Stone Farther Snowboard Review

An Un-Paid, Un-Biased Breakdown Of How the Stone Farther Rides Review by The Good Ride

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How The Stone Farther Was Tested:

I borrowed the Stone Farther for an extended demo, but due to tariffs, it would be too expensive to send it back. They asked me to sell it, so I did and sent them the money.

I got this in a wide variety of conditions, everything from a little bit of powder to a little bit more powder to some good groomers.

And I compared it against a wide variety of boards, primarily the white space Icona, because they have a very similar shape, although a very different camber profile. I also compared it to the Burton sketch artist, the Burton Smooth Operator, the Weston Backwoods, and a few other boards. You can find these comparisons on Patreon for paid members.

Size: 155
Days: 5+
Conditions:  and an early morning slackountry time with Drift Boards & Union Rovers
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10”, 185-195lbs). I’ve tested and compared 800+ boards and close to 1,000 if you count different versions of the same Model over the years.
Boots: Nitro Team TLS
Insoles: Footprint Kingfoam Orthotic Elite
Bindings: Union Force
Redundancy: Strapins in case boots or bindings break.
Jacket: Skyline Fuse 3L Jacket, Skyline Fuse Light 3L Jacket
Pant: Burton AK Gore-Tex Pro 3L Hover Pant, Skyline Faze Pant
Helmet: Smith Method, Smith Scout, Smith Maze
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt, Burton AK Tech Leather Glove, Drop Tahoma Mitt,

James’s Set Up

21”-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):

Gentemstick Mantaray,  Jones Hovercraft 2.0, Korua Transition Finder, Rome Stale Fish, Cardiff Powgoda, Jones Mind Expander, Yes PYL Uninc

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Construction / Durability / Weight

The Stone Farther is very well built for this price point, but also for a board that costs more. The top sheet is glossy, but it’s not as prone to scratching as it appears, and I wouldn’t worry about durability. (We don’t put in the exact weight because with wood cores, there is no consistency in a board’s weight)

Sizing

I like the Stone Farther in a 55, and it was fun to ride. Really fun. But if I were to get one, I would get a 160. That just better matches my weight, my specs, and where I ride, mainly low-angle powder.

But here’s the thing. This board. So easy to turn for size nine boots and my weight that I would size up to a 160 even if I was riding steeper mountains as I used to before I moved to Bachelor. They only have a 55 and a 60. I’d love to see a 165, and I’d love to see a 150, so it could fit a wider variety of body types.

The Good Ride’s Conservative / Safe Boot Size Recommendation

These are sizes that will keep you from booting out (super bad) or being too wide to turn quickly in critical situations.

155: 8-9
160: 9-10

There is often more than one size that will work for your specs and how you like to ride. Size down for more control and size up for more speed/stability/carving power. 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 & Setback

When it comes to shape, this is tapered and directional. It’s got 16mm of taper. It’s not super tapered, but it’s definitely more tapered than most freeride boards. It’s 50mm setback on the side cut, but it’s not that setback on the board.

So the entire stance range is very useful, and while the board does feel setback and directional, there’s still a lot of detail here for landing gear if you want to get some big errors.

Camber/On Snow Feel

So let’s talk camber profile. There’s a very mellow camber profile, but it goes well past the inserts. And then it has a long smooth transition into a mellow early rise in the tail, and then a mellow transition up into a rocker in the nose.

I find that this feels pretty forgiving. I would say intermediate on up to expert. No problem with this because it’s so easy to skid a turn when you get off your game, but yet it’s one foot off the chair. Super stable tracks, really easy, like it’s full camber almost, but just without that catch of camber.

Edge Hold

Now, when it comes to edge hold, this has pretty good grip, especially for not having any real disruption that I can see. And I think that’s mainly because you can get a lot of leverage here when you’re on the board, where the camber profile ends, and really get some grip.

Flex Personality

The Stone Farther has a medium-ish flex. Maybe bordering on medium. Steph. And there’s a nice energy to it. And when you get down into the tail, it’s pretty stiff in this region. You can lean back into it and butter pretty well, though.

The nose is a good bit softer, like a lot of boards that are made to be ridden in powder. And the flex doesn’t really stiffen up until you get about to the inserts. And then between the feet that is medium stiff, the tail feels medium, and the nose feels more medium soft, and overall it’s a good, poppy, energetic board.

Butters & Ollies

So when it comes to pop and all the power, I thought it was good. Not great, just kind of middle ground, but far from dead.

The Stone Farther is an easy board to butter, and another reason I think this is so forgiving is that when you’re weighted on the board, the tip and tail lift up a good bit, giving you easy leverage into the tip/tail and allowing you to butter super easily. And if you like to butter like I do and you’re not great at it like I am, you might really like this. And if you’re a good butterer, you’ll like this too

Switch & Park

There were a lot of other boards I could pop off of higher and easier than that I compared it to, but overall it did a pretty good job, and I don’t think anybody’s going to be really bummed unless you love those ultra poppy boards.

This tracked really well into a jump. Popped off it somewhat well and then landed pretty well, too. It’s actually quite doable. Switch for how directional it is. And if you want to land switch occasionally, you have some tail here. It’s not ideal, but it’s doable.

Uneven Snow

I thought the Stone Farther did a very good job in all kinds of unevens now. If I were on 160, I would think this would handle soft, thick, tracked-up chundery powder days very well.

As it stood now on the 55, it was more than competent. It never bucked me and bounced me around too much. And I felt like I could ride this all day if I found a bump line, hard or soft, this will turn through it no problem.

It was very easy to manage and hard uneven snow. I got a little bit of that, and this didn’t chatter too much. It has a touch of that almost hollow feel in that kind of snow, and it’s something I’ve felt with this construction on other boards, but it’s not bad at all and very doable.

Turning/Carving

Now, when it comes to turn initiation, this was super fast for me. I feel like maybe torsionally, this is a little easier than some of its competitors, and I just was able to access this flex and make this turn super quick.

This doesn’t feel like it has an 8m sidecut. I would say high six is low seven. So if I were to guess, because this is just so quick edge-to-edge and it had such a fun circle carve and across-the-groomer carve, it surprised me when I looked at the specs and saw an eight-meter side cut.

But I just loved the turning experience, and the spring out of the turn was super fun.

Speed

And when I needed to point it, although this board felt a little small for me, it did not feel hooky and like it was fighting me on a straight line. So I could straighten up. Let’s say to the back of the cone, hike up it, and go down it.

With this and that, the straight line for me is pretty sketchy. And I didn’t feel too sketched out with this. If I had a 60, it would be even better.

Base Glide

Now, when it comes to the base glide, this has a nice decent base, especially for this price point. Never a fan of die cut, but it’s minimal, and this structure’s just a little too much for me personally. Not a fan of it.

You really have to slather on a lot of wax for this not to be problematic in certain conditions, like firm but fair fun kind of snowmen. That’s adorable, but still pretty firm.

It often feels like you have thousands of little fans holding you in place, and it slows your turn. Initiation down. So if you don’t slap on a shit ton of wax, it can be problematic in those conditions.

I wish they would dial the structure way down, but this kind of structure really shines for this board in spring when it’s soft, wet, thick, sticky, and slow; you’ll be jamming past everybody else. So there’s always some give and take.

Powder

Now, when it comes to powder, you feel less centered than you would think for a 3.25-inch setback on board all the way back. I felt like I was much further back on board. The Stone Farther had very easy float.

I wouldn’t call it a full-on dedicated powder board, but a very, very, very competent powder board. This could be your only board for powder, especially if you ride more medium-angle powder to steep-angle powder.

Final Thoughts

This is going to be amazing, but it didn’t even do that badly in low-angle powder. If I had a 160, I’d have a time at Mt. Bachelor’s. And it feels very slashy and turny and somewhat surfy, but also it has some tail for landing, so it’s a really fun design for people who love that setback Surfy feel.

But people who also want that more centered feel because they’re going a little more big mountain, they’re launching off more than I am. They’re going to have a time with this, too.

So overall, this is a board I would love to own. I’d love to own a 160, and I’m going to recommend this a lot to those who fit the spec range for the 55 and 60. So there you have it.