The 2019 Niche snowboards will be out soon, ready for the 2018-19 season.
Niche has only a small line-up but it gets a little bigger for 2018-19 with some new powder boards being introduced.
And their boards cover a good number of categories, so they still have some really good variety in there.
It’s hard to write anything about Niche without mention of their sustainability practices. Niche is known as one of the most environmentally friendly snowboard builders.
They manufacture their boards in the Capita Mothership (a snowboard building facility built from the ground up for clean snowboard production) and also use materials that are more sustainable, like their recycled materials for their bases, edges and sidewalls and sustainable wood cores.
Anyway, on to their 2019 line-up!
New Niche Boards for 2018-19
- Niche Ember (new women’s powder/short-wide board for the line)
- Niche Pyre (new men’s powder/short-wide board for the line – basically the same as the Ember but in a 150 and 155, whereas the Ember is a 145 and 150 – as far as I can tell the 150 of each is the same board, according to the specs anyway)
Beginner Niche Boards
These are what I consider to be the best boards for beginners in the Niche line, but they will also be categorized in one of the other categories.
Men’s
- Niche Knew
Women’s
- Niche Minx
Freestyle/Park Niche Boards
Men’s
- Niche Knew – See Full Review | Top 10 Freestyle Board
Women’s
- Niche Minx
All-Mountain-Freestyle Niche Boards
Men’s
- Niche Aether – review coming
Women’s
- Niche Sonnet
Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle Niche Boards
Men’s
- Niche Theme
All-Mountain Niche Boards
Men’s
- Niche Story – See Full Review | Top 10 All Mountain Board
Powder Niche Boards
Men’s
- Niche Pyre | NEW for 2019
Women’s
- Niche Ember | NEW for 2019
That’s It
So that’s the line up for Niche’s 2019 snowboards. A couple of new short-wide powder boards to add to their line and business as usual otherwise. They don’t have a huge line but still have a good variety of boards – and it would be odd to have a company called “Niche” snowboards with a massive line, anyway!
I had the chance to get on some Niche boards in the spring and will release my reviews for those at some point during the year. For all of Snowboarding Profiles’ Niche snowboard reviews, check out the link below.
>>Niche Snowboard Reviews
Hello Nate,
Thanks for the great work on the reviews and other info. I was just wondering when the review for the Niche Aether will be posted. Do you have any quick thoughts on this board. I’m trying to decide between the NS West, NS Proto Type 2, Jones Mtn Twin, Gnu Rider’s Choice, and the Aether. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards
Hi Troy
Thanks for your message.
Looking to have a review out for the Aether by the end of the month.
I found I got a bit of a grabby feeling from this board. But I suspect that this was something to do with the testing model that I got – as I had never had this feeling from other Niche boards before. Otherwise, the board seemed great, but that kind of got in the way of really enjoying. I’m hoping to re-test it (the 2020 model) this winter or spring, and I suspect that I won’t have the same issue, but this is what I felt from the 2019 model. More details to come in the review.
You’ve certainly got a quality list of boards you’re looking at there. The Proto Type 2, Rider’s Choice and Aether are what I consider to be All-Mountain-Freestyle boards and the West and Mountain Twin all-mountain boards. You can check out more at the following (where you can also find links to full reviews for those boards):
>>My Top All-Mountain-Freestyle Snowboards
>>My Top 10 All Mountain Snowboards
Hope this helps
Thanks for the reply Nate. This was helpful! Thanks for your dedication in helping out the boarding community, and keep up the great work.
Shred on!
You’re very welcome Troy. Hope you have an awesome season!