Construction and Materials

YES. haven’t quite thrown the kitchen sink at the Greats, but they’ve certainly not skimped when it comes to the construction. It’s fairly stiff which is to be expected for a board that makes a name for itself with bigger freestyle features and carving, but it’s not such a juggernaut you’ll struggle to control it when you’re not going full gas.

A tri-blend wood core uses a mix of lightweight woods perfect for getting poppy with your aerial tactics, and more resilient and tensile woods for increased power and response. This is sandwiched between reactive triax fibreglass weave with an additional heelside carbon stringer to bolster performance down the crucial zone.

This allows the Greats to be precise at high speed, but light and poppy enough to allow for that playful freestyle personality to shine through when you’re riding in the park. The high-end sintered base not only goes like the clappers but reduces drag in all types of snow conditions.

“YES. went full science geek with the Greats, they studied the body and how it works and applied this to snowboard shaping theory to make a responsive and reactive carving machine that won’t be out of its depth when you step away from the corduroy”

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Don’t let the look put you off here, it may all seem a little funky and unnecessary, but when you get it on snow and take it for a few laps, you’ll see exactly why we chose The Greats as one of our favourite snowboard products of the year.

YES. went full science geek with the Greats, they studied the body and how it works and applied this to snowboard shaping theory to make a responsive and reactive carving machine that won’t be out of its depth when you step away from the corduroy. A poppy and playful freestyle option for intermediate and up riders also lies beneath this graphic, like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the YES. Greats very much has a split personality and won’t be afraid to show it.

Pros:

• Knocks it out of the park in both freestyle and on piste
• A unique shape and construction that works in practice as well as it does in theory

Cons:

• Hmm, are you feeling those graphics?

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