Burton Instigator 160W Snowboard

Fast progression and maximum fun on the mountain

As a beginner, fast progression and having as much fun as possible is the most important thing. A board that supports your needs is essential. The Burton Instigator is such a board. The combination of Flat Top™ profile and the convex base provides a comfortable feeling under the feet and a catch-free feeling for full stability and control.

Riding Level
The Burton Instigator is the all-mountain board for beginners who want to make fast progress and try every terrain.

Shape
The classic Directional Shape was designed to be ridden with a slightly longer nose than tail to concentrate pop in the tail while still giving you plenty of float, flow, and control to rip any terrain or condition. A tapered shape means the nose is wider than the tail, promoting smooth turn entry and exit, stability at speed, and enhanced deep snow floatation. Pro-Tip™ is a tapered tip and tail thickness reduces swing weight for easier mobility.

Profil
Perfect for rising riders: Flat Top™ is a flat profile between the feet for stability, better balance, and continuous edge control. The tip and tail kick up with an early rise outside the feet for the catch-free, loose feeling you’d expect from rocker.

Flex
The Twin Flex is perfectly symmetrical from tip to tail for a balanced ride that’s equally versatile regular or switch.

Construction
Lightened-up and loaded with pop, the FSC™ Certified Super Fly® 800G Core utilizes dual-density vertical laminations of alternating softwood/hardwood to reduce overall weight with no sacrifice in strength or performance.
 Additionally, with DUALZONE™ EGD™, wood grain is positioned along the toe and heel edges on two continuous zones, perpendicular to the rest of the wood core, for consistent edge-hold and added strength. Squeezebox profile improves pop and performance through the balance of thicker, more powerful core sections with thinner, more flexible sections. Rider energy is transferred outward from beneath the feet, energizing the tip and tail while making the board snappier, more stable, and easier to manipulate. 
Biax™ Fiberglass features a jib-friendly, torsionally soft flex and forgiving, park-friendly feel. Super Sap® Epoxy is a resin formulated with bio-based materials that reduces the carbon footprint by 50% over conventional all-petroleum-based epoxies. Less oil consumption means even less of a carbon footprint per board.
The Extruded Base combines speed and strength in a base that requires little maintenance. Pass your friends without even waxing.
Stronger, faster, easier, and designed to help dial-in the perfect stance for you - The Channel® gives you ultimate control of your stance and your board in a design compatible with all major bindings (not just Burton's).

 
 Every Burton snowboard core is Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™ C124994) certified. The FSC™ is an independent non‑profit that promotes environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economically prosperous management of our world’s forests.
All Burton boards are packaged in the fully compostable and recyclable paper sleeve. Even better, there is no need to remove the webbing before sending it back into the cycle of life.