YES Typo Snowboard Review

The Typo is a maneuverable, easy to turn snowboard that allows you to try things and gives you the confidence to take on tight spaces or try out side-hits, riding switch, spins etc without too much difficulty and very little fear of catching an edge. 

It's not as good if you want to bomb the mountain like you're being chased by the abominable snowman! But it can handle moderate speeds OK. 

In this review, I will take a look at the Typo as an all-mountain snowboard, which we define as the do-it-all swiss-army knives of boards. 

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Typo a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain snowboards.

NOTE: The 2025 model was the last version of the YES Typo. The review below hasn't been updated beyond the 2025 model, naturally. There was no direct replacement for the Typo but the closest thing to the Typo that is still in the lineup as of the 25/26 models would be the YES Basic, IMO, but certainly not exactly the same. 

Overall Rating

Board: YES Typo 2025

Price: $499

Style: All-Mountain

Flex Rating: Medium (6/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (bordering on medium-soft) (4.5/10)

Rating Score: 87.3/100

Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain Boards

Overview of the Typo’ Specs

Check out the tables for the Typo’s specs and available sizes.

Who is the Typo Most Suited To?

The Typo is best suited to those who want an easy to ride maneuverable board that can take on any area of the mountain, but aren't wanting to ride super fast, lay trenches at mach speed or hit super large jumps. 

Also one of the best choices, IMO, for high-end beginners who are transitioning to intermediate. It's the kind of board that's still easy to ride but gives you more performance and potential than more pure beginner boards. It's versatility also allow s you to try out various different things in riding - like starting to carve, exploring trees, light powder, park, side-hits etc. 

Might be a bit much for a first time beginner, unless you're quite athletic/naturally pick things like snowboarding up quickly (e.g. strong core/legs, good balance, good co-ordination and physical confidence), but otherwise, almost any level of rider should have be able to ride the Typo. 

Typo DetailS

O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Typo is capable of.

Demo Info

Board: YES Typo 2025, 155cm (251mm waist width)

Date: February 20, 2024

Powder

Felt fine in the small amounts of pow I got on the day. But wouldn't hold up to anything too deep. 

There's a little rocker in the nose and tail and a little bit of setback, but that setback is really subtle, so not going to to be a whole heap of help when the pow is more than a few inches deep. 

Carving

For slower speed carves it was fun but got pretty sketchy when trying to really lean into carves at moderately high speeds. 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: Super easy to initiate turns on. At times it felt like you could blow on the edge and it would change edges for you.  

Maneuverability at slow speeds: The Typo was super agile at slow speeds. It could handle any tight maneuvers without breaking a sweat. Was confidence inspiring in tight trees and moguls. The quick turning, along with its ability to grip ice made it a great option to have under my feet when entering a pretty icy mogul trap, so long as I didn't pick up too much speed. 

Catchiness: While I wouldn't say it was the least catchy board I've ever ridden (when compared to something like the new ex-Lobster YES boards with a 3D base), it was pretty close to catch-free. And it achieved that all while still being good in hard and icy conditions. 

Speed

As alluded to a couple of times already, this board prefers slow to moderate speeds vs high speeds. It starts to get shaky at not very high speeds. Had I been on the 158, which is probably the better size for me for this board, it would have been a little better, but still nothing that's going to support flat-out bombing very well. 

I would have given it a 2.5/5 in the 155, but in the 158 I'm pretty confident it would have felt more like a 3/5. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: Not a lot of dampness to this board. It feels a lot of chatter and it gets thrown around pretty easily in cruddy conditions. It is super easy to adjust when you get thrown off your line, but it's going to hurl you into a faceplant if you try to smash through it/over it at speed. 

Trees/Bumps: So good! Super quick edge-to-edge. Again, if you're trying to beat the world speed record through trees or moguls and have pretty spread trees it's not going to be as good. But anything at slow to moderate speed through tight turns and this thing is super fun. In powder more than a few inches, you'd be burning the back leg, but would still do aight. 

Jumps

Overall really fun for smaller jumps. If you've read the preceding sections of this review, you'll know by now that it's not going to be the best for really big kickers that need a lot of speed and a lot of stability on landing. 

Pop: Super easy to access the pop it has. Get blown back by a small gust of wind and this thing will go into auto ollie mode. If you really try to wind it up for as much pop as you can get out of it, it will give you a little more than when you're not really trying - but not a whole lot more. Moderate total pop, but what's there, you barely have to do anything to access it. 

Great for quick pops onto rails etc and popping off rollers and side-hits, or flat land tricks that need a little air. 

Approach: As you would probably guess by now, it's super easy to hit tricky approaches - like small take-off points for side-hits - or quickly changing direction to approach a hit you've seen last second. 

But for anything that requires you to really pick a line and commit with speed, it feels a little sketchy. Again, it would be better in the 158 for me, but in the 155, it's best, for me, for smaller air. The 158 would be more stable, but still not something I would feel super confident hitting larger jumps on. 

Landing: If you're hitting landing areas that require some quick maneuvers or quick slowing down, then it does really well. And it's nice and forgiving when you don't get the landing quite right - on smaller jumps. 

But.... and I know by now you can probably guess what the but is, it's not super stable for landings at speed/from height. That forgiveness that was your friend on small jumps now makes your board feel like it's been equipped with dual pogo sticks under your nose and tail. Don't stomp that landing and you'll be faceplanting like you were in the crud earlier! in the day!

Side-hits: Really fun. While it's not ultra poppy and not going to give you mega spring off side-hits, it does really well on approach to trickier access side-hits and you don't have to think about winding it up at all - a last second little dip into the board will grant you access to most of its pop. 

Small jumps/Big jumps: If you didn't read anything above... small. 

Switch

Felt really good riding switch. It's fairly close to a twin, even though it's technically a directional twin. The setback is really subtle. The lack of catchiness carry's on into switch transitions, so you can be confident switching directions without getting slung shot into the snow. 

Naturally, like riding in your preferred direction, it's best when switching for slower to moderate speed stuff. 

Spins

Really good for, without trying to sound like a cracked record, smaller spin tricks. Not as good for bigger tricks with more air - for reasons you can check in the jumps section. 

Setting up or landing switch is really good and I had no fear of catching an edge on set-up or landing, which can be the case with catchier boards. And if you land short of getting your spin fully around, it can finish the spin on the ground nice and easily. 

But that does mean that it does have a tendency to over-spin a little bit if your rotations are getting up there in number. But it's not super prone to it or anything and not an issue for 180s. 

Jibbing

While it's certainly not jib specialist or anything, I felt pretty confident using this to expose my very limited array of rail prowess. Again, that easy pop and low catchability helped to make this a board I would be happy to use through the small to medium park and hit both the jump lines and jib lines.  

Butters

Super easy to butter. If that breath of wind that propelled you into an auto-ollie earlier picks up just a little bit - you'll be sending a manual without intending it. This does lead to it being prone to be able to over-press it and do what I like to call the accidental half back-flip (a polite way to say assing over and quickly looking around to make sure no cute girls (or boys) saw you do it!)

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

The Typo is the perfect board for high-end beginners transitioning into intermediate or already intermediate riders. Or even for more advanced riders who want something playful and maneuverable. Because of it's grip in hard/icy conditions, it's great for when you want to drop into the trees/off-groomer on less than ideal days.

It's also super fun for small side-hits, ground tricks and park features, with its easy access pop and easy butterability. 

I found it to be a virtually catch-free ride that allows you try things that might not want to on a more technical board (at least not after the first 5 times it pile drives you into the snow!). 

Not going to be your board if you want to bomb the crap out of the mountain and lay trenches, but it's pretty good slower speed carves for those who just prefer that or those just starting out with carving.