Jones Storm Wolf Snowboard Review

The Jones Storm Wolf is not for the faint-hearted. It's stiff and aggressive and takes good technique and strength to ride it. It wants to go fast and wants you to get high on its edges. 

If you try to ride it slow and skid turns, it won't enjoy it and most people would find themselves fatiguing pretty quickly if riding it slow all the time. 

In this review, I will take a look at the Storm Wolf as a freeride snowboard.

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

Overall Rating

Board: Jones Storm Wolf  2025

Price: $629

Style: Freeride

Flex Rating: Mid-Stiff

Flex Feel on Snow: Stiff (9/10)

Rating Score: 87.0/100

Compared to other Men’s Freeride Boards

Overview of the Storm Wolf ’ Specs

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

Who is the Storm Wolf  Most Suited To?

The Storm Wolf is best suited to those who want to ride fast and carve deep and as a board to use for powder days. 

You want to be at least an advanced rider to ride this board and respect it. Ride it with good technique and give it speed and it will treat you well and give back plenty of energy and if it has limits, I couldn't find them on it! So you can really push it. 

Just don't get lazy and start skidding out turns, particularly at low speeds. 

100% not for beginners, unless you like to torture yourself. 

Most likely used as a board as part of a quiver for powder days, backcountry charging and days when you really want to open it out on the groomers and carve trenches. If that's all you do, then it could be a one-board-quiver, but for most, it will compliment something a little less demanding. 

Storm Wolf  DetailS

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

Demo Info

Board: Jones Storm Wolf 2025, 158cm (263mm waist width)

Date: February 20, 2024

Flex

This board is a beast! It’s the stiffest one I’ve ridden this year and actually a fair bit stiffer than anything I’ve ridden in a while. This applies to both stiffness along the length of the board and also torsional stiffness.

Powder

I only had shallow pockets and dust on crust, but everything about the Storm Wolf indicates it will do well when it’s deeper too.

The nose is more than twice as long as the tail, the tail is 8.5mm narrower than the nose, it has rocker in the tip and tail and has Jones' 3D Contour 3.0 in the base. 

Carving

Ok, carving is where the Storm Wolf shines! Lean in, lock on, and go for a ride. It felt best for long carves.  It’s not that quick from edge-to-edge, but it gives you all the stability you could ask for. 

And despite that tiny tail, there was no carve that I could drive that would make it let go of its edge. The tail is tiny, but it's darn stiff! 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: It takes some effort to initiate short turns and slashes. The board feel is pretty big/heavy/dead, so effortless and easy doesn’t really fit here. Stronger riders can pull it off, but definitely not for beginners or lighter riders if they want something that's at least somewhat easy to turn. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Nimble is not a word I’d use with this board. If you throw everything into it, you can get moderate, but still not great, edge-to-edge quickness, but unless you're ultra fit, this is going to tire you out pretty quickly. I wouldn't be riding this board slowly for long periods (as for at high speed, it's the opposite of fatiguing). 

Catchiness: It felt a bit catchy, particularly in the tail. There’s a chance that the tune might have been a bit overdone and contributed to this, but on the other hand, a board that carves this well is going to want to have the edge engaged and won’t be forgiving. In any case it's not a board to skid turns on. 

Speed

A real beast here! I couldn’t really find a speed limit. Good glide, stable, and solid edge hold clear through the upper end. The technical specs show that there’s a lot of taper in the tail, but it’s so stiff and solid that it gives great support.

Uneven Terrain

If you’re big, strong, and courageous enough to ride uneven terrain at high speed, the Storm Wolf will work for you and even feel rewarding. However, it’s not real agile for the constant adjustment and variability that choppy conditions often require.

Crud/Chunder: It will power through the crud and chunder without getting thrown off line, but if you make a mistake it takes some effort to recover and dial back in.

Trees/Bumps: Short, tight, tall bumps will be tough because this isn’t a quick edge-to-edge board, but if they have some space you can charge through them ok.

Jumps

Not my ideal board for jumping. If you’re launching big straight airs off a cornice into a powder bowl you’ll be fine, but don’t plan to be in the park a lot of the time with this board.

Pop: No surprise… scored low for pop. Hard to extract it and total pop wasn’t great either. At least I couldn't get it out of it anyway. 

Approach: Stable in approaches because speed is its friend, but tricky to make last minute adjustments and speed checks, without loosing your line/rhythm.

Landings:  Solid here as well although it doesn’t have a big tail to support you if you’re touching down in the backseat. Also, trying to make quick adjustments for your next hit or to navigate unexpected obstacles is going to be difficult. 

Side hits: Not much fun, to be honest. Too stiff and hard to maneuver. 

Switch

It’s definitely a directional board and feels sort of weird trying to make it go switch. Having that short tail in front of you feels quite disconcerting. That said, the stiffness of the tail meant that it did hold up OK - without like feeling like you were going to cartwheel over the front of the board or anyhthing. But not great overall and transitions were catchy. 

Spins

On the good side, you'd be doing very well to overspin this board! For bigger airs and slower rotations it’ll be fine, but not ideal for small hits and quick whippers. And landing or taking off switch feels sketchy as...!

Catchy when trying to finish a spin on the ground when you under-rotate too. 

Jibbing

If you want to jib with this board you better already have your moves mastered. All aspects, including popping on, sliding and dismounting take a fair bit of work. Not a board I would've personally taken on any jibs, if I wasn't testing it.  

Butters

As should be expected from a stiff board, butters are not its forte. You can get a little bit out of the nose, but a tail press requires fully committing your body way over the back end. So, unless you're super strong and balanced, it's going to be a tricky board if you want to butter with it. But like with jibs, switch etc, not what this board is designed for. 

Edge Hold

Similar to the comments in the carving section, edge hold is a strength of the Storm Wolf, than can be relied on. In had hard, icy patches mixed in on my testing day and felt really comfortable handling them with confidence.

Personality

Feel: Definitely locked in!

Chattery or Damp: Damp, smooth, and stable. It’s not going anywhere.

Smooth or Snappy:  Smooth, not snappy. Predictable, solid.

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

The Storm Wolf is a great board for stronger, bigger riders who like to go fast, carve and ride with more power rather than finesse. It’s stiff and stable, but not terribly versatile. It’s probably better to have as one of the boards in your quiver instead of hoping that it will be your favorite board everyday of the year.

Bring it out when you want to charge up a storm and on powder days.