Lib Tech EJack Knife Snowboard Review

Lib Tech Ejack Knife Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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How the Lib Tech Ejack Knife Review Happened

We bought the Lib Tech Ejack Knife with our precious Good Ride dollars so we  to review it.

Size: 159
Days:  4+ days.  Hard PNW snow with good patches, softer wet snow, and 1 foot to 1.5 feet of moderately thick PNW powder.
Conditions: Pretty firm Mt. Bachelor Snow with some good patches here and there.
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-195lbs) and Grant (Size 11, 150lbs 6’1″)
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV, Burton SLX
Bindings: Union Atlas
Set-Up: 22″-22.5″ Centered 18 front -9 back

Approximate Weight

Feels pretty normal

Flex

It feels stiff on the medium side, for sure, but as it breaks in, it will probably get more on the medium side.

Sizing

I thought I wanted a 157, but the 159 worked well.

On Snow Feel

Very locked in and camber dominant is an understatement. It’s pretty much an all-bowed-out camber.  I thought there might be some early rise in the Lib Tech EJack Knife like the Box Knife has in the tip/tail, but my board didn’t.  It even seems like the bow of the camber comes down abruptly at the tip and tail.  It felt very like the 2000s, which isn’t really a bad or good thing.  It’s more about what’s your thing.  If you want surfy, then I’d probably go with the Mullair, but if you want a board that blurs the lines between All Mountain and Freeride, then this could for sure work. You could call this Freeride or All Mountain, and you would be right both times.

Edge Hold

Really strong grip that can handle hard days really well. All this camber and their middle mag (.5MTX I think) worked well together to provide a lot of grip. It’s really been refined over the years so as not to grab hard in the softer snow.

Turn Initiation: The Lib Tech EJack Knife likes a straight line but can also go from edge to edge rather well. It’s not super quick, and I felt it bordered on the medium side of med/fast.

Turning Experience

The healthy bow of camber that makes this locked in and full of consequence if you fuck up makes it a joy to turn.  The spring out of each turn was so rewarding and fun. It’s really fun to turn this board, but I had the most fun making medium to wide turns.  It didn’t get washy either, and it almost doesn’t feel like it has 8mm of taper.

Carving

Loved laying it over and seeing what it can do. You can carve on almost any kind of board (even continuous rocker) but this is the kind of board that makes carving fun.

Skidded Turns

Scary to skid turns or get off your game and skid out.  The Lib Tech EJack Knife felt like it wanted to make you pay if you got off your game.

Speed

Bombs really well and felt pretty damp. Also, the base has a lot of natural glide along cat tracks. It works well for those that might not always wax their board.

Uneven Terrain

Not super easy to weave in and out of bumps and after 3 days I still haven’t been able to get into a rhythm when I’m there.

Powder

The Lib Tech EJack Knife has a tapered tail, and you can get a 6″ difference between nose and tail and 3″ back from the center of the board with a 22.75″ stance width. So, in about 1 foot to 1.5 feet of PNW powder, I felt like I had to be vigilant with my back foot pressure to keep that nose up, and I thought this would float better. I set it all the way back at almost 3″ with a 22.5″ stance width, and it felt like the nose was pointing down like a chub but not a full-on boner.

It was a bit off for where I’d like it to be for powder riding these days, with all the amazing hybrid shapes with more float. If this were the all camber 2000’s I would have been fine with this and would have felt it would have been better than many rides out there. If you like camber boards in powder, you will find this a very good ride.  I compared it against the Loaded Algernon and Yes PYL.  The Yes PYL didn’t even feel like it was trying to float, and the Algernon was not quite as good as the PYL but had a good bit more float than the EJack. It also felt like the nose wanted to be a part of the turn and didn’t like it if I was trying to turn off the back leg.

This wanted to go straight more than turn in this thicker powder and didn’t like weaving through messy off-piste bumps to get to the un-tracked stuff.  It was rather thick, grabby stuff, so it might be another story in the light stuff. If you know how to keep your speed and get a good plane going, then this could be fun, but if you want an effortless modern float, then this won’t be the call.

Buttering

I could butter off the tail better than I thought, or maybe physical therapy would make my back leg stronger.

Switch

The Lib Tech EJack Knife surprised us here.  It’s no true twin but it did much better than we thought a tapered directional board like this would be. It feels a bit lopsided but you can easily get used to it.

Jumps

If you are all about a strong,, snappy ollie, there will be lots of air in return. It just likes to pop.

Jibbing

Nofuckingway. Not brand new, but maybe after the flex mellows out.

Pipe

The Lib Tech EJack Knife seems like it would be a really fun board in the pipe, but the pipe isn’t ready, so not 100%.

So all in all the Lib Tech EJack Knife is a great board for those that love full camber rides. While it might not be the best choice for those that see a lot of deep thick powder it really shines for those that see lots of hard snow and are looking to go hard and just annihilate groomers.

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