Burton Rewind Snowboard Review

I found the Burton Rewind to be a soft flexing, playful and forgiving freestyle board that worked really well for riders looking to progress in the park.

It wasn’t the most powerful board for big pop or aggressive riding, and it wasn’t great for high-speed carving, deep powder or smashing through rough chop. But for casual groomer laps, mellow freestyle, small park features and building confidence, I felt it worked really well.

In this review, I will take a look at the Rewind as a freestyle snowboard.

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

Overall Rating

Board: Burton Rewind 2027

Price: $529

Style: Freestyle

Flex Rating: Soft to Mid-Soft (1-4/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Mid-Soft (3.5/10)

Rating Score: 88.0/100

Compared to other Women’s Freestyle Boards

Overview of the Rewind’S Specs

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

Who is the Rewind Most Suited To?

The Rewind is best suited to beginner to intermediate riders who are looking to get started with or progressing in freestyle/park riding. Or for more advanced freestyle riders who want an easy going, playful board for riding park or working tricks into groomer runs.

It felt really good for learning switch, butters, presses, small jumps, side hits and smaller jib features. It would also work well as a fun casual groomer board for riders who want something easygoing and playful, rather than something aggressive or high-powered.

TEST/REVIEW DetailS FOR THE Rewind

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

Demo Info

Board: Burton Rewind 2027, 151cm (248mm waist width)

Date: April 2, 2026

Overall Feel

The Rewind had a semi-loose feel, bordering on stable. It wasn’t ultra loose or washy, but it had that easygoing, forgiving feel that made it really approachable.

It was soft and playful without feeling like a total noodle. The flex sat around 3-4/10 by feel, which made it really easy to press, butter and bend into turns. It had some snap, but it wasn’t an explosive board. More smooth, forgiving and easy to work with.

In terms of personality, it was definitely more playful than aggressive.

Damp or Chattery?

It was moderately damp. Not super damp, but not horribly chattery either.

It absorbed smaller bumps and chatter reasonably well, especially given the softer flex. But once the snow got more chopped up, it could get pushed around a bit. The nice thing was that it was easy to correct when that happened, so it didn’t feel punishing.

Smooth or Snappy?

It leaned more snappy than smooth overall but not an overly explosive feel.

Edge-to-edge it felt smooth and forgiving, and it was easy to make slower speed adjustments. It wasn’t the kind of board that loaded up with a ton of energy and fired you out of turns or ollies, but it had enough life to keep things fun and it was very easy to extract that life out of it.

Powder

For powder, it was fine for what it was, but obviously this isn’t a powder board.

In the small pockets we had, it floated reasonably well but in anything deeper, I wouldn’t expect it to be amazing. It’s a twin freestyle board, so powder is never going to be its biggest strength.

For the amount of fresh snow I had, it handled things well enough, but I’d keep it more to shallow powder, side hits and softer groomers rather than deep off-piste days.

Carving & Turning

Turning was easy and intuitive on the Rewind.

It initiated turns easily on groomers, and the softer flex helped give it a smooth, forgiving feel through turns. It was also agile at slower speeds, which made it easy to maneuver around, slash, speed check and make quick adjustments.

Carving was decent, but not aggressive. It could hold a controlled carve at moderate speeds, especially in the softer snow, but it wasn’t a hard-charging carving board. It preferred casual carves and smooth turns over high-speed, locked-in trenches.

It also felt pretty forgiving. Catchiness was low overall. It didn’t punish small mistakes, which made it confidence-inspiring.

Speed

At moderate speeds, the Rewind felt stable enough. But once things got faster, the softer flex started to show. It wasn’t something I’d want to really bomb on, and it didn’t have that stiff, damp, locked-in feeling that you’d want for charging.

That said, for the rider it was designed for, it had enough stability. For riders cruising groomers, hitting small jumps and riding through the park, it felt confidence-inspiring. Just not a board for speed demons.

Uneven Terrain

In bumps and trees, the Rewind did pretty well. It was forgiving if the snow got a little inconsistent and was easy to maneuver through tighter spots and made slower speed corrections simple.

In crud and chunder, it could get thrown around a little. But because it was easy to correct, it didn’t feel too sketchy. A stiffer, damper board would have powered through chop better, but the Rewind made up for some of that by being easy to manage.

Jumps

The Rewind was really good for smaller jumps, side hits and beginner-friendly park riding.

The pop was easy to access, which made ollies and little side hits feel approachable. But because of the softer flex, it was harder to get really big, explosive pop out of it. I found it easy to ollie, but not a board that gave back a huge amount of power.

Approaches felt easy and manageable. It was simple to make adjustments, speed check and line things up. For faster approaches, it didn’t feel as stable, but for small to medium features it worked well.

Landings were forgiving. It wasn’t a stomp machine, but it was easy to recover from small mistakes, and that made it a really nice board for learning and progressing.

Side hits were one of its stronger areas - it was easy to maneuver and easy to pop.

Switch

Switch was excellent as expected. The twin shape made riding switch feel natural and easy. Taking off, landing and riding in the opposite direction all felt balanced. For anyone learning switch, or for freestyle riders who spend a lot of time riding and landing both ways, this was one of the Rewind’s biggest strengths.

Spins

Spins were easy and forgiving. The softer flex meant it didn’t have the most explosive takeoff, but it was easy to get the pop that it did have out. Landings felt forgiving too, which helped a lot when things weren’t perfectly clean.

It was best suited to smaller spins and progression tricks rather than bigger, high-speed rotations, but for casual park and side-hit spins, it worked well.

Jibbing

The Rewind was well suited to jibs, especially smaller rails and boxes.

It was forgiving on approach, easy to make little adjustments and easy to press into features. The softer flex helped it lock into presses without needing a huge amount of effort.

More advanced jib riders might want something with a bit more snap or more specific park personality, but for learning and casual jibbing, it was a really friendly option.

Butters

Butters were one of the highlights. The nose and tail felt balanced and easy to press, and the softer flex made it really easy to get into butters without having to fight the board. It wasn’t so soft that it felt like it over-flex too easily, but it was definitely easy and forgiving.

For ground tricks, presses and playful flatland riding, the Rewind was a lot of fun.

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

The Burton Rewind was a fantastic beginner-friendly park/freestyle snowboard.

Its biggest strengths were switch, butters, presses, small jumps and spins, side hits and overall forgiveness. It was soft, playful and easy to maneuver, and that made it a great option for riders learning freestyle skills or wanting a casual park board that didn’t feel demanding.

Not a great option for high-speed carving, deep powder or charging through messy snow, but it wasn’t trying to be that kind of board. For playful groomer riding, small jumps, casual park laps and freestyle progression, it was a really approachable and fun ride.

Overall, I found the Rewind to be a great go-to option for learning and progressing in the park, while still being easy and enjoyable for casual resort riding.