Jones Flagship 2020-2025 Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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An Un-Paid, Un-Biased Breakdown Of How the Jones Flagship Rides And Who It Is For

How It Was Tested:

I borrowed the Jones Flagship for an extended demo and sent it back.

I was not paid to do this review, and this comes from an honest, objective perspective with no brand oversight.

Size: 161 and 164 in the past
Days: 3
Conditions: Pretty good groomers and some decent powder
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10”, 185-190lbs). I’ve tested and compared 800+ boards
Davey (Size 12, 240lbs, 6’4”)
Boots: Ride Deadbolt, Bataleon Acid BOA, Ride Torrent, Ride Fuse, Nidecker Rift Lace, Burton Ion
Insoles: F.I.T. Gamechangers
Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Force, Union Ultra, Union Strata, Union Falcor, Rome Katana, Rome Vice, Rome Black Label, Salomon Quantum, Salomon Highlander, Salomon Hologram, Salomon District, Nitro Team Pro, Nitro Team, Nitro Phantom Carver,
Redundancy: Strapins in case boots or bindings break.
Jacket: Jones Mtn Surf Anorak, Skyline Fuse Jacket
Pant: Jones Mountain Surf Pant, Burton AK Gore-Tex Pro 3L Hover Pant,
Helmet: Smith Method, Smith Scout
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt, Burton AK Tech Leather Glove, Drop Tahoma Mitt,

James’s Set Up: 21.5” Wide. Stance Angles +18/-3, +18/+3, +24/+6,. Close to Reference on groomers and Set all the way back in powder.

Similar Boards We Like (but not the same):
Amplid Souly Grail, K2 Alchemist, YES PYL Uninc, Weston Backwoods, Cardiff Powgoda, Jones Mind Expander, United Shapes Cadet, Burton Gril Master,

Approximate Weight

The 2025 Jones Flagship didn’t feel heavy but not light, either. The Flagship Pro wasn’t much lighter in comparison vs. the older Ultra Flagship. (We don’t put in the exact weight because, with wood cores, there is no consistency in a board’s weight)

Sizing

For my specs, the 161 Jones Flagship and the 164 fit really well.

Sizing is all about balancing what fits your boot size and your weight for how you like to ride. If your boot is too wide, you can’t turn it; if it’s too narrow, you get the dreaded Toe & Heel Drag. Your weight is a close second to boot size because it determines how the board will feel under your foot.  Height comes in a distant 3^rd. Some prefer control, so matching the boot size is the priority. Others prefer dampness over control and like to size up.

Here are some ideal US boot sizes for these boards.
151: 6.5-7.5
154: 7-8
158: 8-9
161: 8-9
164: 9-10
167: 9.5-10.5
172: 10-11
159w: 10-11
162w:10-11
165w: 11-12
169w: 12.5-13.5

I would stay close to the brand’s recommended weight ranges. If it comes down to boot size or weight, I would ensure it fits your boot first and then your weight a close second.

Shape

The Jones Flagship and Flagship Pro have the same tapered directional shape, which doesn’t feel very tapered on reference but is a little more tapered/surfy when on the powder/set-back inserts.

Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level

There is a mellow setback camber with the early rise starting to transition to rocker where the inserts end. The Jones Flagship has less camber than many peers do in 2025, but it’s very forgiving and easy to skid a turn. It allows you to be aggressive and have a camber feel underfoot but with less consequence.

Edge Hold

The Jones Flagship has a solid grip that barely grabs in softer snow and powder. If you commit too hard to the front foot or back foot in a harder turn in hard snow it can feel a touch washy because of the spoon tech/lifted edges so it’s best do dial your turns back or center to slightly back foot weight your turns.

Flex Personality

The 2025 Jones Flagship is stiffer this year vs. the 2020-2024 models. They were medium-stiff but had an easier flex on the side of the medium. The 2025 is on the stiff side of medium-stiff, and it was more work to butter in the tail and, to a lesser extent, the nose. It popped well on an ollie, but it’s not as lively as the Flagship Pro or Stratos. It’s a little behind the Stranda Descender or United Shapes Cadet, but it’s close.

Uneven Snow

In the past, the Jones Flagship was the clear winner over the Ultra Flagship, but in 2025, it’s almost tied with the Flagship Pro. The Pro does better in tracked-up snow now, but the regular Flagship does better in hard, uneven, and more micro-bumpy snow of all sorts. It’s got a smoother ride in all conditions but much closer than in the past.

Speed

You can absolutely point it with the Jones Flagship, and it’s much faster than most of its peers. It’s only edged out by the Flagship Pro.

Base Glide

I miss the almost all-black base of the older model Jones Flagships, but this still has upper-tier glide.

Turning Experience/Carving

You can initiate a turn pretty fast on the Jones Flagship, but it doesn’t continue into a fast, tighter radius turn when the edge is committed. It’s not bad at all for a 9.1M sidecut radius, but it does like straight lining and high speed down the line carves over across the groomer to circle carves better.

I liked setting up on the setback inserts on the front foot so I’m more over the camber, and it counterintuitive gave me a better turn than the reference stance, which is much closer to the transition into early rise. I needed less back foot weight and had a little more rewarding carve, but it is a little behind the Flagship Pro and many of its peers that have a little to a good bit more camber.

Powder

The Jones Flagship might not carve as hard as some of its peers in 2025, but it floats better than most of them. It also has a much cooler turning experience with the spoon tech/lifted sides. The only ride with a true old-school freeride shape that floated better than this was the United Shapes Cadet but it didn’t have the turning experience that the flagship has.

If you want to set it all the way back on the powder inserts with a full-size disc (it doesn’t work with mini-discs), You can get 4.75″ back from the center of the board with a 22.8″ stance width. That’s pretty wide, so most that fit a 161 can’t use the setback inserts on the back foot. The United Shapes Cadet can get 5.5″ back at a 22″ stance width. I wish they would set the entire insert pack on the front foot back 1″. I would make it turn better on groomers (see carving) and allow more people to get easier directional float.

Switch and Jumps

When set up on reference or even a good bit back, the Flagship turns really well on the switch and has enough rocker in the tail to land the switch in power on occasion. You can launch off some pretty technical stuff if you want to, and there is enough landing gear for most, even set all the way back.

Final Thoughts

So overall, I like the stiffer flex of the Jones Flagship this year, and I found the ride to be a little smoother than the Flagship Pro, but it’s not so much that I’m willing to sacrifice pop and better base glide to choose this over the Pro. With the price of the Flagship going up 50 and the Pro going down 50 from the previous Ultra, I’d rather spend $849 to get the Pro vs. $699 for the standard model.

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