The longer, wider nose gives keeps you on track and ready to ping off natural features, but it’s not so directional that you can’t get away with switch landings. Wavy Magne-Traction edges add to the profile’s already excellent grip, so if you’ve shaped a run-in then it’ll hold the line like nothing else, allowing you to pop with full control and power at the take-off point.

“Lib Tech EJack Knife is slightly mellower in flex than what Travis Rice and Jamie Lynn offer on their signature boards”

The Magne-Traction also comes in handy when you’re riding the groomers, so you don’t have to wait for a storm to make the most out of this. Carving up the pistes at high speed is a piece of cake, which is where the ‘Knife’ part of the name makes the most sense. It’s not for beginners, however, so it does require some taming.

Having said that, the Lib Tech EJack Knife is slightly mellower in flex than what Travis and Jamie Lynn offer on their signature boards, so don’t let it scare you off if you’re a confident intermediate rider that’s serious about improving. It looks great too, with a graphic that pays tribute to EJack’s other big passions, music and fishing.

Although not known for precision cuts on his facial hair, Eric Jackson brings to you a knife he has a better track record using. The C3 E-Jack Knife couples power freestyle snowboarding with backwoods banjo brawn in Eric Jackson’s first ever pro model!

The E-Jack Knife’s directional, mild taper can take you from bunny hill beardo to backcountry hero. Strum the fast deep lines with E-Jack Knife precision, handcrafted at Mervin Manufacturing.

Art by Ray Troll.