YES 20/20 Snowboard 2021

THe WORLDS MOST ADVANCeD POWDeR BOARD ReDUXWhen they first launched the YeS 20/20, it's no exaggeration to say that it completely changed the way snowboarders approached backcountry snowboarding.  For the first time, riders had the opportunity to walk away from the long, directional boards that had become the norm for powder riding and finally step up to a true twin shape that allowed them to push the boundaries of backcountry freestyle. Now great as the original 20/20 was, it was primarily designed to work in powder. Unfortunately, once you got it out on the mountain, it seemed out of its depth. However, for the 2021 season, the 20/20 has been re-engineered to not only deliver exceptional performance in pow but to kill it over the rest of the mountain as well. With a fully revised 3D Coreless construction and advanced MidBite edge profile, Yes has created a unique snowboard that once again revolutionises snowboard performance, but this time it revolutionises it everywhereRider Style: Resort and Backcountry Freestyle riders.Freestyle riders who are looking for a high-performance snowboard that delivers excellent performance on the hill and in the park, but which also delivers powder board levels of lift and float in even the deepest snow.Shape OverviewThe advanced 20/20 PowderHull is the result of 2 years of design, prototyping and testing new variations of twin hull designs to draw out more refined floatation through base contours while improving in-resort, hard-pack performance. The first step was to pull the hull outline back from the very tips of the board, allowing the base to return to a more conventional surface profile needed for popping off jumps and holding onto backseat landings or high-speed wheelies. This refined concave maintains the original peak depth that is responsible for the PowderHull's magical lift and floatation. However, by blending the Powder Hull into the base, Yes have been able to achieve a more predictable flex throughout the length of the board that has improved performance on both powder and hardpack. That performance is then further enhanced with the addition of the MidBite edge profile. This pulls in the sidecut profile through the middle of the board, allowing the designers to maintain the width you need for great float without compromising edge to edge speed.ProfileAs the new 20/20 has stepped up its all-terrain performance, it now utilises the Modern Camber profile. Designed to work in harmony with the Mid-Bite edges, the traditional camber delivers a solid and dynamic ride both on the edge and through the turn.ConstructionInspired by George Greenough's groundbreaking Velo kneeboard designs of the '60s, Yes's CoreLess tech similarily creates translucent holes in the PowderHull areas. By removing areas of the Weightless wood core and modifying the resin ratios, the designers achieved substantial weight savings without compromising structural strength. Beyond weight saving, removing the core here was specifically an advantage of developing the 20/20's innovative new PowderHull design. Without the shaping/flex limitations of wood, Yes were able to create highly refined base contours and develop a level of performance that was previously unachievable. ensuring that the 20/20 can take advantage of that new advanced construction, the structural layers are formed from high-performance tri-ax glass. These step-up the torsional rigidity of the board, ensuring that no matter how or where you ride, it's always going to deliver.BaseAs the 20/20 is all about high performance, Yes utilise a True Sintered base. True Sintered is harder and more expensive than extruded, and it can be faster for those that ride aggressively fast. However, to do that, it needs to be waxed more often and prepared for local conditions.