The Best All-Mountain Snowboards of 2025
- Best Overall All-Mountain Snowboard: Stranda Descender for women & men’s CAPiTA Defenders of Awesome
- Best Budget All-Mountain Snowboard: Burton Stylus Flat Top Snowboard for women & men’s Arbor Element Camber
- Best Playful All-Mountain Snowboard: GNU Ladies Choice for women
- Most Stable All-Mountain Snowboard for Women: Rome Women’s Ravine
- Best Wide All-Mountain Snowboard for Men: Never Summer Nokhu DF
- Best Powder-Leaning All-Mountain Snowboard: Jones Women’s Flagship Snowboard & men’s Ride Warpig
- Best Freestyle-Leaning All-Mountain Snowboard: Never Summer Infinity for women & men’s YES. Typo
- Best All-Mountain Snowboard for Carving: Rossignol After Hours Snowboard for women
- Profile: Parabolic camber (4mm) with slight rocker in the tip and tail
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 7 (moderately stiff)
- Base: Sintered 4001 Durasurf
- Sizes (cm): 152, 148
Pros
- Traverses with a champion grip
- Easy to steer through tight terrain
- Stout yet poppy for variable or deep snow
Cons
- Directional shape doesn’t excel at riding switch
- Huge sweeping turns aren’t as fun with this shape
- Profile: Camber between the feet, rocker in the tip and tail
- Shape: Twin
- Flex: 5 (medium)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes: 148, 150, 152, 153W, 154, 155W, 156, 157W, 158, 159W, 160, 161W, 162, 163W
Pros
- Versatile
- Stable
- Lots of pop
Cons
- Aggressive handling takes some getting used to
- Profile: Camber to rocker on the ends
- Shape: Twin
- Flex: 2 (soft)
- Base: Extruded
- Sizes (cm): 138, 142, 147, 152
Pros
- Easy to control
- Slow, non-grabby edge-to-edge transfer alleviates quick catches
Cons
- Does not wrestle steep, rough, challenging terrain or love higher speeds
- Channel board mount is directly compatible with Burton bindings. Otherwise, you’ll need specific additional hardware to connect bindings to the board
- Profile: Traditional camber
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 4 (medium soft)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes: 153, 156, 159, 160MW, 161W, 162, 165W
Pros
- Great value
- High-quality construction
Cons
- Chatters at high speeds
- Profile: C2x profile is rocker between feet, camber beneath feet, rocker on ends
- Shape: Asymmetric
- Flex: 5 (medium)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 139.5, 142.5, 145.5, 148.5, 153.5
Pros
- Magne-Traction edge hold
- Lightweight core
- Well-rounded
Cons
- Not the stiffest for aggressive carving
- Profile: Rocker to camber with rise in the tip and tail
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 7
- Base: SinterStrong Base
- Sizes: 144, 147, 150, 153
Pros
- Very stable
- Maneuverable
- Carries speed well
Cons
- Not top choice for switch
- Softer boards are out there if that's the preference



- Profile: Hybrid triple camber
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 5 Medium
- Base: Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base
- Sizes (cm): 152, 155, 158, 161, 161DF
Pros
- Wider than normal including Drag Free for large footed riders
- R.I.P. Edge Hold technology provides excellent grip
- All mountain shape and medium flex for diverse riding conditions
Cons
- Extra width can feel heavy
- Triple camber can feel hooky
- Profile: Directional rocker (more tip rocker than tail rocker, camber between bindings)
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 8 (stiff)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 146, 149, 152, 155
Pros
- Fast-charging with no give
- Rips high-angle slopes
Cons
- Less playful for mellow spring days
- Profile: Directional rocker
- Shape: Tapered and directional
- Flex: 4 (medium soft)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes: 142, 148, 151, 154, 158
Pros
- Versatile
- Playful
- Good value
Cons
- Not the best for long radius turns at high speeds
- Profile: Rocker-camber blend
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 7 (medium-stiff)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 145, 149, 153, 156
Pros
- Queen for big turns
- Handles high speeds
Cons
- Not your jib stick or pipe vehicle
- Profile: Wide rocker between feet, camber under feet, gradual rise in tip and tail
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 5 (medium)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 142, 145, 148, 151
Pros
- Durable for the long haul
- Playful yet dependable on hardpack
Cons
- The Vario Power Grip sidecut utilizes extra contact points, but we prefer the serrated edge of Magne-Traction
- Not the ideal powder board
- Profile: Rocker-camber hybrid
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 5 (medium)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes: 149, 152, 155, 156W, 158, 159W, 161, 163W
Pros
- Capable of hitting big jumps and freestyle features
- Versatile
Cons
- A bit squirrely and chattery at high speeds
- Profile: Camber to slightly rockered in the tip and tail
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 7 (out of 10, which is the stiffest)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 143, 147, 151, 155
Pros
- Digs into and edges hardpack well
- Enjoys speed
Cons
- Not the best damping when you hit chunder at high speed
- Profile: Traditional camber under foot, early rise at tip and tail
- Shape: Twin
- Flex: Moderate-Stiff, 8
- Base: 7500 Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 140, 144, 148, 152
Pros
- Powerful
- Stiffer for no mess-around
- A lovely yet aggressive tool for charging
Cons
- Pricier
- More aggressive design
- Profile: Directional rocker
- Shape: Tapered directional
- Flex: Stiffer, 8
- Base: 3D Contour Base
- Sizes (cm): 143, 146, 149, 152, 155
Pros
- Eats up ice, steeps and speed
Cons
- Not playful
- Profile: Flat to rocker in the tip and tail
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: 5 (medium)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 138, 142, 146, 150, 154, 158
Pros
- Rise in the tip and tail provides playful garnish
- Very strong build
Cons
- Less lovable in tight trees
- Profile: Directional rocker
- Shape: Tapered Directional
- Flex: Friendlier, 4-5
- Base: 3D Contour Base, Sintered 8000 Base
- Sizes (cm): 139, 142, 145, 148, 151, 154, 156
Pros
- Plenty of lengths to choose from
- Soft-to-moderate flex
- Straightforward ride for everyday rides
Cons
- Not the most premium build
- If you're an expert, check out a different board
- Profile: Rocker
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 5 (medium)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 140, 144, 148, 152
Pros
- Fairly lightweight build utilizing strong Paulownia wood
- Playful yet stout
Cons
- Rocker can feel too loose for some
- Profile: Rocker/camber/rocker
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 6 (medium-stiff)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 146, 149, 152, 155
Pros
- Handles turns well
- Fun in powder
Cons
- Not a top-shelf option for park laps
- Less of a speed demon
- Profile: Fusion Camber / Rocker – Camber – Rocker
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 6 (Medium hard)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes (cm): 152, 155, 158, 159w, 161, 162w
Pros
- Excels in the park and on side hits
- Stable in the steeps
- Impact plates for additional impact absorption
Cons
- Not the best in powder
- Profile: Full camber with early-rise nose and tail kick
- Shape: Directional, volume-shifted
- Flex: Moderate, 6
- Base: Sintered Durasurf 4001
- Sizes: 154, 157
Pros
- Volume-shifted nose excels in powder
- Playful flex pattern
- Versatile enough for a one-board quiver
Cons
- Softer than advertised
- Demands power to carve well
- Profile: Full camber
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: Moderate, 6
- Base: 3D Contour Base 2.0
- Sizes: 152, 156, 160, 164
Pros
- Almost no chatter at speed
- Blasts through chop and crud
- Solid edge hold nose to tail
Cons
- Too niche to be a daily driver for most
- Demands power to carve well
- Profile: Camber with rockered out nose
- Shape: Directional
- Flex: Moderate-to-Stiff
- Base: N/A
- Sizes (cm): 148, 152, 156, 159, 164
Pros
- Capable in a wide range of conditions
- Playful flex pattern
- Versatile enough for a one-board quiver
Cons
- Sluggish factory tune
- Narrow for carving for larger riders (via the 159 size)
- Profile: Camber under foot, rocker through the tip and tail
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 7 (medium stiff)
- Base: Top-notch sintered base
- Sizes: 151, 154, 156W, 157, 159W, 160, 162W, 163, 165W, 168W
Pros
- Versatile
- Damp and smooth ride
- Very durable base
Cons
- Not ideal for beginners
- Profile: Ambered underfoot with rocker between the feet
- Shape: Directional twin
- Flex: 3 (soft)
- Base: Sintered
- Sizes: 150, 154, 154W, 156, 158. 158W, 162, 162W, 166W 158W, 162, 162W, 166W
Pros
- Fun and forgiving ride
- High-quality edge and base materials
Cons
- Not ideal for aggressive carving or riding at high speed

All-Mountain Snowboard Comparison Chart
All-Mountain Snowboard | Price | Profile | Shape | Flex | Sizes |
W – Stranda Descender Snowboard | $679 | Camber, rocker | Directional | 7 (medium) | 152, 148 |
W – GNU Ladies Choice | $630 | C2x profile | Asymmetric | 5 (medium) | 139.5, 142.5, 145.5, 148.5, 153.5 |
W – Rome Ravine | $530 | Rocker to camber | Directional | 7 | 144, 147, 150, 153 |
M – Never Summer Nokhu 161 DF | $690 | Hybrid triple camber | Directional | 5 (medium) | 152, 155, 158, 161, 161DF |
W – Burton Stylus Flat Top Snowboard | $400 | Camber to rocker | Twin | 2 (soft) | 138, 142, 147, 152 |
W – Lib Tech Cortado C2 | $530 | C2 | Directional | 7 (medium-stiff) | 142, 145, 148, 151, 154 |
W – Jones Flagship Snowboard | $700 | Directional rocker | Directional | 8 (stiff) | 146, 149, 152, 155 |
W – Rossignol After Hours Snowboard | $580 | Rocker-camber blend | Directional twin | 7 (medium-stiff) | 145, 149, 153, 156 |
W – Never Summer Infinity Snowboard | $550 | A mix of wide, camber, & gradual | Directional | 5 (medium) | 142, 145, 148, 151 |
M – CAPiTA Defenders of Awesome | $500 | Camber, rocker | Twin | 5 (medium) | 148, 150, 152, 153W, 154, 155W, 156, 157W, 158, 159W, 160, 161W, 162, 163W |
M – Arbor Element Camber | $500 | Camber | Directional twin | 4 (medium soft) | 153, 156, 159, 160MW, 161W, 162, 165W |
M – Burton Custom Flying V | $660 | Camber, rocker | Directional twin | 3 (soft) | 150, 154, 154W, 156, 158. 158W, 162, 162W, 166W 158W, 162, 162W, 166W |
M – Ride Warpig | $530 | Directional rocker | Tapered and directional | 4 (medium soft) | 142, 148, 151, 154, 158 |
M – YES. Typo | $500 | Rocker-camber | Directional twin | 5 (medium) | 149, 152, 155, 156W, 158, 159W, 161, 163W |
W – Weston Riva | $624 | Camber to rocker | Directional | 7 (medium-stiff) | 143, 147, 151, 155 |
W – Rossignol Diva | $580 | Camber | Twin | 8 (medium-stiff) | 140, 144, 148, 152 |
W – Jones Stratos | $630 | Directional rocker | Tapered directional | 8 (stiff) | 143, 146, 149, 152, 155 |
W – Ride Psychocandy | $520 | Flat to rocker | Directional | 5 (medium) | 138, 142, 146, 150, 154, 158 |
W – Jones Dream Weaver | $500 | Directional rocker | Tapered Directional | 4-5 (Friendlier) | 139, 142, 145, 148, 151, 154, 156 |
W – Arbor Swoon Rocker | $550 | Rocker | Directional twin | 5 (medium) | 140, 144, 148, 152 |
W – YES. Hello | $500 | Rocker. camber, rocker | Directional twin | 6 (medium-stiff) | 146, 149, 152, 155 |
Rome Stale Crewzer | $550 | Fusion camber, rocker – camber – rocker | Directional twin | 6 (medium-hard) | 152, 155, 158, 159w, 161, 162W |
Stranda Biru | $690 | Camber, rocker | Directional, volume-shifted | 6 (medium-stiff) | 154, 157 |
Jones Snowboards Freecarver 9000s | $630 | Full camber | Directional | 6 (medium-stiff) | 152, 156, 160, 164 |
WNDR Alpine The BellAire | $699 | Camber, rocker | Directional | Moderate-to-Stiff | 148, 152, 156, 159, 164 |
M – Jones Mountain Twin | $550 | Camber, rocker | Directional twin | 7 (medium stiff) | 151, 154, 156W, 157, 159W, 160, 162W, 163, 165W, 168W |

How We Tested All-Mountain Snowboards
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Our Testing Grounds
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What is an All-Mountain Snowboard?

Types of All-Mountain Snowboards
Powder-Leaning All-Mountain

Freestyle-Leaning All-Mountain

Snowboard Profile & Shape

Types of Snowboard Profiles
Camber
Rocker

Flat
Hybrid Rocker/Camber

Types of Snowboard Shapes
Directional Snowboards
True Twin Snowboards

Directional Twin Snowboards
Asymmetrical Snowboards

Asymmetrical Twin
Core Construction & Materials

Snowboard Length

Waist Width

Flex & Dampness

Boot & Binding Compatibility
- 4×4: two rows of holes that are 4cm apart plus each hole is 4cm apart and three holes per row
- 2×4: two rows of holes that are 2cm apart plus each hole is 2cm apart and six holes per row
- 3-hole: the holes are in a triangular pattern, and three screws are used to mount bindings
- Channel system: this is Burton’s specific mounting system where the bindings are mounted to and slide along a track

Effective Edge
Sidewalls

Sidecut & Sidecut Radius

Snowboard Base
Extruded Base

Sintered Base

Backcountry Snowboarding & Splitboarding

Eco-Friendly Design Features

Price & Value
Budget
Mid-Tier
Premium

Frequently Asked Questions
An all-mountain snowboard is designed to ride in a wide variety of styles and conditions. While some snowboards are purpose-built for a certain kind of riding — such as park or powder — all-mountain snowboards can handle both and more!
On this list, we’ve selected the Burton Custom Flying V and the Lib Tech Cortado as our picks for the best all-mountain snowboards for beginners. Both of these snowboards are progression-oriented. They’re each relatively easy to control and maneuver, yet they offer high-quality construction and features that will support you as your riding improves.

When you choose a board, the brand will have a recommended size chart based on weight and boot size. You want to be sure to not have any boot drag off the side of the board!
You’ll also want to consider your height and the type of riding you want to do. Back in the day, folks would stand the snowboard next to themselves and if the board reached between the chin and nose, that indicated the correct size. You can get an idea of the snowboard size with that method, but be sure to consider your weight and boot size, too.
Generally, if you want to ride more aggressively and in steeper, faster, rugged conditions, a longer board can help drive more control, damping, and power. A shorter board will be snappier, quicker to steer, and easier to ollie. It’s often a good choice for riding through the park, tight glades, and moguls.
Ultimately, the best size comes down to personal preference, so try to demo or rent a few boards before buying your own.

No all-mountain setup is complete without a good set of boots and bindings. The boots and bindings you choose should be aligned with your riding style and ability.
Just like boards, boots and bindings exist on a spectrum from soft and flexible to stiff and aggressive. Softer boards generally pair well with softer boots and bindings. Similarly, stiff boots and bindings are commonly paired with a stiff board to create the ultimate aggressive and stable riding experience.

Often the biggest differences between men’s and women’s snowboards are sizing and shape. This includes the length, width, and sidecut ratio. Another big difference is the materials sandwiched in the core. Often, brands choose softer woods or laminates to better match the average woman’s stature.
Smaller men might find women’s boards compatible with their ride needs, and taller women also often opt for men’s boards. Ultimately, sizing is about choosing the right board for you and your shred style.
Would you drive your rig without an oil change? Snowboard maintenance is important! Make sure to wax your snowboard on the regular — every few times you ride — with wax that’s temperature-specific to your climate and conditions.
After finishing laps, it’s ideal to wipe down the snowboard, secure the bindings, and hang the board to store it. Make sure the edge stays deburred and sharpened with a whetstone and file.
If the base gets a gouge, you can fill and fix it with P-tex. For larger repairs or general maintenance, take your snowboard to a local shop for a base grind or a full tune.


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