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Best Newcomer Snowboards For 2020-2021 | Our Pick Of The Most Exciting Snowboards Making Their Debut This Season

If you’re the kind of rider who likes to stay on the frontline of innovation, here’s list of our favourite new snowboards for this season.

This one’s for new kids on the block. Recent years have seen brands become increasingly experimental in their shapes and constructions, often fusing the styles of pre-existing models in the line or supercharging some of their fan favourites. If you’re the kind of rider who likes to stay on the frontline of innovation, here’s your category.

“Each season sees a host of exciting new products to get you stoked for riding”

With huge leaps in new technology, materials and manufacturing processes for snowboards, each season sees a host of exciting new products to get you stoked for riding. This year, more than ever before, we’ve seen brands push the limits and shift the paradigms of what we thought was possible.

Our Test Team spent last winter riding every snowboard they could get their hands on, from powder hogs to park noodles, so whether you’re looking for something weird and wonderful, or a reimagined classic, here’s our top picks for the best new snowboards for 2020/21.

Best Newcomer Snowboards 2020-2021


Lobster Cream Snowboard 2020-2021

Whitelines Choice Winner: Best Men’s Newcomer Snowboard
PRICE: €450

Here’s the thing with freestyle and freeride categories, they’re a bit like butt cheeks. You can pull them apart all you like, but they’ll always find a way back together. The brand spanking new Lobster Cream snowboard takes a pinch of powder design, with a big slap of freestyle construction and delivers an absolute peach of an all-mountain deck.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Lobster Cream here

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    Salomon No Drama Women’s Snowboard 2020-2021

    Whitelines Choice Winner: Best Women’s Newcomer Snowboard
    PRICE: £400 / $450

    Brand new for this season the Salomon No Drama is set to take women’s freestyle riding up a notch. Taking inspiration from Salomon’s award-winning Huck Knife, the No Drama is a dynamic and lively snowboard that packs one hell of a punch. In the music industry, Madonna is known ubiquitously as the Queen of Pop, in the snowboard industry, the No Drama is garnering that very name for itself, too. One has won the Whitelines Choice award for ‘Best Newcomer’, and the other has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Stay tuned to find out which is which…

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Salomon No Drama here

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    Amplid Ticket Twin Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: A price point freestyle snowboard from the masters of premium tech
    PRICE: €390

    Amplid have, for most of their 15-year history, catered to those with more refined tastes. To those who value the finer things in life. To those who don’t simply equate good value to low-cost. They are, to an extent, the connoisseur’s choice of snowboards. But who says you need to be a world-class sommelier to get completely shit faced off a bottle of Chateau Lafite? Based on their best selling Stereo snowboard, the all-new Ticket Twin ushers in a new era for Amplid – one that combines award-winning construction at a price point to rival the most affordable snowboards on the market.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Amplid Ticket Twin here

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    Batleon Stuntwood Kid’s Snowboard 2020-2021

    Whitelines Choice Winner: Best Kid’s Snowboard
    PRICE: €290 / $300

    So, your kid is already better than you at snowboarding. Chin up, it could be worse, they could be a skier… There’s a strange no man’s land between kiddy snowboards and full-size adult decks, and when your grom has outgrown the former but the latter is still a bit cumbersome and unwieldy they’re often left a bit shortchanged. Enter the brand new Bataleon Stuntwood, the all-mountain freestyle ripper built specifically for the young guns. Drawing much of its DNA from the multi-award-winning Bataleon Evil Twin, the Stuntwood is the ultimate pint-sized party wagon for your prepubescent park rat.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Bataleon Stuntwood here

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    Bataleon Thunder Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Aggressive freeriders who still want the fun, forgiving feel of Bataleon’s 3BT profile
    PRICE: £490 / $580

    Confident riders on the hunt for a versatile, all-mountain snowboard with a heavy leaning towards freeriding can stop the search. At a glance, the Thunder looks positively normal. There’s no taper to speak of in its outline, nor is there any of the volume shifting or eye-catching nose and tail designs we’re familiar with seeing in some of Bataleon’s other directional models. Rest assured, though, this one can still float like the best of them.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Bataleon Thunder here

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    Burton Family Tree Straight Chuter Snowboard (Unisex) 2020-2021

    Best for: The biggest freeride days of the season, when you need a seriously reliable steed
    PRICE: £630 / $750

    Clapping eyes on the Straight Chuter you can immediately see where it yearns to be ridden – high stakes fall lines, narrow chutes, and steep couloirs. The fully directional shape with an elongated diamond nose is made to float with aplomb regardless of how deep a day it is. New to Burton’s Family Tree line for 2020/21, the Straight Chuter is a world-class freeride snowboard.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Burton Family Tree Straight Chuter here

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    Gnu Barrett Women’s Snowboard 2020-2021

    Whitelines Choice Winner: Best Women’s Freeride Snowboard
    PRICE: £500 / €560 / $560

    A re-brand and re-build for the longest-running women’s pro-model snowboard, the Gnu Barrett (formerly B-Pro) beefs up the construction and gives it a more freeride focused shape for this winter. Not only does Barrett Christy have over 25 years of experience snowboarding as well as countless medals in everything from slopestyle to banked slaloms but she is also head of design for Gnu’s women’s snowboards. So, as you would imagine, the board that bears her name aims for the same high standards she did as a rider.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Gnu Barrett here

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    Gnu RC C3 Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Fans of the the Gnu Riders Choice and fans of full length cambers
    PRICE: £520 / $600

    Gnu have taken their all-mountain freestyle snowboard, the Riders Choice, and turned it up to 11 by giving it their aggressive C3 camber profile. The result is the RCC3, a high-performance freestyle board that isn’t for the faint-hearted.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Gnu RC C3 here

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    Jones Stratos Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Riding every day of the season and hunting out powder stashes weeks after the last snowfall
    PRICE: £500 / $580

    At first glance, the Stratos looks like it was built for bombing hills, tearing up corduroy and point and shoot missions, which of course it is, but dig a little deeper and you’ll find a board that boasts a surprising amount of all-terrain versatility. Despite being one of the new kids on the block, the Jones Stratos has already nestled itself firmly in the upper echelons of the all-mountain freeride old boys club.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Jones Stratos here

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    K2 Alchemist Snowboard 2020-2021

    Whitelines Choice Winner: Best Men’s Freeride Snowboard
    PRICE: $700

    The Dictionary defines alchemy as: “A seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination”, and we can’t disagree with its usage here. The K2 Alchemist is a no holds barred, no expense spared piece of kit. Let’s face it, this isn’t just a snowboard, this is a goddam’ feat of engineering. Built for deep days in the backcountry, narrow chutes, and deadly spines, this is where precision meets power, wrapped in the most premium package in their line.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 K2 Alchemist here

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    K2 Spellcaster Women’s Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: All-mountain with a twist
    PRICE: $450

    The K2 Alliance is a collection of women who are committed to designing and developing the most innovative and imaginative female-specific gear in the industry. They work in conjunction with the R&D team at K2 to rigorously test and tweak every single product that hits the shelves, ensuring their suitability and shredability. ‘Shrink it and pink it’ women’s stuff that comes from the male, pale and stale brigade never really hits the mark, but with K2 you’re getting products by women, for women. New for 2020/21 the K2 Spellcaster is a freestyle powerhouse for women who demand the absolute best from their equipment.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 K2 Spellcaster here

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    Nidecker Sensor + Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Going bigger, faster, harder and higher than the OG Sensor
    PRICE: £420 / €450 / $470

    You’re currently thinking, “Hang on, haven’t we met before?” at the sight of this fresh-out-the-factory for 2021 all-mountain freestyle board, aren’t you. And technically, you’d be right – you’ve seen this shape and tech list in its brother, the Sensor. But get down and dirty into the molecular spec of this charger, and you’ll soon find the superior DNA strain that sets the Sensor Plus apart from its close relative and, ultimately, what cements it to our holy Whitelines 100 list.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Nidecker Sensor + here

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    Rome Ravine Select Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Recreating the super versatile experience of the Ravine with a major increase in power
    PRICE: £540 / $630

    Hold onto your hats, fellas. This is the juiced-up, next-gen iteration of an all-mountain freeride powerhouse. As part of Rome’s completely overhauled product line, the Ravine Select enters the fray and flattens the competition to stand atop as the most powerful, responsive and downright deadliest snowboard in this season’s collection.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Rome Ravine Select here

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    Rome Stale Crewzer 2020-2021

    Best for: Riders wanting Stale’s most versatile snowboard from his three-strong signature series
    PRICE: £430 / $500

    Having your own pro model tends to rubber-stamp your status as a true legend in the game, but when you get three snowboards and a set of bindings bearing your name, you’ve truly become a God amongst men. The Stale Crewzer is Sandbech’s most versatile, all-mountain deck in his signature quiver, fired up for park laps and pow lines alike. Whether your looking to drop into the jump line, or drop into a backcountry chute, this one’s well worth dipping into your pockets for.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Rome Stale Screwzer here

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    Rome Stale Fish Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Bringing Stale-style creativity to the backcountry
    PRICE: £390 / $450

    When Stale Sandbech turns up for the 2021 season with three new signature snowboards and a set of bindings, you pay attention. When one of them is a volume shifted, powder hungry party wagon, you pay three hundred and ninety of your hard-earned British pounds in exchange for the best decision you’ll make this winter. The Stale Fish is a cruiser on pistes, a crusher in powder and a knockout winner in our Whitelines 100 shortlist. Keep your two-metre distance and form an orderly queue, boys. This one ain’t hanging around.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Rome Stale Fish here

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    Salomon Dancehaul (Unisex) Snowboard 2020-2021

    Whitelines Choice Winner: Best All-Mountain Snowboard
    PRICE: £400 / $450
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    Riders looking for something weird and wonderful look no further, this gold breasted disco diva is set to blow your knickers off. Brand spanking new for 2020/21 the Dancehaul is Salomon’s foray into the world of short fatties, and you know what they say… once you go fat, you never go back. This is your new all-terrain cruiser built for blasting on piste, charging through chop and chunder, slashing your way through pristine pockets of powder and even throwing down in the park.

     

     

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Salomon Dancehaul here

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    Weston Hatchet (Pow Slayer) Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Volume-shifted backcountry freetyle
    PRICE: £649 / $649

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    Weston have been making waves in North America’s backcountry for quite some time now, but they’ve remained relatively unknown in Europe. No more, we say. This season’s new Pow Slayer Series is the Colorado crew’s foray into the weird and wonderful world of volume shifted powder. With the new series comprised of three solids and one splitboard, it’d be fair to say they’ve come out the gates swinging in 2021. The Hatchet is the flagship model.

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  • Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 Weston Hatchet (Pow Slayer) here

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    YES. Dicey Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Any and all aspiring freestyle riders looking to to double their trick back before doubling their corks
    PRICE: £379 / $430

    When you use the term dicey you’re generally referring to something that’s risky or unpredictable, but the YES. Dicey is absolutely anything but. New for 2020/21, the Dicey is your friendly neighbourhood freestyle snowboard that’ll take you from zero to 360 hero in no time. Those who are looking to dip their toes into the daunting waters of park riding would do well to check out this playful little party stick.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 YES. Dicey here

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    YES. Hello Women’s Snowboard 2020-2021

    Best for: Bang for your buck and a banging all mountain shredstick
    PRICE: $450

    What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “Hello”? You might have visions of a moustachioed man crooning sweet nothings in your ear, but Lionel Richie eat your heart out, this is the Hello giving us special tingles now. Brand spanking new for 2021 and already making waves in the industry, the Yes Hello is a playful all-mountain maverick serving piles of steaming hot fun on a platter, and bringing a helluva lot of bang for your buck.

    Selected for the Whitelines 100 – take a closer look at the 2020-2021 YES. Hello here

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