Jones Mountain Twin Pro Snowboard Review

Jones Moutain Twin Pro Snowboard Review Write Up Review by The Good Ride

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

How the Jones Mountain Twin Pro  It Was Tested:

I borrowed the Jones Mountain Twin Pro for an extended demo and sent it back.

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Size: 157
Days: 3
Conditions: Mixed spring conditions along with 3-5” of surprise late-season pow
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10”, 185-190lbs). I’ve tested and compared 800+ boards.
Boots: Ride Deadbolt, Bataleon Acid BOA
Insoles: F.I.T. Gamechangers
Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Force
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, Skyline Faze Pant, Burton AK Gore-Tex 2L Swash 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/-9 in pow, +15/-15 on groomers. Close to Reference on groomers and Set as far back as a 21.5” stance will go in powder.

Similar Boards We Like (but not the same):

Korua Otto, K2 Manifest, Yes Typo, Jones Frontier, Ride Algorythm, Ride Shadowban, Salomon Highpath, Yes Standard Uninc, Yes Basic Uninc, Capita Black Snowboard Of Death, Jones Rally Cat, Cardiff Crane, Cardiff Lynx, Nitro Alternator,

Approximate Weight

(We don’t put in the exact weight because, with wood cores, there is no consistency in a board’s weight)

Sizing

After riding the 160 and 157 regular Mountain Twin, I found the 160 doable for my weight but a little too big and slow to turn. The 154 would better fit my boot size but not my weight. The 157 is the best balance for my size nine boots and 180-195lbs. The same goes for the Jones Mountain Twin Pro.

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.
154: 8-9
157: 8.5-9.5
160: 9.5-10.5
163: 10-11
153w: 9.5-10.5
156w: 10-11
159w: 10.5-11.5
162w: 11-12
165w: 11.5-12.5

I would stay close to Jones’ recommended weight ranges, but it’s more than okay to go over if the board better matches your boot size, especially if you like more control and easier turning.

Shape

You have almost a true twin here, but the Jones Mountain Twin Pro has a nose that is 1cm longer than the tail. It feels very centered and pretty much like a true twin.

Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level

The camber of the Jones Mountain Twin Pro and Jones Mountain Twin runs a good bit past the inserts but starts to bend up well before the nose/tail. It’s a good bit more than the Mind Expander Twin but less than the Rally Cat and Aviator 2.0. It’s about the same as the Frontier, but that is set back a little.

It’s very stable between the feet in all conditions but hard snow, and that is only if you strongly weight your turns on your front or back foot. Then, the lifted sides (spoon tech) that bleed into the effective edge can make it feel washy. The Frontier feels less washy, and so does the Rally Cat. However, the Jones Mountain Twin and Aviator 2.0 feel the same as the Mtn Twin Pro. The smaller camber of the Mind Expander Twin makes it feel less washy than all of these boards but has a lot less pop.

Edge Hold

There is good grip if you center-weight your turns, but as I said above, in camber, it washes with a front-foot or back-foot-weighted turn.

Flex Personality

You have almost a freeride medium-stiff flex happening with the Jones Mountain Twin Pro, and it’s a good bit stiffer than the Mountain Twin. It’s very poppy, and there is a noticeable improvement in the pop you get compared to the Ultra Mountain Twin. It also feels a little lighter. Jones did not post the specs on the site, but it has Koryoid in the tip/tail, reinforced carbon, and an updated Ultra Core. All of that works together to make it feel more dynamic and poppy. I got almost as much pop as the Rally Cat, which has a lot more camber. It’s no Aviator 2.0, but it’s a lot of pop for having this much rocker.

Thanks to the early rise, the stiffer flex was pretty easy to butter. I also noticed what seems to be a different contour in the nose/tail. It looks like there is a flat area in the middle, where in the past, it seemed to be more of a continuous spoon. It made it a lot easier to butter in the nose/tail this time, and it felt less likely to slip/wash out when I did.

Uneven Snow

With this updated lighter/poppier construction, you do lose a little uneven snow performance, but it’s still not bad for an ultra. I’d say it does a little better in some soft, uneven snow vs. the Jones mountain twin, but not as well in harder or mixed uneven snow conditions.

Speed

The Jones Mountain Twin Pro is much better at going straight in good conditions. This is great for tracking into a massive kicker at higher speeds.

Base Glide

I’m not into all this die-cut, but there is no disputing that the Jones Mountain Twin Pro base is fast.

Turning Experience/Carving

When sized right, the Jones Mountain Twin Pro has medium-fast turn initiation bordering on medium. It’s made to track well into jumps, and boards like that don’t turn as quickly. If you like tight tree lines, this more centered ride isn’t ideal, but it’s doable.

Like I said in Camber, you need to center weight your turns with the Mountain Twin Pro to keep it from washing in firm to hard snow, but it can give you a pretty balanced and decently springy turning experience. In same-day comparisons, I preferred the Rally Cat better. If you like stiffer directional twins, you would like the Aviator 2.0 better. It has a similar construction but with more camber, giving you a much better turning experience.

Powder

I didn’t get the Jones Mountain Twin Pro in powder but it has the same shape of the Ultra Mtn Twin and I go that in pow. It floats well for a directional twin but you could do much better if you got the 158 Mind Expander Twin. It’s wider, has more rocker and less camber.

When it comes to setting back on the board, you can get 1.75”-1.8” back from the center of the board with a 22.75 “-22.8” stance width. That’s pretty wide, but Jones does that with all of their boards. I wish they would narrow up the stance width, but many don’t want to get this to ride set back in powder. You can do better with many boards, like the Rally Cat, Aviator 2.0, and especially the Frontier if you like to set it back in powder.

Switch/Jumps/Pipe/Jibs

The Jones Mountain Twin Pro feels like an almost perfect switch, and I found myself throwing it around a lot. If you want to hit big kickers, this is a very good choice, especially in softer snow. It is not ideal for jibs but is okay for pipe if you keep your carves from wall to wall center-weighted.

Final Thoughts

Overall, I enjoyed the newer, more poppy flex in all but uneven snow. While I like the Aviator 2.0 better and the Rally Cat even more, I think the Jones Mountain Twin Pro is a nice, suffer/poppier alternative to the Jones Mountain Twin.