Sure, there are frontiers in every field of endeavor – quantum physics. modern dance, fusion cooking – we can’t help you with those three, but if the frontier you’re tackling has to do with the deepest snow you can ride a snowboard on or the widest variety of conditions a board will handle greacefully, the Jones Frontier Snowboard should be on your radar. With a tapered, directional shape and plenty of rocker at the nose, this board lives for steeps and pow days, and if you’re the mountain man (or woman) we think you are, you’ll want to be on it.
Product Details
Rocker Type
Directional Rocker – A hybrid rocker/camber flex pattern defined by more tip rocker then tail rocker and camber between the bindings. The rockered tip floats the board’s nose and improves maneuverability while the camber underfoot provides edge hold and response. A slightly rockered tail maintains the power and stability of a traditional board but helps keep the tail catch-free initiating turns and landing switch.
Flex
Personality / Flex: 2 – (1 = Soft and Playful, 5 = Stiff and Aggressive)
Directional Flex Pattern
Forever Flex – All Jones boards are broken in using specialized machinery that mimics extreme riding use to help stabilize the flex and rocker profile of a board for it’s lifetime.
Shape
Progressive Sidecut – At the far ends of the sidecut, the radius is incrementally increased as the edge reaches the contact point. Gradually increasing the sidecut radius towards the contact point delivers smoother turn initiation and exit as the edge tracks in and out of the snow with a less abrupt transition.
Blunt Nose – “How a board glides in powder, crust, corn or any snow more than an inch deep is dictated by it’s front contact point and just past it. Next time you are in soft snow watch how much snow comes over the corner of the nose near the contact point. The billowing snow coming out from behind the tip means you are plowing through it which is obviously slowing you down. By adding a blunt nose you get the float benefits of a much longer nose without the ‘snow plow’ rounded tip and it’s extra swing weight.” – Jeremy Jones
Core
FSC™ Classic Core – Full wood premium poplar core that offers fun pop, even flex and solid durability.
Laminates
Biax Fiberglass – A dual-direction, dual-layer, stitched fiberglass laminate that provides a fun, forgiving and snappy ride.
Sidewalls
Recycled ABS – ABS plastic is one of the necessary evils of snowboard production. Jones improves the sustainability of their snowboards by using only recycled plastic.
Base
Sintered 8000 Base – New super durable material made from Ultra High Molecular Weight polyethylene and carbon.
Flip Flop Base – Flip-Flop bases improve board sustainability by reducing p-tex waste (colorway may be the inverse of what is pictured).
3D Contour Base – Convex from the contact points outward for less catchiness, flat underfoot for precision edging.
Edges
Traction Tech 2.0 – Like a serrated knife slicing into the snow, Traction Tech improves your edge grip by adding multiple contact points along the running length of your board.
Oversized Recycled Edges – All Jones boards are made with oversized recycled steel edges for added durability and improved production sustainability.
Topsheet
Eco-Plastic Topsheet – Bio-plastic topsheet made from Castor beans. This eco-material is ultralight, chip/scratch resistant and water/snow repellent (snow sticks less to topsheet).
Additional Features
Bio Resin – All Jones boards are now built with bio-based, renewable epoxy instead of petroleum based epoxy. The raw materials used to make Super Sap Bio-Resin are co-products or waste products of other plant-based industrial processes. Producing Super Sap requires 33% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional epoxy.
Factory Tuned – All Jones snowboards are factory de-tuned at the tip and tail so you can go right from the shop to the mountain.
Wend Natural Wax – Jones boards are ready to shred straight out of the shop and are factory waxed with WEND natural wax.
Binding Compatibility
2 x 4 Insert Pattern
Specs
- Terrain:Freestyle, All-Mountain, Freeride
- Ability Level:Intermediate-Advanced
- Rocker Type:Rocker/Camber/Rocker
- Shape:Directional
- Binding Mount Pattern:2×4
- Core/Laminates:Wood
- Edge Tech:Traction Tech
- Snowboard Awards:Transworld Snowboarding Good Wood, The Good Ride Favorites
- Warranty:2 + 1 Year if Registered with Jones
Size (cm) | 152 | 156 | 158W | ||||||
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Effective Edge (mm) | 1080 | 1114 | 1130 | ||||||
Tip Width (mm) | 291 | 295 | 305 | ||||||
Waist Width (mm) | 249 | 252 | 262 | ||||||
Tail Width (mm) | 291 | 295 | 305 | ||||||
Sidecut Radius (m) | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | ||||||
Stance Setback (mm) | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
Rider Weight (lbs) | 110-160 | 120-170 | 140-190 | ||||||
Width | Regular | Regular | Wide |