Jones Snowboards Hovercraft 160 Snowboard
Ideal for pow slashing, crud busting and slaloming trees
The Hovercraft is an alternative freeride board who’s nimble maneuverability and diverse performance has earned it a cult following. The unique shape matched with a directional rocker profile, Traction Tech 3. and a long sidecut allows the Hovercraft to float through any snow plus rail turns of any size. With a blunt nose, a short stiff tail, and a wide waist width, the Hovercraft is designed to be ridden shorter then your average freeride board as the compact shape packs serious surface area in a small package. The Hovercraft features a 3D Contour Base 4. with spooned nose+tail edges for improved float plus a speed channel in the tail for added glide. New for 22, the Hovercraft is built with an FSC Engineered Veneer topsheet.
Profile
- DIRECTIONAL ROCKER
- Directional Shape
- Directional Flex pattern
- V-core
- Blunt Nose
- Traction Tech 1.
- Progressive Sidecut
- FSC™ Engineered Veneer
- FSC™ Classic Core
- Biax Fiberglass
- Sintered 7 Base
- Oversized Recycled Edges
- Recycled Black ABS
- Wend Natural Wax
- Super Sap Bio Resin
- Flip-Flop Base
- SC™ Engineered Veneer
- Super Sap Bio Resin
- gear of the year
- the good ride favorite powder
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- the good rie snowsurf favorite
- the good ride short / fat / surfy Favorite
Subject to alterations according to the manufacturer. Image is non-binding.
Snowboards are usually delivered ready-to-ride with a waxed base and sharpened edges. However, this so-called factory-tuning is not very durable and your new snowboard should be properly waxed after a few days and maintained on a regular basis.
Attributes
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Forgiving, playful and lots of float in powder
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Perfect for freeriding and carving
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Manufactured in a more eco-friendly way
- Article number: 581836
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Extruded: low maintenance and extremely durable, ideal for jibbers and weekend shredders
Sintered: hard and fast, but a little higher maintenance, the best choice for powder
Premium: highest quality and speed with carbon/graphite additives - Length (cm): 160 cm
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The smaller the radius, the better the turning ability. A large radius brings a smoother ride at high speeds.
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The part of the edge that has contact to the snow. Shorter=agile, longer=more control
- Nose Width: 31 cm
- Waist Width: 26.4 cm
- Tail width: 29.9 cm
- Nose length: 40.4 cm
- Tail Length: 15.9 cm
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The inserts of the rear binding are set back x mm towards the tail for a more effortless powder riding.
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Minimum - maximum stance width
- Rider Weight: 73kg / 95kg
- Features: Base rotation
- Compatibility: Standard Inserts
- Riding Style: Freeride
- Riding Level: Advanced
- Stiffness: 7
- Flex: Stiff
- Pro Rider: Nick Russell, Forrest Shearer
- Country of production: U.A.E.
- Gender: Men
- Eco: More sustainable
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About Jones Snowboards
"Snowboarding is not my job, it’s my life". Jones Snowboard founder Jeremy Jones explains so much in so few words. He wanted to create the ultimate snowboarding gear that lived up to even the highest standards, and he has done exactly that. The company prides itself on giving back to the wild places they so dearly cherish through actions such as 1% For the Planet. There is nothing we don't love about Jeremy Jones and his vision.