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YES 420 2021 Snowboard Review- How it rides and who it is for

How This Review Happened: We borrowed this for an extended demo and sent it back.
Size: 152
Days: 4
Conditions:  and some slackountry powder time with Drift Boards.
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-190lbs), Peter (Size 8, 5’11” 185lbs)
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles, F.I.T. Gamechangers, F.I.T. Gameghangers LP
Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Strata

Similar Boards (but not the same): Yes Hybrid, Prior Legacy, Jones Hovercraft, Weston Hatchet, Lib Tech Orca, Never Summer Harpoon, Yes Hybrid, Yes Y, Yes Pro20

Set-Up: 21.5” Wide. 18 front -6 back. Close to Reference and Set all the way back.

Approximate Weight:
The Yes 420 feels normal for the surface area but heavy for its height.

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

Sizing

Here are some ideal US boot sizes for these boards. You can of course go bigger or smaller but these work best for not turning the board slower than it should be and not having the dreaded Toe & Heel Drag.
148: 8-12
152: 10-13
The 152 felt fine for our weight but pretty hard to control. The 148 would be better for our boot size but not our weight.

Shape/Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level

The Yes 420 has a tapered directional shape but it doesn’t feel very tapered. It also has a very centered ride between the feet that we liked.

There is a little camber underfoot that makes this more than just a pow board. It is a powder board first but using it as a groomer board isn’t that much of a distant second as you would think. The Pro20 is better for this but both are good. The wide width makes a board with a forgiving hybrid camber profile less forgiving. Its just hard to swing it around to skid a turn.

Flex/Pop/Buttering

We would have liked more pop. It has a medium stiff but rubbery flex that takes some work to butter. The Yes 420 doesn’t have the return pop wise we generally prefer and it took some work to make this spring on an Ollie.

Speed

That damp rubbery feel does feel really good as speed for a short wide. Most boards like this are scary at speed but the Yes 420 is very doable. The base isn’t that fast but it is damp.

Uneven Terrain

Again, for a short wide, the Yes 420 can handle lots types of uneven snow really well. Micro bumpy hard snow kind of groomers and even softer bumpy snow is great. You just don’t want to turn this through a bump line.

Edge Hold

The Yes 420 is good for having no disruption in the sidecut and it will hold well enough with hard snow if you dial back your turning a good bit.

Turn Initiation

Pretty slow edge to edge. Once you get the sidecut engaged with the Yes 420 the turn starts to speed up but you can feel the width. In good powder its faster and much more comfortable but it can be awkward to manuver in tight spots in less than perfect conditions.

Turning Experience/Carving

So the Yes 420 isn’t necessarily a board you want to put away when the powder is gone. Making good carving turns on groomed runs is pretty doable. The Pro20 is better here but still it’s a nice bonus

Powder

The Yes 420 can float…really float. This short/wide really has this cool feeling which allows you to stand really centered for a tapered directional ride. There is only a 2.125” set back from center of board on the 22” reference stance and 2.875” all the way back at a 22.5” stance width. That is not a lot for a board like this but it still sits right on top of powder making deep snow look shallow. It is also great for those less than perfect pow days with lets say less than a foot sitting on top of hard snow. It doesn’t sink the tail down into that hard stuff and scrape through turns.

Conclusion

So we liked the Pro20 better than the Yes 420 so if you can pay more to swing that board, do it. If you can’t you will still have a pretty good life on top of powder and still have a good time when its gone.