The Jones Rally Cat is a brand new, soft-flexing directional twin snowboard for the 2025 season. Jones added it to their lineup at the lowest price for one of their boards at $479.95. It’s an excellent value for its price because it offers all of the primary tech features that make a Jones board rip: a spoon nose for easy turns and better float, extra contact points for enhanced grip, and a camber profile for power and pop, all in a playful package.
This board is for riders who want something playful to hit park features with that will still work well for carving all over the resort, too.
I got to ride the new Rally Cat at a 2025 Jones Snowboards demo event, and here is what I thought of it.
Jones Rally Cat (Men’s and Women’s)
Oh, one more quick heads up: at the demo, I rode the women’s version of the board. It’s a pinkish purple while the men’s version is an orange color.
Otherwise, there is no real difference in the performance specs beyond the sizes it’s available in, and its colored graphics.
The Highlights of the Jones Rally Cat
Jones Jones Rally Cat Snowboard 2025 Summary
Board Reviewed: 148 Jones Rally Cat 2025
Price of Board: $479.95
How the Price Compares to Others:
The Jones Rally Cat costs -$47.38 less than the average snowboard price of $527.33.
Our Rating Score: 4.12 out of 5
How the Jones Rally Cat Ranks Against Others:
The Jones Rally Cat ranks 29th out of the 31 boards we reviewed in the park category.
This is an awesome new board in the Jones Line. It’s more flexible than anything I’ve ridden from Jones at a 3.5 / 5 flex. It’s made to butter and press rails while having enough grip to carve around.
It’s also one of the lightest boards that I’ve gotten to ride for the 2025 season while still having a surprising amount of pop. I was spinning 540s on it without trying that hard (I am 41 and usually have to try somewhat to do that).
Who is the Rally Cat For?
The Jones Rally Cat is for the all mountain freestyle rider who loves the to jib, hit small to medium jumps, and carve all over the resort without breaking the bank.
The Rally Cat carves well enough to work as your all mountain cruiser, but this is more for a rider who’s interested in jumping, pressing, and buttering over the rider looking to make the perfect turn.
Pros
- Very simple to butter and press on rail features in the park
- Noticeable extra boost of pop and power for how soft it is
- 3D spoon nose and tail for easy edge to edge transition and better float in powder
- Excellent level of edge hold on ice
- Large and wide sizes are available. It even has a 170w
- One of the cheapest and best quality boards available (Cheapest Jones board by $50)
Cons
- Some chatter will be felt in bumpy terrain
- The base isn’t the fastest on the Jones lineup
- It’s not the most stable at high speeds. It’s meant more for casual resort riders than hard charging carvers.
- The graphics are limited to either bright orange for men or bright pinkish purple for women.
My Review Rating of the Jones Rally Cat Snowboard
I think of this board more as a jib board, so I rated it using my park scale.
This particular rating scale prioritizes jibbing, jumping, and buttering over carving performance.
Park Board Rating: 4.16 / 5
| Considerations | Rating Out 5 | Score Out of 100 | Weight / Importance to Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resort Riding / Versatility | 3.50 | 70 | 5 |
| Pop / Power | 4.00 | 80 | 10 |
| Powder | 3.25 | 65 | 3 |
| Carving / Turns | 3.75 | 75 | 5 |
| Responsiveness | 3.75 | 75 | 5 |
| Speed | 3.38 | 67.5 | 10 |
| Ice / Poor Conditions | 3.75 | 75 | 5 |
| Switch | 4.50 | 90 | 10 |
| Jibs | 4.75 | 95 | 15 |
| Jumps | 4.50 | 90 | 15 |
| Dampness | 3.50 | 70 | 5 |
| Buttering | 4.75 | 95 | 10 |
| Fun to ride | 5.00 | 100 | 2 |
| Weighted Score | 4.16 | 83.2 | 100 |
With that in mind, some of you will be curious how it scores across the entire mountain. When I scored for it’s all mountain performance, it earned around one full point lower at a 4.03 / 5.
Our Rating: 
83.2 out of a possible 100 or 4.12 out of a possible 5 review score for the Jones Rally Cat Snowboard 2025.
The Summary: Is the Jones Rally Cat Worth It as an All-Mountain Board?
It could be the right type of rider.
If you’re someone looking for a soft flexing all-mountain board with a stronger freestyle focus, you’ll absolutely love the Jones Rally Cat. However, if you’re not interested in doing tricks, consider another board on the Jones lineup with a bit more stability for carving and a faster base, like the Jones Frontier.
It’s not that the Rally Cat isn’t a solid all mountain board for carving around; it is. It’s just more for the rider who wants to find a softer flexing board for pressing onto rails that still has some pop for hitting smaller jumps, too. If you won’t be using those features often, then go with a board that’s better for riding around.
Is It Too Soft to Rip the Whole Mountain?
No, but that is a personal preference.
I found it to be a board that is versatile enough to do most types of resort riding well. However, this board is better for park riding than being your all mountain/resort carving board.
The board’s playfulness and pop are its two best features for park riding, while its carving power and speed were slightly lacking outside of the park.
Video Summary of this Board Review
Here is quick video of me riding the Jones Rally Cat and describing its pros and cons.
@boardoftheworldThis board is the brand new playful all-mountain directional twin on the Jones lineup. I was stoked with how well this board jibs. It's definitely worth checking out this coming season.
Gallery Images of the Board
Actual Feel of the Flex
The Jones Rally Cat offers a noticeably softer flex than a typical medium (5 out of 10) flexing all mountain board. It feels like a 3 out of 10 overall flex across the whole board. It’s worth noting that the nose and tail are slightly stiffer at about 4.5 out of 10 compared to the playful flexing center of the board, 3 out of 10. Its torsional flex matches the same 3 out of 10 flex pattern.
Altogether, the Rally Cat is very soft and pressable and still locked in and responsive when it needs to be.
What I like most about the flex
- Nose presses and buttering felt extremely simple on this board.
- Even though it’s very soft, it still offers an extra boost of pop for hitting jumps.
How Does the Jones Rally Cat Feel to Ride?
The following section covers the performance in each category for the Jones Rally Cat. The goal of this section is to describe what it’s like to ride this board.
Resort Riding / All-Mountain Riding
This is a board that’s capable of riding all over your favorite resort. However, its noticeably soft flex makes it more of a directional twin park board as its first priority and as an all mountain resort board as its second.
So, while it can ride all over the resort, it’s meant more for the all-mountain freestyle rider who’s interested in jibbing, buttering, and hitting small to medium jumps over carving aggressively down every trail (it’s too playful for that).
It does what you’ll need it to for resort riding, though.
It carves. It hits jumps, and it grips to ice.
Carving
The Jones Rally Cat carves decently well for such a playful board. It’s lightweight, which makes it easy to control as you link your turns.
Its sidecut is better for making shorter, tighter turns, which makes it ideal for casual resort carvers looking to ride more intermediate (blue) than expert-rated (black) trails. I’d say it can work for the occasional tree run and aggressive wide carve. However, this board wasn’t explicitly designed for either of those types of riders.
The Jones Rally Cat is perfect for the casual resort rider who is looking for a soft/playful board that’s capable of linking turns, buttering, and hitting small to medium features in the park.
With that in mind, the Jones Rally Cat isn’t the right board for an aggressive all mountain rider who is looking to link the perfect turn.
It’s Got a Grippy Edge Hold
It has a mild form of Jones’ traction tech. It looked like it had one bump in its sidecut, and this worked well with the flex pattern of the board to grip the harder icy snow that I got to ride it in. While the Jones Rally Cat doesn’t offer the same level of grip as the Jones Tweaker or Mountain Twin, it definitely grips better than most all-mountain boards (especially ones with such a soft, playful flex).
It’s Stability and Dampness
This board offers average stability and dampening.
It’s noticeably more stable and damp than most other boards in this price range. However, if stability and smoothness are your top priorities in an all mountain freestyle board, you should check out the Jones Tweaker Pro. That board prioritized stability and dampness.
Riding Switch
The board rides switch very well. Although it’s a directional board, the stance is set back only 2 cm (or 0.78 inches. This makes it barely noticeable when riding switch. The nose has enough set back distance and spoon shaping to help the board float in powder without making it feel awkward to ride switch.
Jumping
This board is perfect for hitting small to medium sized jumps. Its limits are probably under 50-foot jumps. Anything beyond that, you’re going to want a stiffer flexing board to have more stability for your landings.
For smaller jumps, this board offers an extra little boost of pop that’s easy to learn how to load up. The Rally Cat also has a very lightweight design which makes it simple to control in the air. While demoing the board, I accidentally overspun a frontside 360 into a frontside 540. I over spun it without really trying hard. It’s the type of jump board that will surprise you with how easy it is to maneuver in the air.
For landing jumps, Jones added an extra contact point right between your feet. This contact point is helpful for landing jumps because you can dig your toes in on landing and ride away cleanly (unlike some other boards that might cause you to revert or wash out).
Jibbing
I think of this board as the “all mountain directional jib board from Jones.” Jibbing is an area where this board really shines.
Its softer flex locks into a nose press, and its pop offers enough rebound to give you a little extra boost out of the feature.
Additionally, the flex pattern of this board works to mold around the feature you’re hitting which makes it feel easier to balance on than a stiffer flexing board.
Buttering
This is another area where the Rally Cat shines. The flex of this board and spoon-shaped nose and tail make this board ridiculously simple to butter.
You simply flex the board, and it locks into a pressed position while the spoon tip works to keep the traditional contact point pointed up and out of the snow, which allows you to swivel your flat ground tricks effortlessly.
Powder
I didn’t get to ride this board in very deep snow. However, I know it will perform better than average all mountain freestyle board due to Jones giving it a 2mm upward (spoon-like) curve in both the nose and tail.
This curved shape improves the board’s float and glide in deep snow by eliminating the “plow effect” felt on the contact points of your nose and tail. Instead of the board simply trying to plow through deep snow, the rounded edges of the Jones Rally Cat work to deflect the snow laterally as it rides. This improves the board’s ability to float by allowing the nose to rise upward naturally as the snow passes. This all happens naturally based on the shape of the board rather than you needing to put extra weight on your back foot.
It’s worth noting this curvature greatly improves the turn initiation of the board too.
Weight of the Board
This board felt very light and easy to maneuver. To me, it felt right on par weight wise with the Jones Mountain Twin.
While I didn’t notice the difference while I was riding it, the Jones Rally Cat is actually .439lbs heavier (or 8.67% heavier) than the Jones Mountain Twin.
| 151cm Jones Mountain Twin | 151cm Jones Rally Cat | ∆ | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (lbs) | 5.061 | 5.5 | 0.439 | 8.67% |
I didn’t notice the weight difference while riding because I sized down by 3cm from my usual board to write this review. (I rode the 148cm women’s version that they had available.)
To get the same jib-friendly, lightweight feel that I got, you’ll want to size down too.
Profile
The Rally Cat is built on a traditional camber profile, and the spooned contoured tips make it feel slightly more forgiving to ride.
Here’s Jones’ diagram of the profile in the Rally Cat.
It’s tallest point of the camber profile is right in the center between your feet and it gradually decreases as it the profile meets the spoon shaped nose and tail.
Speed & the Base
The Sintered 8000 base wasn’t the fastest, and it wasn’t the slowest base I’ve ridden. It’s more than enough speed to do what you need it to. However, it just felt a bit slow in the flatter sections.
It’s worth noting that it is a multi-colored die cut base. Often, you can feel the transition of the colors when you run your fingers over them. I have a feeling that’s the case with why this board didn’t feel faster.
It’s a board I’d recommend waxing often to keep its speed up.
Jones Rally Cat Snowboard 2025 Specs
The Orange Men’s Version
| Size (cm) | Effective Edge (mm) | Tip Width (mm) | Waist Width (mm) | Tail Width (mm) | Sidecut Radius (m) | Stance Setback (mm) | Rider Weight (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 1064 | 288 | 247 | 288 | 7 | 20 | 110-160 |
| 154 | 1088 | 291 | 250 | 291 | 7.3 | 20 | 120-170 |
| 154W | 1100 | 300 | 258 | 300 | 7.4 | 20 | 130-180 |
| 156 | 1104 | 294 | 252 | 294 | 7.5 | 20 | 130-180 |
| 158 | 1120 | 296 | 254 | 296 | 7.7 | 20 | 140-190 |
| 158W | 1130 | 305 | 263 | 305 | 7.98 | 20 | 150-200 |
| 161 | 1144 | 299 | 257 | 299 | 8 | 20 | 150-200 |
| 162W | 1156 | 307 | 265 | 307 | 82 | 20 | 160-210 |
| 166W | 1192 | 309 | 267 | 309 | 8.6 | 20 | 170-220+ |
| 170W | 1228 | 312 | 269 | 312 | 8.9 | 20 | 170-220+ |
The Purple Women’s Version
| Size (cm) | Effective Edge (mm) | Tip Width (mm) | Waist Width (mm) | Tail Width (mm) | Sidecut Radius (m) | Stance Setback (mm) | Rider Weight (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 986 | 278 | 238 | 278 | 6.2 | 20 | 90-140 |
| 145 | 1012 | 281 | 240 | 281 | 6.4 | 20 | 100-150 |
| 148 | 1088 | 284 | 242 | 284 | 6.6 | 20 | 100-150 |
| 151 | 1114 | 287 | 244 | 287 | 6.8 | 20 | 110-160 |
| 154 | 1140 | 289 | 246 | 289 | 7 | 20 | 120-170 |
Is the Jones Rally Cat Difficult to Ride?
No, the Jones Rally Cat is not a difficult board to ride at all.
I actually found this to be one of the easiest 2025 camber boards to ride. It’s soft and forgiving. That translates to more laid back carving and if you land your tricks slightly off axis, you skirt them around and ride away.
How Does the Jones Rally Cat Compare to the Jones Tweaker Snowboard?
I think of the Jones Rally Cat as the more playful, jib-friendly directional version of the Tweaker. Both boards share the same construction and tech features, with the main difference being that the Rally Cat is a directional twin with a 2cm (0.787 inch) setback stance and slightly narrower dimensions (0.039 of an inch).
So which should you choose the Jones Rally Cat Vs the Tweaker?
- Tweaker: It’s the slightly better board for carving and hitting jumps.
- It is ideal for those seeking a twin board with some precision for carving and pop for launching off jumps.
- Rally Cat: It’s the better option for someone looking for a casual carving all mountain board. It’s also the better option for powder, jibbing, and buttering. (It’s around $50 cheaper than the Tweaker, too.)
Other Comparable Snowboards to the Jones Rally Cat to Consider
- The Jones Mountain Twin
- The Burton Custom Camber
- The Capita Mercury
Which bindings go well with the Jones Rally Cat Snowboard?
The Union Ultra bindings worked very well for me. The board’s soft flex pattern paired well with the bindings softer flex pattern.
The Jones Meteorite Snowboard Binding
Where Can You Buy a Jones Rally Cat?
Jones Rally Cat (Men’s and Women’s)
About the Reviewer
Rider Name: Steve Weber
Field Test Notes: I rode the 2025 Jones Rally Cat at the EWSRA on snow demo in Stratton VT on January 30th 2024. I rode the women’s version because the men’s version was not available, and I am right within the weight range for the 148cm version they had.
Rider Experience Level: Intermediate to advanced – I’ve been riding for over 15 years. However, I lean more on the park side of the spectrum than someone who tries to link the perfect carve.
Rider’s Preferred Terrain: The park with small to medium sized features (which the Rally Cat is perfect for).
Home Mountains: Big Boulder, Jack Frost, Montage – North Eastern Pennsylvania (Lots of east coast ice.)
Size / Model: The board I reviewed was a 2025 Women’s Jones Rally Cat in the 148cm size.
Rider Weight: 142lbs
Days Rode this Deck: I rode the 2025 version for one day at a demo event in Stratton, VT.
Bindings Used: The 2024 Union Ultra
Photo Gallery From the Rally Cat Review
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.
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