
The following is a quick overview of the 2024 Burton snowboards lineup.
First I will take a look at any new boards for the 2023-24 season, and any 2022-23 boards that aren't returning with a 2024 model.
Then I'll place each board into the categories where I see them fitting best and finally take a look at any changes for returning boards.

New 2024 Burton Snowboards
The new boards for 2023-24 are:
+ Family Tree Short Stop - Short-wideish, tapered directional, directional flat-to-rocker, mid to mid-stiff flexing, powder board in the same vein as Pow Wrench, but a little stiffer.
+ Family Tree Gril Master - Tapered directional, on the stiffer side, freeride board.
+ Family Tree Power Wagon - Subtly tapered, directional stiff freeride board.
+ Mystery Hometown Hero - The Mystery model for 2024 is based on the Hometown hero. Vs the regular version it features a lighter core plus upgraded glass and base.
+ Fish 3D Split - The Fish 3D gets a split version for 2024.
+ Kid's Smalls
+ Family Tree Gril Master Smalls
+ Family Tree Hometown Hero Smalls Split
Exiting 2023 Burton Snowboards
The 2023 boards that aren't returning with a 2024 model:
- Family Tree Forager
- Family Tree Territory Manager
- Family Tree First Cut
- Mystery Con Artist
- Family Tree Hometown Hero X Split
- Process Smalls
- Yeasayer Smalls
- Afterschool Special
All 2024 Burton Snowboards by Category
Below, I have categorized Burton's 2023-24 lineup. This is according to the categories here at SnowboardingProfiles.com and not necessarily the same as how Burton might label them.
Of course these are only broad categories as every board is different, but this is a rough guide.
-Burton BEGINNER SNOWBOARDS-
Men's
- Instigator | Top 15 Beginner Snowboard
- Instigator PurePop
- Ripcord | Top 15 Beginner Snowboard
- Process Flying V | Top 10 Intermediate Snowboard
Women's
- Stylus | Top 10 Women's Beginner Snowboard
- Hideaway
-Burton PARK/FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS-
Men's
- Good Company - full review coming
- Name Dropper
Women's
- Rewind
- Stylus
-Burton ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS-
Women's
- Yeasayer Flying V
- Yeasayer (Flat Top)
-Burton AGGRESSIVE ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS-
Men's
- Freethinker – See Full Review | Top Aggressive All-Mtn-Freestyle Board
- Blossom - SEE FULL REVIEW
Women's
- Talent Scout - SEE FULL REVIEW
-Burton ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS-
Men's
- Process - See Full Review
- Process Flying V – See Full Review
- Custom Flying V
- Custom X Flying V – See Full Review
- Instigator
- Instigator PurePop
Women's
- Feelgood Flying V | Women's Top 10 Intermediate Snowboard
-Burton AGGRESSIVE ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS-
Men's
- Custom - See Full Review
- Custom X – See Full Review | Top 6 Aggressive All-Mountain Snowboard
Women's
- Feelgood - See Full Review | Women’s Top 6 All Mountain Board
-Burton FREERIDE SNOWBOARDS-
Men's
- Flight Attendant – See Full Review | Top 10 Freeride Board
- Skeleton Key - See Full Review | Top 10 Mellow Freeride Board
- Deep Thinker - See Full Review
- Family Tree Hometown Hero - See Full Review
- Family Tree Straight Chuter - See Full Review
- Family Tree 3D Daily Driver - See Full Review
- Family Tree 3D Double Dog
- Family Tree Power Wagon | NEW for 2024 - full review coming
- Family Tree Gril Master | NEW for 2024
- Mystery Hometown Hero | NEW for 2024
- Cartographer
- Ripcord
Women's
- Storyboard
- Hideaway
-Burton POWDER & SHORT/WIDE SNOWBOARDS-
Unisex
- Family Tree Pow Wrench | See Full Review
- Family Tree 3D Deep Daze | See Full Review
- Fish 3D
- Family Tree Short Stop | NEW for 2024
-Burton SPLIT BOARDS-
Unisex
- Flight Attendant Split
- Family Tree Hometown Hero Split
- Family Tree Straight Chuter Split
- Family Tree Pow Wrench Split
- Fish 3D Split | NEW for 2024
-Burton YOUTH SNOWBOARDS-
- Kid's Family Tree Hometown Hero (130,140)
- Kid's Family Tree Hometown Hero Split (135) | NEW for 2024
- Kid's Family Tree Gril Master (130) | NEW for 2024
- Custom Smalls (125, 130, 135, 140, 145)
- Feelgood Smalls (130, 135, 140)
- Kid's Smalls (125, 130, 134, 138, 142) | NEW for 2024
- Grom (110, 120, 130)
- Mini Grom (80, 90, 100)
- Riglet (90)
Summary
So there you have the 2024 Burton snowboards.
Out with the Old and In with the New
As is typical with Burton quite a few Family Tree models retire, with new ones in their place. .
The following Family Tree models are exiting:
- Territory Manager;
- First Cut; and
- Forager
all of which were new for the 2023 season, so they were all just one season boards (as many Family Tree models tend to be).
Replacing them are the:
- Gril Master;
- Power Wagon; and
- Short Stop
The Mystery model changes every year too. This year the Mystery model is based off the Hometown Hero.
The Hometown Hero X Split exits with a split version of the 3D Fish coming in instead (note there's still a Hometown Hero split, just not the Hometown Hero "X" version).
On the kids side, the Process Smalls and Yeasayer smalls get merged into one model - the Kid's Smalls. And the kid's also get a Split model, with the Hometown Hero Smalls Split coming in. Finally there is also a kid's version of the new Gril Master - the Gril Master Smalls.
Changes to Existing Models
Blossom: The one change in specs is that it now says "personality: 6-9 (medium - aggressive)" whereas they had it at "personality: 3-6 (playful - medium)" for the 2023 model. I think this is really just a change in presentation to better reflect the actual personality of the board.
Good Company: '24 model mentions Triax fibreglass ('23 it says biax) is this just a typo or a correction or does it actually have different glass? Burton has rated the "personality" the same and with triax glass I would expect it to be stiffer, so may not be an actual change.
Most graphics have been changed on the returning boards too. But there are a few models with carryover graphics, including the Instigator, Instigator Purepop, Cartographer, Hideaway, Hometown Hero, Straight Chuter and Pow Wrench.
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Hi Nate,
Hope you’ve been well.
Just wondering whether you’ve tried out the 3D Fish this past year or recently and wanted to get your thoughts?
I’m looking for a surf style powder quiver board for a big Japan trip next year and just trying to figure out whether it’s the right one for me.
I’ll be using this with Step On Genesis with 8.5 US Burton Ions, currently weighing 90 kgs.
Thinking the 156 might work for me if I do some tree runs but did hear that the 161 might suit too.
Otherwise, if you had any other recommendations, I would really like to hear your expert advice as always.
I’ll be taking along my Lib Tech Orca for resort riding and will probably use the 3D Fish/your recommendations for backcountry/cat-skiing mostly.
Thank you
Hi David, good to hear from you again.
I haven’t ridden the Fish yet, unfortunately, so can’t say for sure. But on paper it certainly looks like it would be suited to what you want it for. A powder specialist for sure. I have ridden and really liked the Pow Wrench, which is similar-ish, with the Fish 3D being even more powder oriented, which is saying something. They have the same camber profile and looks like a similar flex. But the Fish has more taper (30mm vs 20mm – and 20mm is a lot!) and is setback further at reference (50mm vs 25mm). It also has a more directional flex by the looks of it. It has less effective edge vs overall length as well (meaning more of it’s length is outside the contact points, so it’s something you can ride longer to get more surface area in powder, but still be something you can manage on groomers still, even in a longer length). This is the case even with the Pow Wrench, but the Fish 3D takes it quite a bit further. So very much a powder specialist by the looks of it.
Size-wise, I would put your “typical all-mountain length” at around 158 – and while I would typically size down more than 2cm for the width, given your boot size, in this case, I wouldn’t, because of that lower effective edge and because your primary purpose with it will be for riding powder. So the 156 would definitely work and I wouldn’t go shorter than that. But the 161 is also an option. It depends largely on how often you think you’d see non powder conditions/ride it when there’s no powder. The 161 would still be something you should be able to control fine, it just probably won’t be much fun at that size without powder, even with the shorter effective edge and contact length. But if you’re going to be in powder predominantly and want the best float in powder and aren’t concerned with having to endure it being uninteresting out of powder, then I think the 161 is probably your best bet. The only caveat to that is if you were going to be in the trees a lot of the time you were in powder. I think the 161 would still be fine, so long as there was powder in the trees, but that would lean the scales a little more back towards the 156. But also note, if you were going to be doing jumps into powder, the 161 would give you a better chance of landing above the powder without nose diving.
We don’t tend to test a lot of powder specialized board, because for most boards we ride, we don’t get to decide the conditions we’ll ride them in and would want to test powder specialists in powder. But some options from boards we’ve tested include:
– Jones Hovercraft 2.0
– Salomon HPS Wolle Nyvelt Fish
– Nidecker Mosquito
– Burton Pow Wrench
Hope this gives you more to go off
Hello,
Have you ridden the Burton Gril Master?
Looking at ordering this board, however caught in between sizes. I’m 6’2, 160 lbs. Expert rider, 23-24 years of religious shredding.
They make a 155W and a 160. Both are wide enough for my size 12 boots. Used your sizing table and based on my weight I’m above the 155W. Burton’s weight range is at 180 lbs. minimum for the 160. I currently ride a 157W National, 159W NS Cobra, and 162 Slash Vertical Split. Replacing the Cobra w/ a resort free ride / all mountain deck. The national does not cut it for deeper days. I have not dropped below a 157 in my adult life, though technically the 155W per Burtons specs should work. Though, it’s not factoring in height.
Wondering if you could provide any input? Thank, Happy new year!
Hi HK
Thanks for your message.
Yeah, Burton’s weight recommendations are a bit strange in that they don’t overlap at all, which they typically do. While I think weight is the most telling factor, height also plays a role, as there is a leverage factor, IMO. So it still needs to be taken into account, IMO.
We haven’t tested the Gril Master, so can’t say for sure, but based on specs, I would be leaning 160 for you. As you say, it should be wide enough for your boot size, and I would put your “typical all-mountain length” at around 159, so I think the 160 is closer. Further the Gril Master has a smaller effective edge to overall length ratio than normal, so you can ride it longer (like you can with a lot of freeride boards). For example, the 158W Burton Custom has a weight recommendation from Burton of 150-200, but it has a 121.5cm effective edge vs the 119.6cm effective edge on the 160 Gril Master.
As another reference, the Rome National 157W has an effective edge of 122.5cm. So it’s likely that the 160 Gril Master will feel a similar size on groomers and that extra length will only come into play in powder (which is where you’ll want that extra surface area).
Long story short, I personally would go 160, if I was you, and not worry about the weight rec being from 180lbs and up.
Hope this helps with your decision