Whether your perfect day means lapping Ramshead Park at Boyne Mountain, weaving through trees at Sugarloaf's Brackett Basin, or hunting down pow stashes out West, the right snowboard can change the way you experience the mountain.
This season, our team at Boyne Country Sports spent time riding, testing, and talking gear to narrow down the boards we're most excited about for 2027. The result is a lineup that covers just about every riding style—from playful freestyle decks to freeride machines.
The truth is, today's best snowboards aren't limited to a single category. They're built to be versatile, allowing you to have more fun wherever the day takes you. These are the boards that earned our full-stoke seal of approval—and the ones we'd be excited to ride all season long ourselves.
Freestyle Snowboards
Freestyle boards are perfect for boarders looking to unleash their creativity, whether you're shredding in the park or tackling new terrain features. Twin construction unlocks predictable switch riding and improved balance when hitting rails or throwing down big spins. Built with more durable materials, these boards are begging to be thrown at rails, boxes, and any other man-made objects that are calling your name. If you love riding park and see the mountain as one big playground, these freestyle boards were built for you.
CAPiTA Mia Brookes Pro
There's a ton of hype around the CAPiTA Mia Brookes Pro snowboard not only for its signature graphic—it's a high-performance version of the beloved CAPiTA Birds of a Feather, built around the riding style of Mia Brookes. It's placed in CAPiTA's freestyle lineup, but it's more versatile than just purely park laps. Many would consider it an all-mountain freestyle board—it knows how to rip on groomers, but jumps and freestyle features are really where the CAPiTA Mia Brookes Pro comes alive.
ALL MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS
Like to shred everything and never want to be tied down? Simple, get an all-mountain board and don't look back. The most dynamic and versatile collection of snowboards, these decks are predictable no matter where you take them. You'll find our favorite picks that include True Twin, Directional Twin, and Directional categories, each with their own unique feel and style, but one common thread--can equally perform at no matter time, place, or terrain.
ThirtyTwo Permanent Vacation
The flagship of ThirtyTwo's first snowboard collection, and it hits a sweet spot that a lot of resort riders are looking for. This is not a dedicated park board, nor is it a traditional freeride board. Think of it as a modern "ATV" snowboard—built to ride the entire resort with a freeride mindset. Who is it for? The ThirtyTwo Permanent Vacation is ideal for intermediate to advanced riders who want one board for the whole mountain, who carve hard but also seek out side hits and natural features, and want something that'll float on resort pow days. The ThirtyTwo Permanent Vacation isn't loose or buttery like a jib board, and it's not ultra-directional like a freeride deck. It sits comfortably in the middle, giving riders the confidence to carve, pop, and explore the mountain.
FREERIDE SNOWBOARDS
If your idea of a good time equals hauling down the mountain at lightspeed and getting from Point A to Point B as fast as possible, freeride boards are for you. From directional boards to the occasional directional twin, these decks are for riders who like to follow the fall line with purpose. While they can slash and surf powder with the best of all mountain boards, you'll find more power and support as speeds increase. Go wild, explore everything off-trail, and do it without taking your foot off the pedal.
Burton Counterbalance
The Burton Counterbalance is one of Burton's most exciting additions in recent years because it fills the gap between the Cutom, Deep Thinker, and Process—all tried and true. Burton calls it a "quiver killer"—an all-mountain board that blends freestyle creativity with freeride capability. This Burton Counterbalance is for expert-level riders looking for one premium board that likes to carve who also likes natural freestyle. This board absolutely loves carving. With it's directional camber profile gives you powerful edge hold, lots of pop, stability at speed, and smooth edge-to-edge transitions. That said, trees and side hits are arguably the Counterbalance's sweet spot. The directional shape paired with 8mm of taper, a rockered nose, and snappy flex make it incredibly fun for dips in the trees, banks, wind lips, rollers, storm days, and natural transitions. It feels like a freeride board that never forgot how to have fun.