowboard

• Pop of this board
• The edges – Perfect for edge hold when you need it and dialed back for rails.
• The balanced feel. The deck is slightly wider than other boards on this list.

Burton Free Thinker Park Snowboard

• The balanced feel and flex of this deck
• light weight
• The board comes pre broken in.

Capita Ultrafear Park Snowboard

• Durable – Kevlar sidewalls
• Profile of board is both playful and aggressive when you need it to be
• Wax-infused sintered base is durable and fast
• New updated camber profile to give it more pop than previous versions
• 360 Edges

GNU Headspace Park Snowboard 2022

• The c3 profile shape
• Magne-Traction™: Unreal edge hold
• The balance of the asymmetrical shape

Ride Twin Pig Park Snowboard

• The wider / stable feel in a playful freestyle board
• Pop is great for jumps
• Flex makes it easier to butter or press
• The true twin shape makes it easier to ride switch
• Flex makes it easier to begin presses and not overly flexible (soft flex in the tips and medium in the center)
• Excellent option if you have large feet

Nitro T1 2022 Park Snowboard

• Durability built into sidewalls, edges, and base
• Lots of pop
• Stable ride
• Twin shape makes it easier to ride switch

Rome Artifact Park Snowboard

• Pressable Positive Camber Profile
• Double Kick Nose and Tail
• Durable – has added impact plates

Best Beginner Snowboard Packages

Burton Ripcord Snowboard With Freestyle Snowboard Bindings 2022

• Excellent snowboard for the money
• Perfect to learn on and stable enough to cover the entire mountain.
• Playful flex for learning tricks
• Directional shape floats well in deeper snow
• Binding mounting system that allows you to fine tune the width of your stance

Burton Stylus Women’s Snowboard 2022 With Citizen Bindings

• Easy to learn on – Beveled edges that make the board catch free
• Excellent price
• Can ride anywhere on the mountain.
• Playful flex for learning tricks
• True Twin shape makes learning to ride switch stance easier
• Binding mounting system that allows you to fine tune the width of your stance

Burton Chopper Kids Snowboard 2022 With Grom Snowboard Bindings

• Very easy to ride – The beveled edges that make the board catch free
• Excellent price – It would cost more to rent a board 2-3 times
• Softer forgiving flex to help your child balance

GNU GWO BTX Snowboard With GNU Cheeter Bindings 2022

• Can grip ice / Carves well thanks to Magne-Traction® serrated edges
• Incredibly easy to ride – Soft flex with easy to ride board profile – You won’t catch an edge
• Durable, lightweight, and forgiving
• Can do it all – Floats in powder, carve any slope, also great for park / freestyle riding
• Made in the USA

Lib Tech Box Knife 2022 Snowboard With Bent Metal Axtion Snowboard Bindings

• Made in the USA
• Playful mid flex great for learning tricks, carving, and learning to hit jumps
• Great for icy conditions – while learning to carve on the east coast you will encounter ice. This has serrated edges to help.
• True Twin Shape – great for riding switch
• Bindings that have the right flex to last you as you progress as a rider

Nitro Lectra Women’s Snowboard With Nitro Rhythm Bindings

• Easy to ride – Flat board profile
• Softer flex – Helps you learn to ride
• Easy to maintain base
• Slightly set back stance of 10mm – helps the board float in deeper snow
• Excellent price – It would cost you more to rent a few times than to buy this.

Best Snowboards for Carving

Jones Flagship 2022 Snowboard

• Shape gives it a natural powder float
• 3d profile
• Traction Tech 3.0

Lib Tech Dynamo Snowboard 2022

• Directional shape gives it a natural powder float
• Magne Traction – can grip any terrain
• Softer flex in a freeride board

Bataleon Party Wave + (Plus version) 2022 Snowboard

• The unique Freeride 3BT shape
• Volume shifter wider width for long euro carves.
• Effortless glide edge to edge
• Great option for powder

Never Summer East Snowboard 2022

• Massive effective edge with seven contact points
• Dampening system 9/10 dampness
• One of the fastest sintered bases you will ride

Capita Black Snowboard of Death 2022 Snowboard

• Sidecut with extra grip to help with carving
• The board profile making it a solid option for hardpack or powder.
• Hyperdrive Base – Fast durable sintered base that has been pre-tuned to perfection
• Damp

Never Summer Lady West 2022 Snowboard

• The unique Fusion Rocker Camber shape
• Smoot ride thanks to the RDS 2 Damping System
• Responsive edge to edge
• Carbon adds tons of pop

Best Powder Snowboards

Bataleon Surfer 2022 Snowboard

• 3BT – Spoon like nose and tail to help snow pass through as you ride.
• This board floats like a dream. It has a wide nose and swallowtail.
• Lightweight and Durable
• Mid flex to help make it playful
• Carbon added in to make it powerful

Burton Fish 3D 2022 Snowboard

• Floats in powder beautifully – Directional shape and 3D profile
• Burton 3-year warranty
• Carbon added to give it response
• Durable and Lightweight – Burton’s Super Fly II™ 700G Core with Dualzone™ EGD™
• Comes pre broken in
• Eco-friendly build

Jones Storm Wolf Snowboard 2022 Snowboard

• Floats excellent on powder and still carves well on resort groomers
• Carbon / Innegra added in to dampen the ride – You won’t feel vibration in your legs.
• Extra contact points to help it carve
• Sintered base
• 3D countered nose and tail to help it glide on deep snow
• Eco-friendly build

Capita Navigator 2022 Snowboard

• Floats well in powder
• Perfect stable carving board in all conditions
• Damp / Smoot ride
• Has 360 steel edges
• Fast / Durable Sintered Base
• 2 Year Warranty

Burton Deep Thinker 2022 Snowboard

• Poppy
• Great for carving through trees
• Flex is a medium to stiff (6 out of 10)
• Burton Channel mounting system – allows you to fine tune your stance to ensure it is perfect for you.
• Also an excellent all-mountain snowboard – Rides just as well on hardpack as powder.

Lib Tech T.Rice Golden Orca Snowboard 2022 Snowboard

• Excellent float in powder while still being one of the best all-mountain snowboards
• Lightweight and durable
lightweight and durable
• Rides switch well (most of the others on this list won’t)
• Holds an edge in ice as well as powder thanks to its Magne Traction edges