Hello and welcome to my Burton Blossom snowboard review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Blossom as an aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Blossom a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Burton Blossom
Price: $629
Style: Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle
Flex Rating: Medium-Stiff
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Stiff (7/10)
Rating Score: 88.1/100
Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards
Out of the 15 men’s aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:
Overview of the Blossom’s Specs
Check out the tables for the Blossom’s specs and available sizes.
Specs
Style: | Aggressive All-Mountain-Freestyle |
Price: | $629 - BUYING OPTIONS |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Smooth/Snappy: |  |
Dampness: |  |
Playful/Aggressive: |  |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | |
Shape: | |
Setback Stance: | Centered |
Base: | Sintered (Burton's Recycled Sintered WFO) |
Weight: | A little heavier than normal |
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
149 | 244 | 100-150 | 45-68 |
152 | 249 | 120-180 | 54-82 |
155 | 251 | 120-180 | 54-82 |
158 | 254 | 150-200 | 68-91 |
162 | 258 | 180-260 | 82-118+ |
Who is the Blossom Most Suited To?
The Blossom is best suited to anyone who wants a board that they can attach aggressively with and that won't buckle under pressure. They want a twin, but still want something that can bomb and carve with the best of them.
Not for beginners and even most intermediate riders will find this board a bit too much. But for advanced to expert riders who like to get freestyle but still want to charge, then this thing rewards you for the energy you put into it.
The Blossom in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Blossom is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Burton Blossom 2023, 158cm (254mm waist width)
Date: February 10, 2022
Conditions
Overhead was cloudy, misty, iffy visibility to start with but got better later. Drizzling very slightly at first, then dry.
Temprature 35.6°F (2°C). With wind chill was 32°F (0°C).
24hr snow: 0" (0cm)
48hr snow: 1.5" (4cm)
7 day snow: 9" (24cm)
On groomer: Well groomed with a slushy feel, which got a little slushier as the day went on, but not by too much. Occasional hard spots.
Off groomer: Crunchy. Wouldn't go as far as to say icy. At least not bullet proof, but crunchy. Not ideal, but doable, with some slightly softer spots.
Set Up
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 560mm (22″)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Inserts: 267mm (10.51")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 180lbs
Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Tactical ADV
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Weight: 3020grams (6lb 10oz)
Weight per cm: 19.11 grams/cm
Average Weight per cm: 18.59 grams/cm*
*based on a sample size of around 200 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 models. So the Blossom was a little heavier than normal and felt a little heavier on snow too. Nothing super heavy, but a little heavier than average.
Powder
Had no powder to test in, but based on specs and feel of the board, it's not going to be a great powder floater. Centered, full camber, true twins typically aren't.
Carving & Turning
Carving: This thing is a beast to carve. You can just lay them super deep and they feel great. Best carving twin I think I've ridden or at least best equal.
Ease of Turns/Slashes: This board fights you if you want to half commit to an edge. You want to fully commit to the edge, so it's certainly a better carving board. But when you put a bit of effort in, you can slash with it a little.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: It's not effortlessly quick edge-to-edge. Again, you've got to muscle it a bit, but when you put the effort in it will turn fairly quickly.
Skidded Turns: It can be punishing, if you get lazy with it. But it's also not the most catchy board I've ridden or anything.
Speed
This board is nice and fast and I found it had good glide to the base as well. And then when you get up to speed it's nice and stable too.
Uneven Terrain
Crud: It smashes through crud pretty well. It's on the slightly damper side and slightly heavier side and stiffer side - and all those things help it to stay stable and not get easily bucked around in crud/chunder.
Bumps: It doesn't weave super quick between them - at least not effortlessly. But when you do put some effort in, it's not a tank either.
Jumps
Overall really nice to jump with. Especially if you're looking to go big.
Pop: Not super easy to access. But when you put in the effort to load it up, there is oodles of pop in this thing.
Approach: Nice and stable on those faster approaches and when you pick a line and commit to it. It's not terrible for when you need to make last second adjustments, but not amazing either.
Landing: It's a stomper!
Side-hits: Good for side-hits that are easy to approach and for those where you get the chance to wind up and load up the pop. For trickier sidehits, could use a little more maneuverability and easier access pop.
Small jumps/Big jumps: Big. All good for small and medium, but this thing is best for those who want to hit bigger jumps.
Switch
Felt good. No surprise being a true twin. If you're not experienced riding switch, then transitions could be a little tricky, but otherwise well suited to switch.
Spins
Because of how well it rides switch, setups and landings for 180s, 540s etc work well with this board. Particularly good for bigger tricks. For smaller tricks, particularly trying flat land stuff, it's not as good, because you don't get that effortless pop and it's a little on the heavier side. But overall really good for spins.
Jibbing
Not something that's super easy to jib with, particularly if you're not that confident. If you were really good with jibs already and needed big pop to get on them, might be ok.
Butters
Nose and tail even, so that helps. Nose and tail don't press easily but put enough into it and you can get it to flex a reasonable amount and get those presses locked in. But not easy to initiate.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.0 | 16/20 |
SPEED | 4.0 | 16/20 |
CARVING | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
SWITCH | 4.5 | 9/10 |
SPINS | 4.0 | 8/10 |
CRUD/CHUNDER | 4.0 | 4/5 |
TREES/BUMPS | 3.0 | 3/5 |
BUTTERS | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
POWDER | 2.0 | 2/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 88.1/100 |
Overall, the Blossom is a beast that carves as good as any twin out there, IMO.
It can handle a good amount of speed too - and is especially good for larger jumps/tricks. It smashes well through chunder too.
Make no mistake this is a board you have to ride aggressively and you've got to put it in to get it out but it does reward you. Not something you can get super casual on - is at it's best when you're charging and putting energy into it.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you want to learn more about the Blossom, or if you are ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.
If you want to check out some other aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboard options, or if you want to compare how the Blossom compares to other aggressive all-mountain-freestyle snowboards, then check out the next link.
Hi Nate,
I just want to say great thanks to you for continuing sharing valuable snowboarding knowledge to us in snowboarding communities globally. I really appreciate and respect the work you’re doing, and you really helped me and other snowboarding friends a lot.
I’ve bought boards (2!), bindings (2!), shoes according to your advices!
Really thank you very much! Hope if one day I get a chance to meet you in person would love to buy you a drink or a meal together!
I’ll continue to come back and learn from your website!
All the best,
David
You’re very welcome David and thank you for the kind words!
Hi Nate,
I continue to get inspired by your website and learnt a lot! Great thanks for the effort on profiling boards and replying to our messages!
After reading your review I’m considering buying a Blossom! My current board is Burton Process 155, I majority ride indoor. I’m thinking about getting into more park, particularly interested in jumps. Hence I’m looking for a more advanced park board vs current Process. after reading your review I think maybe I can even position this Blossom as my park board plus some occasional carving board, vs Process. How do you think? 🙂
Also would like to seek your advice on Blossom size, I saw Burton sizing recommendation for blossom, both 155 and 152’s rider weight ranges are the same… not sure which size to get is more optimal for my purpose?
My boot size: US 9
Height: 172cm
Weight: 74kg
Great thanks for your expert advice as always!!!
Best,
David
Hi David, good to hear from you again.
Yeah, you could definitely use it for both carving and park. It’s a stiffer board, in my experience, while I would put your “typical all-mountain length” at around 157, I’d probably size down to the 152 in this case, given you’d be using it indoors mostly and mostly for park stuff. Even in the 152, you’re likely to find it more stable than the 155 Process, so going shorter shouldn’t mean you lose any stability.
Hi Nate!
Great thanks for your continuous helpful advices to us snowboarding communities globally!
Following your advice here and in the separate Mountain Twin thread, I’ve now decided to purchase both Burton Blossom 152 and Jones Mountain Twin 154 accordingly. Your advices were really helped! 🙂
Now I face a new problem. Recently I decided to size down my boots (previously size 9 / 270, now I’ll size down to size 8 / 260, for Burton Photon step on Wide model).
I’m curious how does snowboarding boots size affect board length choices? (Apart from whether choose wide board).
Would sizing down to size 8 / 260, Wide, affect my optimal choice for snowboard lengths? (172cm, 74kg). While I certainly need to change my Burton step on binding from Medium to Small size now hahaha…!
I would really appreciate your advice on the boot size change impact towards my 3 boards. I may then decide whether to buy different board lengths accordingly.
1. Burton Process Purepop Camber 155
2. Burton Blossom 152
3. Jones Mountain Twin 154
Great thanks in advance for your reply! 🙂
David
Hi David
Boot size (or more accurately foot size) does affect size decisions and not just for whether to go wide or not. If a board is too wide for your feet, then it’s often a good idea to size the length down a bit. However, this is related to your foot size more than your boot size. Boot size is the most important consideration in terms of a board being too narrow and in terms of potential boot drag, but it’s the foot size that is ultimately the focus when looking at a board that may be too wide.
In your case specifically, your feet haven’t changed size, and while I made an assumption on your foot size, based on your boot size, I think all of those sizes are still appropriate. In terms of the Mountain Twin, I think we previously discussed the Mountain Twin as being doable in the 157, but the 154 probably being the better bet. Now, while I wouldn’t say the 157 would necessarily be wrong, I would be leaning more strongly towards the 154 – which it seems you’ve settled on anyway, so I would stick with that.
Nate,
Great thanks! Yes I settled Mountain Twin 154 recently, I love the board! Hahaha, thanks to your advice.
So the background on boot size change was, I only got to measure my foot size recently, and it’s 260. So previously I bought 270 (US 9) boots were too big (it felt too big too that’s why I decided to measure my feet).
So would you say that even with foot size 260, my 3 board lengths still appropriate and no need to further size down?
And, I found that Burton boards have recommended binding size corresponding to each board length. So, with foot size 260 and if I also change to boot size 260 (US 8), I will need to size my binding down to size S (previously I had size M step on). And, I found my Process 155 and Blossom 152 boards both recommend by Burton to use M/L binding. Would it be a problem if I use size S binding on them? Or, would it be better I size up half size to 265 boots and continue use M binding? (I suppose here it’s a question of, whether to prioritize boot fit to 269, or prioritize binding vs board size fit per Burton’s board size recommendation… OR maybe I need to further shorten my board because of size S binding not fit the lengths I have now? OR maybe even to the extend that Process and Blossom may not suit me if I’m on size S binding?)
Thank you again for continuously sharing your snowboard knowledge with us, it really helped us! 🙂
Best,
David
Hi David
Firstly, yes I think those lengths are still the most appropriate and you don’t need to size down further, IMO.
I would get the best boot fit first and foremost. While Burton recommends certain binding sizes, it’s not crucial and they are just recommendations. Question though, have you tried on the Burton Photon Step On US8s yet? I find that often your best size isn’t necessarily your exact foot size. It’s a nice idea for it to work that way but in practice it often doesn’t. I’m a 10 in Burton boots though I technically should be a 9.5 according to mondopoint. So it may be that the 8.5 is actually the better size for you. If that was the case, then you wouldn’t have to choose between boot size and binding size. But if the US8 are better, then I would go with the smaller binding to get the better boot fit, rather than the other way around.
Hey Nate, Ive been riding an burton huncho 2012 green for the past year and I recently started trying some stuff (I can do 360, wanna get into the rails) do u think the blossom is a nice cop for me and if yes Ive been lookin and cant find difference between the 2023 and the 2024 blossom except only the cores(idk the difference only saw its different names) the 2023 core :
FSC™ Certified Super Fly II™ 700G Core with Dualzone™ EGD™
and the 2024:
Super Fly II™ 700G Core with Dualzone™ EGD™
Can u tell if u think its a good cop for me and exaplain the differnce between the two models. Thank you so much and appreciate yall.
Hi Dju
Thanks for your message. As far as I know the 2023 and 2024 models are the same – the FSC Certified part of the 2023 core is just in relation to the Forest Stewardship Council, which certifies certain products as being from sustainable forests. I’m not sure why the 2024 isn’t certified or if FSC certification is still a valid thing. I would look into it, but super busy right now!
However, I think the Blossom would be too stiff/aggressive a board for you, given you’re looking to get into rails. Coming from the Honcho I understand if you want to stay with something full camber, but I would go Freethinker rather than Blossom, it’s not as stiff/aggressive, and would be easier to tackle rails on. Even better – the Good Company – even more jib friendly, IMO.
Hope this helps
Thoughts on 152 vs 155 for a 5’10 dude who weighs 150? They’re the same weight range so a bit confused thank you!
Hey Michael
Thanks for your message.
I would put your “typical all-mountain length” at around 155, so the 155 is certainly an option, depending on how you were wanting to ride it. If you were doing a lot of freestyle stuff, then the 152 would work for you as well. It may also depend on your boot size. If you’ve got smaller feet, then it might be better to size down to the 152 anyway. If the width of both is about right for your foot size, then it depends on how you’ll be using it. If you were going to be predominantly riding it fast and carving and valued stability over maneuverability, then I would go 155. If you were doing more freestyle stuff – butters, spins, ollies, boxes/rails (note that this is quite a beast of a board, so for butters and boxes/rails, you’d want to be very experienced and strong to be doing those with this board) – and valued maneuverability over stability, then I’d be leaning 152. If you’re doing really big jumps in the park or really big natural hits/drops, then having a bit more size for that extra stability can be good. But for smaller jumps, especially where you need to generate a bit of your own height through pop, I would err a little smaller as it will be easier to get the pop out of it.
Hope this helps
i ended up going with the 155 as my foot size is 10 and they was right in the edge of the 152 waist width depending how duck i went, rode it today and half to admit its quite the hard board to ride, i was able to ollie and 180 off side hits and ground without any issues but when picking up speed you were right you really gotta be aggressive with it or you’ll get punished.
I think this board could even benefit from cartel Xs even to hit the park with aggressive freestyle/all mountain is 100% the best way to put it. i tried using my union ultras and they just felt too soft. malavitas are being discontinued apparently and cant find my size anymore. i also talked to a Burton guide who rode the 155 even at a lighter weight than me and said when he tried the 152 it did not feel too good for him.
thanks nate! hopefully our comments can help someone else too
Hey Michael
Thanks for the update and insights. Much appreciated. Yeah, stiffer bindings would definitely help, IMO.
Hello Nate.
I am wondering if this board will be wide enough for my daughter. She won it in a contest and it looks like it could be a good half pipe board.
The board size is 149. My daughter is 5’-4”, 110 lbs with size 9.5 women’s boot. She will probably grow a bit before we snowboard again in November. Her binding are set at 12 deg and 12 deg. She is an aggressive/advanced rider but still getting stronger as she is 11 years old. Her typical half pipe board has a similar profile, but is less stiff and wider. We typically look for wide boards due to her foot side.
Thank you for the amazing website!
—Corin
Hi Corin
Thanks for your message.
I would say it should be wide enough for right now, with those binding angles. It is on the long side for her height/weight though, IMO. I would put her “typical all-mountain length” at closer to 142. If she’s used to riding closer to 149, it might be OK, but strictly looking at height/weight specs, it’s bigger than I’d typically recommend.
But in terms of width, I think it would be fine. You’re looking at around 25.7cm at the inserts, though that’s assuming a 22″ stance width. Assuming closer to a 19″/20″ stance width, then probably more like 25.4cm at inserts. With a typical profile women’s 9.5, you’d be looking at an outer sole of around 29.5cm. That would be a total overhang, straight across of around 4.1cm (or roughly 2cm per edge, assuming perfect boot centering). I would comfortable with that as is – and with 12 degree angles, that’s probably going to reduce to less than 3.5cm overall. So that leaves some room for a larger profile boot too.
Hope this helps
Nate.
She rides a 147 and it is a bit big, so yes 149 is too long currently. Thinking ahead here since she is 11 and growing. 😀
This information about board width is helpful to us in general. With proportionally larger feet in our family, this is a common question we ask. Thank you for the detailed info.
Thanks for all you do!
You’re very welcome Corin. Thanks for visiting