The YES PYL Uninc is an all-conditions board that takes charge whether the snow is messy, icy or soft, fresh and fluffy.
Whatever snow conditions you find yourself in, it can handle them well but is at its best in all of those conditions with at least a decent amount of speed under it and feels its best if you ride it more aggressively.
In this review, I will take a look at the PYL Uninc as a freeride snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the PYL Uninc a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other freeride snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: YES PYL Uninc DCP XTRM
Price: $629
Style: Freeride
Flex Rating: Stiff (8/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Mid-Stiff (8/10)
Rating Score: 85.9/100
Compared to other Men’s Freeride Boards
Of the 27 current model freeride snowboards that we tested:
❄️ The PYL Uninc ranked 13th= out of 27
Overview of the PYL Uninc’ Specs
Check out the tables for the PYL Uninc’s specs and available sizes.
STYLE:
FREERIDE
PRICE:
$629 - BUYING OPTIONS
Ability Level:
flex:
feel:
DAMPNESS:
SMOOTH /SNAPPY:
Playful /aggressive:
Edge-hold:
camber profile:
HYBRID CAMBER
HYBRID Camber - YES's "Camrock 1-4-1"
SHAPE:
setback stance:
CENTERED
BASE:
Sintered - Capita's "HYPERDRIVE™ ADV XT BASE"
weight:
Felt a little heavier than normal
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
155 | 260 | 130-180 | 59-82 |
157 | 261 | 140-190 | 64-86 |
159 | 262 | 160-210 | 73-95 |
161 | 263 | 180-220+ | 82-99+ |
Who is the PYL Uninc Most Suited To?
The PYL Uninc
It's a solid all-around board that tends toward the stiffer and aggressive side, but it’s not really what I would call super demanding. If you need something for deep days, but want to be able to bomb, carve and smash through messy snow, when there isn't any fresh pow around, then the PYL Uninc could be that board for you.
If you predominantly like to ride at faster speeds, don't really do anything playful and don't spend time, or at least much time, in the park, then it could work as a one-board quiver for you. Or would work well complimenting a less aggressive board and/or a more park/freestyle oriented board, in a quiver.
Not for beginners and only really for advanced to expert riders, IMO, unless you're a particularly strong/athletic high-end intermediate rider who prefers to ride faster than more playful/creative freestyle stuff.
PYL Uninc DetailS
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the PYL Uninc is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: YES PYL Uninc 2025, 155cm (260mm waist width)
Date: February 15, 2024
Powder
It wasn’t a deep day, but everything indicated that this board will be smooth and fun in the pow.
Powder positive specs include a sizeable 15mm of taper, a nose that's around 50% longer than its tail and some rocker in the nose.
Carving
The faster I went the better it felt. Conditions were good for trying out all sorts of carving variations, and it excelled at everything I attempted.
Turning
Ease of Turning/Slashing: Not effortless to initiate turns but also not what I’d call overly demanding. For a board that carves this well it was relatively OK for slashing, but certainly prefers to carve.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: It's not lightning quick for short/sharp turns at slower speeds, but it's not a sloth either - but it does take a bit of effort to get it to change edges quickly. And overall, it really prefers to rip high speed cruisers rather than tinker around at slow speeds.
Catchiness: Very little in the way of catchiness - it's not catch-free, and you wouldn't expect it to be when it carves as well as it does, but for this kind of board, it has very little catch.
Speed
I found it to be a real bomber. I never really found the top end and it was stable and solid no matter how much I pushed it.
Uneven Terrain
Crud/Chunder: It’s got enough beef to it so that it doesn’t get bucked around easily, and it plows through junk snow with confidence.
Trees/Bumps: Pretty good in the bumps and trees, if they’re spaced far enough part to carry some speed so that you can use more of the board design rather than muscle power to navigate. Not as good in tighter areas. Would be better if there was powder there too.
Jumps
Overall, it does OK on jumps but isn’t a park board or one to elevate your jumping/jibbing skills. It’s stable at speed in the approach and landings which is nice, but only ok in adjustability if you need to change something late in the game.
Pop: It took some effort to extract its pop, but the total pop was decent enough when putting enough energy into it.
Approach: Not super agile for adjustments but if you pick your line and stick to it, it offers a lot of stability.
Landing: Tail heavy landings aren't amazing, but not terrible either. There's a reasonable amount of tail there for a freeride board. And if you land well, it's nice and solid. Quick adjustments or speed checks after landing, when needed, aren't super easy though.
Side-hits: Not great, unless you're looking to hit a pretty big side-hit, commit to it and have a good amount of ride out space after landing.
Switch
It's not great for riding switch. Given how directional it is, that was no surprise. Transitions weren't super easy, but nothing too difficult either.
Spins
In terms of catchiness on setup and landing, it wasn't catchy, so that was nice but the torsional stiffness did make it a bit of an effort for setups and in general wasn't super easy to rotate it. Landing and taking off switch was ok for rotations in multiples of 180, but certainly not ideal.
The harder to access to pop made smaller tricks, where you need to generate more of your own air time, harder. Definitely doesn't overspin, but isn't super easy to complete an under-rotation after landing.
Jibbing
Very similar to the comments in the jumps and side hit section, jibbing is just so-so on this board. The lightness, quickness, and playful pop that is fun for boxes, rails, and barrel bonks, isn’t exactly what this board delivers. It’s not horrible, but it’s also not what it is best designed for.
Butters
You can actually lock in pretty well with this board, but it does take some muscling to get it there. It felt quite similar pressing either the nose or tail, but the tail felt just a little stiffer.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Powder | 4.5 | 22.5/25 |
| Speed | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Carving | 4 | 12/15 |
| Turns | 3 | 6/10 |
| Crud | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Trees | 3.5 | 7/10 |
| Jumps | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Switch | 2 | 2/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.9/100 |
The PYL Uninc is at its best when you give it energy and speed. It feels a bit too much like hard work at slower speeds, but its not terrible, but not something you'd want if you were only ever riding at slow to moderate speeds, IMO.
Very versatile in terms of conditions. It can smash through messy snow, hold an edge in icy conditions and is well setup to be a great powder floater.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
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Would you like to recommend me a size? Im 200lbs, 6’2, 10 / 28.0 boots.
Hi Ole, thanks for your message.
I would go 159 for you. I would put your “typical all-mountain” length at around 162, but given the extra width of this board I would size down a little, with size 10 boots. The 161 wouldn’t be wrong but will feel a little bigger than a typical 161/162, IMO.
Hope this helps with your decision
Thats good reasoning, thanks 😊. I’ll let you know here when I decide and my experience with it. It will replace a flagship 62w which is great in bigger resorts but demands more speed than my local hill will allow most of the time. A PYL 61 would also be sizing down so I’ll give it some thought before I decide.
Hey Nate hope your well.
What size would you get if you were going to buy this.
I’m real stuck in the fence over 57 or 59. I’m 185lbs 511
Cheers
Tim
Hi Tim, hope you’re well too.
I liked it in the 155, but I’d likely go 159. For you, it would depend on your feet/boots size. I have 27.3cm feet and am typically a US10 or 9.5 (and 6’0″, 180lbs). Height and weight very similar, so I would say if you have a similar foot size, I would go 157. If you have bigger feet, then that would lean you closer to the 159, IMO, depending on how much bigger. Smaller feet, then again, depends how much smaller – size 9 or under and I’d go 155.
tldr; depends on foot size, I would go with the following:
– if US9 or under boot size, I’d go 155 – even with 9.5s you could look at the 155
– if US9.5 to US10.5 I’d go 157
– if 11, it’s a toss up between 157 and 159 and for 11.5 to 12, I’d go 159.
Anything bigger than a 12 and I’d look at a different board that’s wider.
Hope this helps
thanks for that nate, i went 157 as the yes website help email recommended 157 with size 11us. hopefully they are right! ill find out next week.
cheers tim
Hey Tim, thanks for the update. Hope it works well for you.