Best Freestyle / Park Snowboards 2025/26
Best boards built for airtime, style, and turning the whole mountain into a playground.
If your perfect day involves lapping the park until your legs beg for mercy — or turning every side hit into a personal performance — you’re in the right place. A proper freestyle board should pop hard, press smooth, and keep you grinning whether you’re learning new tricks or polishing old favourites.
“A proper freestyle board should pop hard, press smooth, and keep you grinning whether you’re learning new tricks or polishing old favourites.”
So we packed up the SBI crew and sessioned this year’s lineup across jumps, rails, transitions, and all the creatively questionable spots in-between.
Best Freestyle / Park Snowboards 2025/26
Arbor Kuro Neko
Profile: Camber
Shape: True Twin
Sizes: 141, 145, 149
Flex: 5/10
Gender: Women’s
Ability: Intermediate → Advanced
Who’s it for? The Kuro Neko is Arbor’s new women-specific freestyle twin, built on a true twin shape, full camber profile, and medium flex: essentials that make it park-ready. Designed with a female-first approach to progression, it’s nimble, responsive, and confident whether you’re lapping the park, hitting street features, or sending natural lines in the backcountry.
Bataleon Evil Twin
Profile: 3BT Camber
Shape: TRUE Twin
Sizes: 151, 154, 156W, 157, 159, 159W
Flex: 5/10
Gender: Men’s
Ability: Intermediate → Advanced
Who’s it for? The Evil Twin is the playful park deck that doubles as an everyday all-mountain companion. With camber underfoot and Bataleon’s floater 3BT design, it lets you slash through park features without catching edges while keeping it smooth when carving off-piste. Soft flex and true twin shape make switch riding natural, board presses effortless, and turns snappy. Ideal for intermediate riders looking to break into creativity, yet fun enough for adventurous park laps and groomer slashes.
Burton Blossom
Profile: Camber
Shape: True Twin
Sizes: 144, 149, 152, 155, 158, 162
Flex: 6-9/10
Gender: Unisex
Ability: Intermediate → Advanced
Who’s it for? Designed by Burton’s team riders, the Blossom is for freestyle riders who want a stiff, cambered twin with enough backbone to go big in the park and still rip laps across the mountain. With its traditional camber and carbon-reinforced core, it delivers snap, stability, and pop for stomping landings and holding an edge at speed. This season, the Blossom introduces Burton’s brand-new Dual Graphics concept: same board, same tech, same ride – but two different graphics to choose from.
GNU Head Space
Profile: Hybrid Camber
Shape: True Twin
Sizes: 149, 152, 155, 155W, 158
Flex: 4-6/10
Gender: Men’s
Ability: Intermediate → Advanced
Who’s it for? Freestyle riders chasing Forest Bailey’s blend of creativity and control. The Head Space is a true twin with C3 camber for pop and precision, Magne-Traction® edges for grip, and a medium flex that’s just as happy in the streets as it is ripping park laps or side hits at the resort. Built with eco materials and Forest’s signature art, it’s a playful yet powerful deck for riders who see the mountain as their canvas.
“When I’m painting, I want things looser, but with a board graphic it’s more like design. It’s fun to continue the board graphic legacy. Each season I think about what would work on a board, and even after 12 years of doing graphics I still get just as excited to see the designs come to life. Having the board delivered to your house, unwrapping it, then taking it up the mountain to ride – it’s a dream come true. I pinch myself pretty much every day.” – Forest Bailey, GNU rider and artist
Nidecker Cheat Code
Profile: Hybrid Camber
Shape: True Twin
Sizes: 149, 153, 156, 156W, 159, 159W, 162W
Flex: 2/10
Gender: Men’s
Ability: Beginner → Intermediate
Who’s it for? Skip straight to boss mode with the Cheat Code, a relaxed true twin built for effortless progression. Its CamRock profile balances riding control with catch-free play, while the soft poplar core and Biax Plus layup make pressing, popping, and learning tricks intuitive. The extended rocker keeps turns smooth and switch transitions natural. Whether you’re building your park trick bag or stepping up your game on the groomers, the Cheat Code is designed to help you level up with confidence.
