The Never Summer Easy Rider is a really fun, true twin, all-mountain freestyle board with a pressable medium flex pattern. This board is true to its name because it is incredibly simple to ride while still feeling grippy and in control at all times.
So, what makes this board so special? It’s a pressable board that’s built on Never Summer’s Triple Camber Profile, so it has four primary contact points that give the board an unreal level of edge hold on ice and slipperier snow conditions.
In other words, this is an all-mountain board that’s ridiculously playful without sacrificing its level of control or response.
Is This Board Right for You?
The main Benefits of the Never Summer Easy Rider
- For cruising the resort, it offers an easy turn initiation with some power and response while remaining incredibly easy to ride.
- For riding icy conditions, it features Never Summer’s Triple Camber Profile with R.I.P Edge Hold Technology.
- For jibbing, this is easily pressable and simple to balance on features.
- For jumping, it offers pop and an incredible level of grip for setup carves and landing.
Summary of the Never Summer Easy Rider Review
The Never Summer Easy Rider lives up to its name. It is easy to ride while still feeling locked into every grippy turn, no matter how icy the terrain you’re riding is.
The Easy Rider has an easy turn initiation that feels effortless to steer while still offering an exceptional grip. It’s the type of board that’s playful and skate-like when you want it to be and responsive and powerful when you need it to be.
The Easy Rider is the type of board that will inspire your confidence and push you to charge a little bit harder every time you take it out.
Board Reviewed: 154 Never Summer Easy Rider 2025
Price of Board: $689.99
How the Price Compares to Others:
The Never Summer Easy Rider costs $177.99 more than the average snowboard price of $512.0.
Our Rating Score: 4.3 out of 5
How the Never Summer Easy Rider Ranks Against Others:
The Never Summer Easy Rider ranks 21st out of the 34 boards we reviewed in the all mountain category.
The Never Summer Easy Rider ranks 19th out of the 26 boards we reviewed in the all mountain category.
The Never Summer Easy Rider ranks 16th out of the 30 boards we reviewed in the park category.
What is the Triple Camber Profile?
The Never Summer Triple Camber Profile is a hybrid profile type that combines both rocker (board-shaped curvatures that look like a lowercase-u) and camber (board curvatures that look like a lowercase-n).
The Triple Camber Profile has a predominantly rocker (u-shaped) curve while it’s also constructed to include three distinct micro-camber (n-shaped) zones throughout the length of the board. Two of the micro-camber zones are located right under the rider’s feet, while the third camber zone is located right between the rider’s feet.
If you were to look at the profile of the board while it’s resting flat on the snow, its outline would look like this, where the darker zones highlight the smaller camber sections.
The benefit of having the hybrid Triple Camber Profile is that it is easier to ride than a standard traditional camber all-mountain snowboard while still having all of the response, stability, and power of a traditional cambered board.
Pros of the Never Summer Easy Rider
- It is a quiver killer of a board. (It Jumps, Jibs, and Turns well.)
- It’s fast.
- It has an excellent level of pop.
- It’s grippy.
Cons of the Never Summer Easy Rider
- The profile isn’t for everyone. If you are a fan of traditional camber, you might not get used to this board.
- It’s on the pricey side.
Who Is It the Right Board For?
The Never Summer Easy Rider is a great choice for:
- East Coast Riders: Its exceptional grip and stability make it ideal for navigating icy and challenging conditions.
- All-Mountain Riders: Its versatility allows it to handle a wide range of terrain, from park to powder to groomers.
- Park Riders: Its precise edge control and pop make it a solid option for hitting rails and jumps.
If you’re looking for a board that can handle it all, the Easy Rider is a strong contender.
Primary Reasons for Getting This Board
- Versatility / Easy to Ride – You would want to get this board its all-mountain versatility and forgiving, easy-to-ride, yet locked-in feel.
- Edge Hold on Ice – This board grips to all types of snow, but us East Coast riders love it for its ability to grip to ice.
- Park Performance – It’s also fantastic in the park. This board is easily pressable and locks into rails while having enough pop to launch you off jumps and side hits.
My Rating of the Never Summer Easy Rider
The Never Summer Easy Rider was rated on our All Mountain Freestyle scoring system. This rating scale prioritizes carving and versatility, along with park performance. The weighting column of the score will give you an idea of how much each consideration contributed to the overall score.
| Considerations | Rating Out 5 | Score Out of 100 | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop / Power | 3.75 | 75 | 10 |
| Carving / Turns | 4.38 | 87.5 | 10 |
| Speed | 4.25 | 85 | 10 |
| Ice / Poor Conditions | 4.75 | 95 | 10 |
| Switch | 5.00 | 100 | 10 |
| Jumps | 4.00 | 80 | 10 |
| Dampness | 3.25 | 65 | 10 |
| Fun to ride | 5.00 | 100 | 10 |
| Resort Riding / Versatility | 4.75 | 95 | 5 |
| Responsiveness | 3.75 | 75 | 5 |
| Jibs | 4.75 | 95 | 5 |
| Powder | 3.38 | 67.5 | 3 |
| Buttering | 4.50 | 90 | 2 |
| Weighted Score | 4.30 | 85.83 | 100 |
Our Rating: 
85.83 out of a possible 100 or 4.3 out of a possible 5 review score for the Never Summer Easy Rider Snowboard 2025.
Video Summary
Here’s a quick video summary of me riding the board and narrating my thoughts on it.
Sizes Available in the Easy Rider
This board is available in 148, 152, 153X Wide, 154, 157, 158X Wide, 160, and 160X Wide.
What Size Did I Ride?
I rode the 154cm size in the 2025 model.
Actual Feel of the Flex Rating
This board felt like a soft to medium flex pattern under my feet. I’d rate it at a 4.5 / 10 flex.
It’s easily pressable, while the carbon added in gives it some torsional rigidity.
Torsionally, the board felt one point stiffer at a 5.5 / 10 flex rating.
Is the Never Summer Easy Rider That Good On Ice?
Yes. This board was great for me on the early season, icy days here in Pennsylvania. While this is an easy to steer, playful board, its a triple camber profile and R.I.P. edge technology also offers an exceptional level of grip and stability. These are the features that make it an ideal rocker-dominant board for navigating the icy, challenging conditions we face here on the East Coast.
Other Comparable Boards to the Easy Rider
This section compares the Easy Rider to a few other similar boards on the Never Summer lineup.
The Never Summer Easy Rider Vs. Never Summer Proto Slinger
Both boards share a similar hybrid profile and ice-gripping technology. The key difference lies in their flex patterns. The Proto Slinger has a softer flex and is the more playful, ideal board for park riding. The Easy Rider, while still pressable, has a slightly stiffer flex and a more stable feel for carving both in and out of the park.
Choose the Proto Slinger if:
- Park riding is your primary focus and you’ll be hitting a lot of rails and smaller jumps.
Choose the Easy Rider if:
- You want a more versatile board that can handle both park and all-mountain riding.
The Never Summer Easy Rider Vs. the Never Summer Proto Synthesis
Both boards feature hybrid profiles and an added edge technology which add to their ability to grip to icy conditions.
The main differentiators are their flex patterns and carbon configurations.
While both are very versatile, the Proto Synthesis, with its slightly stiffer flex, additional dampening, and more advanced carbon construction, it’s the better option for launching off jumps and aggressive riding. The Easy Rider, though still capable in most categories, prioritizes its features for being the more forgiving ride.
Choose the Proto Synthesis if:
- You’re an all-mountain rider who loves to hit jumps and wants a versatile board with a carbon construction specifically designed to launch you.
Choose the Easy Rider if:
- You want a versatile board that can handle a bit of everything while still feeling easy to ride.
The Men’s Never Summer Easy Rider Vs. the Women’s Never Summer Breezy Rider
The Never Summer Easy Rider is the men’s softer-flexing board built on the triple camber profile, while the Breezy Rider is the women’s triple camber board on the lineup with the softer flex. That said, there are some key differences in their construction and shape that make them similar yet very different boards from one another.
First, the Women’s Breezy Rider is one full point softer and less damp than the Easy Rider. This is due to the carbon configuration and core construction in the Breezy Rider being a bit different than it is in the Easy Rider. The Breezy Rider is made with an all-poplar core, while the Easy Rider is built with a wood combination of poplar, paulownia, and birch. The Carbon in the Easy Rider has top and bottom layers, while the Breezy Rider features less carbon with only the top layer.
Next, the Women’s Breezy Rider is an asymmetrical board, while the Men’s Easy Rider is a true twin symmetrical board. The asymmetrical shape allows the Breezy Rider to make heelside carves a little easier, making the already easy-to-ride board even easier to ride than the men’s version.
Choose the Easy Rider if:
- It’s available in your size, and you want a versatile board that is simple to ride and can handle most conditions and riding styles.
Choose the Breezy Rider if:
- You need a smaller-sized board and want a softer-flexing versatile board that’s simple to ride.
- The 2025 Breezy Rider is available in 142, 145, 148, and 150cm sizes.
Continue on to the second page of this review to read how the board performs in each specific category like carving, jumping, powder, and jibbing.
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Categorical Performance Notes for the Never Summer Easy Rider
Versatility for All-Mountain Riding
To say it simply, this a board that served me well for all types of East Coast riding. It jumped well, carved well, and jibbed so very well. It felt playful yet when still precise.
Jumping
The Easy Rider holds its own on jumps. While it doesn’t possess the extra level of explosive pop that the Never Summer Proto Synthesis or Proto Ultra have, the Easy Rider offered a bit of an extra boost that far surpassed the traditional rocker profile board.
When it comes to jumping, this board’s true strength lies in its easy setup carves and forgiving landings. The Easy Rider’s quick turn initiation makes it simple to get the proper setup carve for spinning faster. While the overall rocker dominant profile kept the contact points out of the way, to make landing feel a bit easier.
Jibbing
Jibbing with the Never Summer Easy Rider was such a highlight of this board’s capabilities. The Triple Camber profile worked perfectly to help this board lock into rail features. When I went to do a blunt slide, the board just seemed to lock into the camber zone under my foot, which made balancing across the feature feel a bit easier than it would be with a traditional camber board.
This board is also ridiculously simple to get a tall nose press with, and the best part is that it’s not even that soft of a board, so its medium flex still provides enough stability while sliding across the feature. When you go to pop out of the feature, there is a little extra boost of pop which helps you when you try to spin out.
Altogether, the Easy Rider wound up being the rare jib board that can press so simply but somehow still has the power to make every aspect of jibbing feel a bit easier.
Buttering
If you’re looking for an East Coast-ready all-mountain board to butter with, this is a solid option.
Because of the board’s rocker-dominant (U-shaped) curvature, you can easily put your weight on your front or back foot and butter with very little effort. The board’s torsional flex won’t fight you as you try to swivel around, either.
Powder
I didn’t get to test this board in very deep snow. However, it did well with the lighter snow we get here in Pennsylvania.
True Twin boards typically struggle to float in deep snow. However, the Easy Rider’s rocker dominant shape gives the nose an upward curve that keeps snow from piling on top of its nose (since the board is shaped like the letter U, the nose or top part of the U is always out of the snow).
Ultimately, it’s the board’s shape that helps it the most when it comes to floating in deeper snow, but if you are riding in deep snow often, you’ll want to consider other boards that have a set-back stance and other features that can help it float even better. All in all, it floats better than the standard all-mountain twin, but there are better boards for riding in really deep snow. There are even better Never Summer boards for riding powder.
Carving
The carving experience is a main highlight of the Never Summer Easy Rider. It has the easy steering of a rocker board with some added grip thanks to its Triple Camber Profile.
Types of Turns This Board Makes
This board shines for making short, tight turns, which makes it an ideal all-mountain board for cruising through technical terrain and tree runs. While it can handle wider, medium-radius turns, its true strength lies in its quick response and precision. It’s also capable of making the occasional aggressive carve.
It’s not designed for the most aggressive, high-powered turns. Instead, this is a very versatile all-mountain board that prioritizes maneuverability and control over extreme carving capabilities. It’s perfect for riders who value a board that can handle a variety of terrain and conditions rather than one that’s solely focused on high-powered turns.
What Surprised Me About This Board
I was most surprised with how responsive the board felt from toe to heel given its medium, pressable flex.
Never Summer added carbon reinforcements to the construction towards the top and base of this board to improve its pop and response. They call the feature their Carbon Max Laminate Technology. This carbon construction increases the board’s torsional rigidity and adds a level of response that allows you to make faster turns and have a more precise feeling of edge control.
Here’s a diagram of what the Carbon Max Laminate Technology looks like.
The Carbon construction features an X-shaped configuration near the bottom layer, just above the base, and there’s a V-shaped carbon configuration towards the top right, beneath the top sheet. If you look closely, you can even see the X-shaped carbon layer through your base.
Altogether, the carbon configuration gives the board a unique feel where you can ride it far more aggressively than most other rocker or “Flying V” profile boards.
An Unreal Level of Edge Hold
The Never Summer Easy Rider offers an exceptional level of edge hold thanks to its innovative sidecut design and edge hold technology.
The Powergrip Sidecut has multiple angled edges that create more contact points on the snow, improving grip on ice and hardpack.
The sidecut pairs with Never Summer’s R.I.P. Edge Hold Technology, which uses the unique curvature of the Triple Camber Profile to create additional high-pressure contact points for added stability and control.
Unlike other edge technologies that disrupt the sidecut with bumps or serrations, the RIP Edge Hold Technology gives the board an extra level of grip while still reducing its drag and suction to the snow.
In other words, the Easy Rider offers a smoother and more controlled feeling ride than some other boards we tend to recommend for East Coast riding.
How the Board Feels On Ice
It felt safe and in control.
The second time I took this board out, it was on opening day at Montage Mountain here in North Eastern Pennsylvania. The conditions were what you can expect in PA, with pure ice with the occasional ice ball-type chunder to carve through.
The phenomenal part was that the Easy Rider powered through all of it without feeling too catchy or too loose.
This board’s edge hold lived up to its hype. It offered an additional level of grip and stability and it just seemed to power through all of the chunder.
This board made unsafe Pennsylvania conditions, feel significantly safer.
All in all, this is a board that grips any type of terrain in its path, so if you’re an East Coast rider looking for a playful all-mountain board, this might be one of the best options out there for you.
Speed & the Base
The base on this board was noticeably fast. I even took it to the indoor slope in NJ, where the conditions are typically dirty and slow. The Easy Rider never had an issue. It felt fast, and I was able to navigate from feature to feature in the park easily.
A Note on Dampness
I’d rate this board’s dampness at the middle of the road. It’s far more damp than you’re typical medium flexing park board, but not as damp as some of the higher end freeride boards.
Specs of the Never Summer Easy Rider
You can see the full specs by expanding this next section.
See the Full Specs & Sizing Recommendations
| Size | 148 | 152 | 153X | 154 | 157 | 158X | 160 | 160X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist Width | 24.4 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 26.6 |
| Edge (cm) | 114 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 123 |
| Sidecut | 738 | 740 | 740 | 742 | 764 | 764 | 780 | 781 |
| Nose / Tail | 28.7 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 30.2 | 31.3 |
| Rider Height Range | 5’2″ – 5’8″ | 5’2″ – 5’8″ | 5’4″ – 5’10” | 5’4″ – 5’10” | 5’6″ – 6′ | 5’8″ – 6’2″ | 5’10” – 6’4″ | 510″ – 6’4″ |
Review Wrap-Up: Is the Never Summer Easy Rider Worth It?
Absolutely, it far surpassed my expectations, but this board’s profile can take some getting used to, so it’s only going to be worth buying if you’re the right type of rider.
So, Who Should Buy This Board?
- Beginner to Advanced All Mountain Riders – This board is great for anyone who wants a versatile all-mountain board that doesn’t require a lot of effort to steer, feeling stable and controlled at all times without being overly catchy.
- East Coast All-Mountain / Freestyle Riders – This board is also great if you’re an East Coast all-mountain freestyle rider or someone who rides on a lot of ice. This board feels like it was designed specifically for you because of its level of edge hold and press ability.
So, Who Should Not Buy This Board?
- Traditional camber riders who are hesitant to try hybrid profiles and new tech.
As snowboarders, we like what we like, and if you’re the type of rider who already has everything you need with a traditional camber board feeling locked in and controlled, then the triple camber profile likely won’t be for you. While it is easy to steer and feels controlled, the triple camber profile rides quite differently from a traditional camber board, and it takes a few runs to get used to.
Bindings to Pair With the Never Summer Easy Rider
I rode the Easy Rider with the Union Force Classics and Union Ultra. I preferred the Union Ultra for this board. The softer flex and comfortable feel really complimented the feel of the Easy Rider.
Where to Buy the Never Summer Easy Rider
Pro Tip: You can also get last season’s version from Buckman’s for 30% off here if you’re a 154cm or from Blauer here if you’re a 160cm.
About the Reviewer
Rider Name: Steve Weber
Field Test Notes: I rode the 154 2025 Never Summer Easy Rider between August 2024 through January 2025. I rode this board at the indoor board park at Big Snow in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and at my icy hometown mountain, Montage Mountain, here in PA.
Rider Experience Level: Intermediate to Advanced – I’ve been riding for over 15 years. However, I lean more freestyle than freeride. I prefer hitting jumps and jibbing over making the perfect turn.
Rider’s Preferred Terrain: The park with small to medium-sized features.
Size / Model: The board I reviewed was a 2025 Never Summer Easy Rider in the 154cm size.
Bindings Used: The Union Ultra and Union Force Bindings
Rider Weight: 142lbs
Rider Age: 41
Why Trust This Review?
With over 15 years of park riding experience here on the icy East Coast, I know what it takes to have a safe and fun time out on the mountain. I’m an intermediate park rider who can relate to riders of all skill levels. I’ve been writing in-depth reviews just like this one for the past four years, and my main goal with this review is simply to help you find the right board.
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Photos of the New 2025 Never Summer Easy Rider Snowboard
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