Jones Flagship Snowboard
Description
Ideal for freeriding and fall line freestyle
The Flagship excels in technical terrain and is one the most confidence inspiring free ride boards on the planet. Featuring a directional rocker profile + Traction Tech 3.0 for unmatched edge grip on hard snow and a 3D Contour Base 3.0 for epic float in pow, the Flagship carves, stomps or straight lines with unbelievable precision. The Flagship’s
tapered shape sinks the tail in pow for better float and quicker turns, while the Engineered Veneer Topsheet, Flax/ Basalt Power Stringers and Power Core add torsional response and reduce board chatter in rough snow. The Flagship also has Float Pack inserts that give you the option of super setback stance on the deepest days.
Character:
- Board type: Freeride
- Camber type: Directional Rocker
- Shape: Directional
- Core FSC Power Core
- Base: Sintered 9900
Features
Oversized Recycled Edges – Exactly what it sounds like, enhanced sustainability and added durability.
FSC Engineered Veneer – Lighter than carbon and 100% bio-sourced, Flax is the future of sustainable snowboard production. Used in place of a traditional topsheet, Flax results in less weight, less synthetic materials, and reduces chatter at any speed.
Traction Tech 3.0 – Traction Tech 3.0 features three bumps per edge (front binding, board centre, back binding). The middle bump is slightly bigger than the outside bumps for better grip.
Recycled Black ABS – ABS Plastic is one of the necessary evils of snowboard production. Jones improve the sustainability of their snowboards by using only recycled plastic.
Natural Wend Wax – Jones boards are ready to shred straight out of the shop and are factory waxed with Wend natural wax.
Bio Resin – All Jones boards are built with bio-based, renewable epoxy instead of petroleum based epoxy. The raw materials used to make Bio Resin are co-products or waste products of other plant-based industrial processes. Producing Bio Resin 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 riding straight away.
Float Pack Inserts – Float pack inserts are extra inserts set further back towards the tail, allowing you to shift your bindings back even further for better float on deep powder days.
Forever Flex – Jones boards now are finished slightly overbuilt and are broken in using specialised machinery that mimics riding use. This flexes the fibers and epoxy and allows them to settle into their final state, similar to riding the boards for 20 days. This provides a much more accurate flex rating.