Burton is one of the biggest snowboard companies going around and have been at it for a long time. The lineup of 2018 Burton snowboards is a continuation of their legacy.
2018 sees a few new boards enter their line-up and some boards dropping out of their line, as is usually the case. Of course, most of the old favorites are returning too.
New Boards in the line-up
- Burton Free Thinker – aggressive all-mountain-freestyle
- Burton Deep Thinker – freeride
- Burton Instigator – beginner/all-mountain
- Burton Family Tree Dump Truck – powder
- Burton Family Tree Dump Truck Split – splitboard version of the Dump Truck
- Burton Family Tree Working Stiff – freeride
- Burton Panhandler – powder short/wide
- Burton Amplifier – beginner/freestyle
- Burton Rewind – women’s freestyle
- Burton Family Tree Story Board – women’s freeride
- Burton Flight Attendant Split – split version of the long running Flight Attendant
Drop-Outs
The following are no longer in the line:
- Burton Blunt
- Burton Clash (replaced by Instigator)
- Burton Easy Livin
- Burton CK Nug
- Burton Custom Twin
- Burton Custom Twin Flying V
- Burton Landlord
- Burton Family Tree Gatekeeper
- Burton Family Tree Slipjack Surf
- Burton Family Tree Branch Manager
- Burton Family Tree High Spirits
Below is the full 2018 Burton snowboard line-up organized by category of snowboard.
Beginner Boards
All of the following beginner boards have also been classified somewhere else on this list.
Men’s
- Burton Custom Flying V
- Burton Descendant
- Burton Process Flying V
- Burton Ripcord
- Burton Instigator | NEW for 2018
- Burton Amplifier | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Feather
- Burton Feelgood Flying V
- Burton Genie
- Burton Lip-Stick
- Burton Socialite
Jib/Street Burton Boards
Men’s
- Burton Name Dropper
Women’s
- Burton Socialite
Freestyle/Park Burton Boards
Men’s
- Burton Descendant
- Burton Amplifier | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Genie
- Burton Rewind | NEW for 2018
All-Mountain-Freestyle Burton Boards
Men’s
Women’s
- Burton déjà vu
Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle Burton Boards
Men’s
- Burton Process Off-Axis
- Burton Antler
- Burton Freethinker | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Talent Scout
All-Mountain Burton Boards
Men’s
- Burton Process | Top 10 All Mountain Board
- Burton Process Flying V | See Review
- Burton Custom Flying V
- Burton Custom X Flying V | See Review
- Burton Trick Pony | See Review | Top 10 All Mountain Board
- Burton Instigator | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Feelgood Flying V
- Burton Lip-Stick
Aggressive All-Mountain Burton Boards
Men’s
- Burton Custom
- Burton Custom X | See Review | Top 6 Aggressive All Mountain Board
- Burton Family Tree Mystery Malolo
- Burton TWC Pro
Women’s
- Burton Feelgood
Freeride Boards
Men’s
- Burton Flight Attendant | See review | Top 5 Freeride Board
- Burton Ripcord
- Burton Family Tree Working Stiff | NEW for 2018
- Burton Deep Thinker | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Feather
- Burton Family Tree Storyboard | NEW for 2018
Powder Boards
Men’s
- Burton Fish
- Burton Family Tree Skeleton Key
- Burton Panhandler | NEW for 2018
- Burton Family Tree Dump Truck | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Family Tree Day Trader
Split Boards
Men’s
- Burton Flight Attendant Split | NEW for 2018
- Burton Family Tree Dump Truck Split | NEW for 2018
Women’s
- Burton Family Tree Anti-Social Split
Over to You
So there’s Burton’s snowboard line-up for the upcoming 2017-18 snowboarding season.
Whilst the big news out of Burton is their new step on binding system, there has also been a lot of work done on their snowboard line-up too.
Check out the link below to see my top snowboards organized by type of snowboard (all mountain, freestyle, freeride etc).
>>Snowboards Top 10’s lists
Hello,
I am something in between beginner 3 and intermediate 4.
i bought burton talent scout. i know it is definitely not for beginners but just want to know how big mistake it is
thank you.
Hi Rana
It depends on if you got a 2018 model or a 2017 model. The 2017 model was a little more forgiving. Still certainly not a pure beginners board but doable for an intermediate level rider. Still not the most forgiving of skidded turns but ok.
But the 2018 model is what I would more consider an advanced and up level board. In terms of the camber profiles, it’s changed from Burton’s Purepop camber for the 2017 model to full camber for the 2018 model – so even less forgiving of errors and of skidded turns. It’s relatively stiff for an intermediate rider too, IMO. So, probably not ideal, unfortunately.
That said, some people, even intermediate riders, get along well with full camber, but others have a hard time with it.
Hope this gives you more info