The Top 5 Freeride Snowboards of 2023-2024
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- Welcome to Top 5's where your host decides what their top 5 picks are. You might agree with them, you might disagree with them, but the fact of the matter is you're watching them. In this episode Avran breaks down the Top 5 Freeride Snowboards of 2024.
5. K2 Alchemist: bit.ly/3LeScrN
5. K2 Alchemist: bit.ly/460fHwD
5. K2 Alchemist: amzn.to/463Fl3G
4. Jones Ultra Flagship:
4. Jones Ultra Flagship: amzn.to/487Zpn9
3. Capita Black Snowboard of Death: bit.ly/44Ggy4p
3. Capita Black Snowboard of Death: bit.ly/4880xXP
3. Capita Black Snowboard of Death: bit.ly/3Rhfzof
3. Capita Black Snowboard of Death: bit.ly/463FWCs
2. Ride Commissioner: bit.ly/3r7SdqE
1. Nidecker Ultralight: amzn.to/44IMKEu
Honorable Mentions:
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Gnu Banked Country: bit.ly/3Lf1Zhu
Amplid Pentaquark: shorturl.at/qAZ79
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Edited by Ben West
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Got last year’s BSOD. The thing doesn’t mess around. Love the edge hold and it charges. Wish it was easier to unlock the pop but I’m old.
Was gunna get a burton custom but I think I’m going with the BSOD after yours and others reviews!
Can wait to start snowboarding again. Also love the list!
I own the Black Snowboard of Death and the K2 Alchemist Both are great charging boards, I take the K2 for the icy hard pack days and the BSOD on the softer days and both let me Rip and have the most fun I have had in years snowboarding. Really reignited my passion for the sport. I have some K2 Formula C from 2019 so now I just got to upgrade my bindings. Any recs for those 2 boards?
Thanks for validating my Ultalight 168W preorder.
You of all people NEED that board.
After my Capita DOA was not up to the task, I rented the Commissioner 158 and rode it all over Interlaken - I flew even over pretty gnarly terrain. Highly recommended if you want light speed.
Which would you recommend for to pair with my existing pow board for post storm days and riding steep and technical stuff with variable off-piste snow conditions? Almost all of these sound like they would work.
Thanks!
Looking forward to spending more time on my BSOD this year!
Brilliant content...thanks Angry 👏
I switched to Jones Mercury bindings on my alchemist and commissioner last year and was shocked how much easier it was to charge with them, even with my old knees.
Do the Mercury work off the same tech as the NOW binding system?
yes@@ultrajayme
@@ultrajayme They do. Now and jones are both owned by nidecker
@@kensmith9292 yep knew that much. Just wasn't sure if that model had the same tech. Love what the Nidecker umbrella has been doing.
Yes PYL x NOW Drive is an amazing combo!
@@ultrajayme Yeah, they, and other brands like k2/ride, have been making great stuff over the past few years
The K2 Alchemist is legendary, I love that riding that board
Im so stoked on the nidecker! now we are ready for some spicy cliff drops. Also, i bought some really good knee braces and it has completely changed my life while riding. Looking forward to the next vid!
yep. got the neoprene knee braces with J bars on the side and it revolutionised my tired bone on bone knees. cartilage is for chumps who don't know how to ride
Nice bro nickal. Real nice bro 😎
Always love the angry man’s top 5’s! 🙌
best 2023-2024 "knee" jokes. 🤣
Does the BSOD float good enough to handle deep days in the PNW Backcountry. How does it turn in trees? Progressive sidecut and death grip seems like it would be somewhat nimble??
Yes.
thank you
Hey Avran, got a dynamo per your recommendation for last season and love it. Wondering how much of a jump up these decks are in terms of stability and dampness?
They're a lot stiffer and some will definitely be WAY more damp.
Yo Angry, which bindings would you recommend for the 2024 K2 Alchemist? I'm looking to use the Alchemist as my next hard charging, free riding board 🤘
Well there's 8 on this list, start looking.
Great review!!! In your opinion which board has the fastest base?
The one that has the best tune.
In my opinion Palmer Honeycomb and Crown were the fastest after a tune. Can’t seem to find a base as fast
Those had some of the crappiest graphite bases ever, fucking fragile as fuck. Also the Honeycomb was ass, only board I've ever fucking bent from a 10 foot bomb drop.
Angry for aggressive riding (coming of the Burton T6/T7) would you recommend Amplid Pentaquark or Nidecker Ultralight ?
Probably want a Pentaquark.
@@AngrySnowboarder where do I buy one?
Great channel, been binge-watching for the last couple days..
Been spending 10yrs on a 2013 Slayblade 166W (last edition with fully flat profile), and still enjoy it.. but also eager to try something new. But I can’t quite figure out where the Slayblade sits against today’s boards. Best thing about the Slayblade for me is charging hard, flicking it from edge to edge without effort, jump off the occasional terrain feature and being able to do it on hard/icy groomers in the morning and tracked out slush/moguls in the afternoon. And still has decent pow float (not that I get to see pow much). Anything on this list that would line up with that for a 6ft3in, 190lbs, size 13 guy? Leaning towards the BSOD 165W...
Just about everything.
Did you get the BSOD? I'm considering picking one up. 6'4", 215 lb, size 13.
I just got the alchemist ! Gets here soon
Looking at the 2023 Ride Commissioner sizing chart...At 170 pounds, 8.5 US boot, 5'11" tall, the 153 seems to be the size to go with, but that seems too close to my 151 superpig, which is a volume shifted model. Should I stick with the 153 based on the charts or go up to the 155 for the commissioner?
The bigger it gets the stiffer it rides. I'd still bump up to the 55 with that said.
@@AngrySnowboarder cool thanks
Hello Avran! I am so proud of myself, I did not buy a new board last season! But want to add a hard charging balls to the wall board to the quiver this year. I found a 22/23 Ride Commissioner for a great price. Any difference between last years and this years model?
based on patreon not much changed but it reminded him why he doesn't ride it because it's such a workout
Buy it.
The leg jokes made me lol
Got a deal on the ultralight at end of last season, dont think much has changed on it this year?
Nothings changed.
Hey! I’m looking for my second snowboard. I love high speeds, and want a great board in powder too! I was looking at the Bataleon 2, but heard another review say it’s really soft flex. Any recommendations?
I didn’t realise this was a free ride video! So I assume the nude ket ultralight is the choice?
Sounds like you might be looking above your weight class bud.
@@AngrySnowboarder what Dyou mean?
Never surprised Nidecker tops any lists, how many boards here came from their factory? Also, I've looked around and feel like you haven't mentioned it, but how do these stack up to a Yes Optimistic? I've been making rad dad turns on that beast since 2016 and it may be time to move on this winter. I tried with a Salomon Super 8 a couple of seasons back. Rad board, I still just grab the Opti for almost all conditions.
Love my 2024 BSOD. It simply hauls ass.
Same but still in wrapped until next szn 🥹
I have no legs!
Hey do you think on weight 200 lbs, 10.5 US boot sizing, K2 Passport 159w would be good or 162w better ?
What do you optimally want it for?
80% carving/ side hits 20% powder
62w. @@xarmantis289
which board was stiffer the nidecker ultralight or the rossi black ops snowboard?
Which black ops there were multiple versions.
the 2019/2020 version @@AngrySnowboarder
If you could only have one the BSOD or the Mega death which would you choose? Picking up my first Capita Board and can’t decide between the two.
The Mega Death seems lighter and less demanding while still an amazing freeride board. That would be my pick. The BSOD seems stiffer, more aggressive and demanding. If you only haul ass and don't get in the air, that should be your pick.
Need a review on boots, especially stiff ones
Good for you. The best boot is the one that fits your foot and fits your needs.
Try tr try... Never buy a boot without trying. Each brand have a very different foot mold.. I ve been tempted to buy boots on line because of sales, i did it... Well i had to Give it to someone else and buy others full price. Happened to me twice, in 25 years of snowboarding.
Ion.
Bought the Nidecker Blade last year. Man, it digs deep but it's a workout! I'm not sure I'll be able ride it as much this year! I'm getting old!
Eat your muscle cheese!
I'm looking for a freeride oriented deck that can handle those just kind of shitty boiler plate days where you're mostly on piste but might want to go on an off piste adventure or two, so a deck that's got solid edgehold and is damp. I'm between the deepfake, banked country and the BSOD all in 160w +/-. I'm leaning towards the Banked Country, but I'd appreciate your input. Thanks.
Sorry I’m not Angry but consider the Aviator 2.0 for your list. Makes crap snow more fun than anything else I’ve ever tried.
Banked Country is real back foot dominate so on a boiler plate day not exactly the best. I'd probably push you more towards the Deep Fake honestly.
@driftproducts7571 Thanks for the advice. I was looking at the aviator as well, but I run an 11.5 boot and it looked a little narrow for me.
@AngrySnowboarder Thanks for the help. Is there a deck you'd recommend over the deepfake? I was kinda looking at the alchemist or maybe the new XV as well, but they didn't make the top 3. I run a Mtn. Pig as my daily driver currently.
@@jonbrown9490 New XV is ASS! Alchemist for sure. Maybe even a Nidecker Megalight.
Hey can you please demo the Stranda Descender ?
I’ll ask if they have one for 2025
would have expected an amplid board somewhere in that list :-)
I love my commissioner… She’s a beast an fast af..
Ok this not a good thing, now we have 2 of you making new board sound badass and both agree on one I was told to check out, and yes tc was right. Now I'm going to have to sell my old board and a kidney for the ride commissioner.😂😂😂 I'm going to see if my local shop is going to demo it this year. Ty guys
Just wait a few months till someone that bought it as their first board thinking they'd "grow into it" puts it up for sale for 70% off. Follow me for more financial advice.
No longer a fan of the K2 Passport? Or would you consider that more of a directional all mountain?
FREERIDE CHARGER NOT ALL MOUNTAIN FREERIDE.
I think ill stick with my assassin an agent.
How would you compare the Nidecker Ultralight vs Megadeath?
It's stiffer, not as light as the Megadeath, also a little more damp.
Damn you’re right I don’t think I’ve seen your lower half
CAN YOU PLEASE DO A REVIEW ON THE CARDIFF GOAT FREERIDE BOARD?
Not if you're going to type in all caps.
😂@@AngrySnowboarder
Just curious: what was lacking with the Banked Country that it didn't make top 5? I just ordered last year's model and extremely pumped to get it out once there's enough snow mid-season to justify it.
Because I didn't want to validate your purchase.
@@AngrySnowboarder 🤣
@@AngrySnowboarder very informative!
Considering the balck snowboard of death or the burton hometown hero... any imput? Thanks. All of these sound super fun
How stiff and directional do you want to go?
@AngrySnowboarder I'm a prety big guy and usually much prefer stiff freeride boards for high speed control. Both of these boards are on sale at my local shop
@@WestonFromHBhometown hero imo
Bsod, I have the ‘23 and I don’t think it’s changed. It’s a weapon
Then you don't want the Burton you'll fold it. Get the BSOD.
Is the commissioner the closest thing to a 00’s ride timeless
Korua cafe racer plus would be up there too.
Friend was pissing me off during a boys mountain trip so I offered to lend him my Commissioner for the day, telling him that it was his beginner board holding him back and he would be able to keep up with the rest of us if he rode this...lol...
Did he die?
@@AngrySnowboarder he actually grew up to be Sage Kotsenburg. Amazing inspirational story
What do you think of Never Summer Valhalla?
I try not to.
Bummer. I thought I got a good one lol
Looks like this year you went for the stiffer boards compared to last year. No k2 passport on the list? Did they screw it up this year?
This isn’t the all mountain freeride list
Too soft.
I bought the Passport based on Avran's previous reviews (now I'm waiting for my next trip in Feb). Given the Alchemist is on this list and that the Passport was a more approachable version of the Alchemist, I would assume (or hope, lol) that the Passport still stacks up well.
This is freeride chargers, not all mountain freeride. Big jump in flex from all mountain freeride to freeride chargers. Should have been pretty obvious from how I described the list.
@@thisisscottsPassport is hardly comparable to the Alchemist. I own them both and an Excavator. The Alchemist and Excavator are more similar…then there’s the Passport. Doesn’t mean it’s a “lesser board”, but the Alchemist is far more capable for certain applications. And it will let you know it.
Would it be fair to say that the alchemist is the most playful/lively of these decks? I want a board that can hang in the steeps and chop like my old 2018 flagship but isn't a chore when popping low-speed side hits
The alchemist sucks at low speed it is made to go fast
it's a rocket ship, this snowboard is trying to hurt me and I love it
Once the Alchemist breaks in a little its super fun for cruising/sidehits. the tail has a crazy amount of pop cause of those carbon power forks
@@boriscima8134 I know it's made to go fast. Mainly asking about weight/torsional flex I guess.
@@jstone18 thanks!
can you post a video of you riding
I can do a lot of things, will I? No.
Does this mean you actually like the BSOD 2 years in a row? Weird.
Yes so weird nothing changed in it and therefore I can consider liking it the same. That's REAL weird.
No Rome Ravine Select?
Did you see it? No? There's your answer.
Is the Commissioner the new Timeless? Thats easily the stiffest board I've ever ridden
Pretty much.
The rep gave me a timeless back in the day when I was working in a shop. Base was so fast and the board was such a beast!
@@Drift-Products I pretty much relearned to snowboard on that thing, sucked then but knowing how to ride camber helped so much
Tha'ts the last board I had until a year ago. Now I'm loving a passport.
BSOD or Nidecker Thruster as ice coast groomer ripper, or something else?
You just want something for laying trenches?
@@AngrySnowboarder Pretty much, though I wouldn't mind a bit of versatility. I have a resort twin for screwing around on and park laps so it can be a bit more specialized.
Might be time to start looking at a Korua and give yourself some real unique options.
@@AngrySnowboarder They have definitely been on my radar. The cafe racer looks interesting, it runs shorter with less effective edge in my ideal size compared to the other two. The Thruster and BSOD I can go 159 with the same waist and weight range as the 156 cafe.
Cafe Racer lays trenches but from what you're describing to me and the fact you mentioned the Thruster I was thinking the Pencil for more of a slow mellow carver with swoopy turns.
Will I grow hairs on my chest if I ride the Ultralight?
Nope just on your butthole.
Lib Rig
Ride has Slimewalls in their urethane sidewalls, not Slimwalls. Pronounced like the skateboard wheel, Slimeball.
Someone needs to watch explained: th-cam.com/video/XSpdB5-fBh0/w-d-xo.html
Don’t really get how you put the Alchemist on this list. The nose is way to soft to charge that board in variable conditions. You made me buy a Surfari, that board is way more of a freeride charger that you can charge through anything with. Surfari is way superior to the Alchemist.
Have you ridden the new Alchemist since they added the Topsheet 3d?
These boards scare me 😬
I have a Korua Bullet Train. No one can follow. Try me
I'd put my money on the Commissioner, better base finish.
You need top 5 things NOT to do in the lift line. I swear if my board gets destroyed one more time by hordes of inpatient ppl im gonna lose it 😐
I think there is one.
@AngrySnowboarder didn't see one. I heard you complain about talkative ppl on a lift though . This list can be easily top 10 things list 😅
don't believe you ride all these boards...pictures or it never happened!
Then don't believe it happened. Or get off your lazy ass come on out to Copper and ride 150 days in a season. Choice is yours.
Brother I’ve been riding ultralight for 15+ years. 🫡