Hello and welcome to my Ride Twinpig review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Twinpig as an all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Twinpig a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain-freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Ride Twinpig
Price: $499
Style: All-Mountain-Freestyle
Flex Rating: Mellow
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (5.5/10)
Rating Score: 82.0/100
Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards
Out of the 27 men’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:
Overview of the Twinpig's Specs
Check out the tables for the Twinpig's specs and available sizes.
Specs
Style: | All-Mountain-Freestyle |
Price: | $499 |
Ability Level: |  |
Flex: |  |
Feel: |  |
Chattery/Damp: |  |
Smooth/Snappy: |  |
Playful/Aggressive: |  |
Edge-hold: |  |
Camber Profile: | Hybrid Camber (what Ride calls "Hybrid Rocker" - by their definition meaning more rocker dominant, but the camber is between the feet and rocker towards tip and tail) |
Shape: | True Twin (asymmetrical) |
Setback Stance: | Centered |
Base: | Sintered |
Weight: | Felt heavy |
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
142 | 250 | 60-130 | 27-59 |
148 | 257 | 100-175 | 45-79 |
151 | 263 | 130-190 | 59-86 |
154 | 268 | 140-200 | 63-90 |
157 | 270 | 170-220+ | 77-100+ |
156W | 275 | 160-220+ | 73-100+ |
Who is the Twinpig Best Suited To?
The Twinpig is quite a unique board in that it's volume shifted (short/wide) but is freestyle. Most volume shifted boards tend to be more powder oriented, so this one is interesting. So, best suited to someone riding freestyle over the mountain but want something shorter, but still want enough of a surface area for more stable landings and at speed when flat basing.
The board felt stiffer to me than what I was expecting and what it's promoted as being - and it's not super forgiving of skidded turns, so I wouldn't go as far as to say it's beginner friendly, but it's intermediate friendly.
The Twinpig in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Twinpig is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Ride Twinpig 2022, 151cm (263mm waist width)
Date: January 5, 2022
Conditions
Plenty of fresh snow!
Overcast but visibility was fine for the most part, without being unlimited.
Temperature was around -7°C (19°F) - and -12°C (10°F) with wind chill, so quite cold.
24 hour snow: 9" (22cm)
48 hour snow: 26" (65cm)
7 day snow: 47" (119cm)
On groomer: Groomers were soft as, but not overly slow or anything. Bit of crud to contend with in certain spots, particularly as the day went on.
Off groomer: Pow! Pow! Pow! And pretty dry powder too - not champagne dry, but really nice. Mixture of tracked and untouched powder.
Set up
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 21" (535mm)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Inserts: 278mm (10.95")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 180lbs
Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Tactical ADV
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Weight: 7lbs 2oz (3220 grams)
Weight per cm: 21.32 grams/cm
Average Weight per cm: 18.43 grams/cm*
*based on a sample size of around 100 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021 *& 2022 models. The Twinpig is one of the heaviest boards I've weighed and felt heavy on snow too. The grams/cm is a little bit overstated, given how wide this board is - the 151 is probably more like a 157, at a guess, in terms of surface area, but even taking that into account it's still heavy (20.50g/cm if using 157 as it's size).
Powder
It felt like it really slowed down a lot and was slow to turn when it got in powder.
Compared to the K2 Niseko Pleasures I also rode that day, that became more nimble and lighter and easier in powder. The Twinpig was the opposite. I think there was so much snow getting on top, that whilst I didn't technically nose dive at any point, I was still sinking under the snow quite a bit and that was weighing things down. And it felt like it could nose dive quite easily if I didn't work to keep the nose afloat.
It's got a camber profile that's rocker dominant, but that's about the only thing that's helping it in powder.
Carving & Turning
Carving: Decent on a carve, but nothing epic by any means. Had a bit of a feeling like it wanted to revert flat when riding and had to fight it a bit to keep it on edge. Not to a massive extent. I've had this to a greater extent with other boards and it was subtle on the Twinpig but that feeling was there.
Ease of Turning/Slashing: Not terribly hard to initiate turns but takes some effort. Better on groomers than Niseko Pleasures was in terms of ease of turns and slashes, but when it got into powder, it became less agile (where the Niseko Pleasures was the opposite) - I think this was largely down to the board sinking under the deeper snow (see also powder section above).
Maneuverability at slow speeds: A little bit of that wide board delayed feeling, making short sharp turns not super nimble and not effortless, but put a bit of effort in and you can get it turning fairly quickly edge-to-edge, without being lightning. As mentioned above, became less agile in deeper snow.
Skids: Not completely forgiving of skidded turns. Not so much catchy, but that feeling of wanting to revert to flat made it not super easy to control until you got used to that feeling.
Speed
Overall speed, wasn't super fast, as is typical with a shorter board.
Could handle a good bit of speed and remained stable. The extra weight in this case helped with that. Was fairly damp, so could ride it pretty fast without feeling like your being jack hammered.
Uneven Terrain
Crud: In crud it was decent. That extra weight helped to keep it from getting bucked around too much. It wasn't a complete crud smasher and when you did get a bit thrown off, it wasn't super easy to correct.
Bumps: Not super nimble for weaving between bumps but not terrible either. In terms of hugging them when going over, again not bad, but not amazing either.
Jumps
Decent board for jumps, without being epic.
Pop: Some decent pop in there without there being oodles. Some pop is easy to access, but not ultra easy.
Approach: Fairly stable, even in the 151, and OK for speed checking and trickier, more technical approaches.
Landing: Nice and solid, especially for the length (that width helps a lot in this respect) and pretty forgiving of bad landings - so it strikes a nice balance for landings, IMO.
Side-hits: Could be more nimble and more poppy but not bad
Small jumps/Big jumps: Small to medium
Switch
Really good for riding switch. Definitely no complaints there.
Spins
Being a 151, I felt it would have been easier to get that spin around quickly - and whilst it wasn't bad, that extra weight made it not as good as I thought it would be. For taking off and landing switch it's awesome.
Jibbing
Could be easier for setup and more pop would help too. But not bad overall.
Butters
Quite easy to press tip and tail - and nice even feeling between tip and tail (of course, being twin). Got to put a little effort to lock the press in, but not heaps, and felt good once you throw a bit of weight into it.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | Contribution to Final Score | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.0 | 16/20 |
CARVING | 3.0 | 6/10 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 3.0 | 6/10 |
SWITCH | 5.0 | 10/10 |
SPEED | 3.5 | 7/10 |
SPINS | 4.0 | 8/10 |
BUTTERS | 4.0 | 8/10 |
JIBBING | 3.0 | 3/5 |
CRUD/CHUNDER | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
TREES/BUMPS | 3.0 | 3/5 |
POWDER | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 82.0/100 |
The Twinpig is an interesting board - being a volume shifter asymmetrical twin. In theory this is one of those boards that would be awesome for someone who likes to throw down spins - with that shorter swing weight and awesome switch riding ability. But it felt like to be that kind of board, it needed to be more snappy, light and easy to ride. It wasn't without snap and wasn't super hard to ride or anything, but just fell short of what I felt it could of been.
But could certainly fit the mold for some riders and there certainly wasn't anything way off with the board and didn't have any obvious weaknesses, I just felt it's identity was a little confusing.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
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Hi,
Recently picked up the twinpig in 157 length.
Stepping away from Burton est where I had the Burton name dropper and malavita est.
I had pre-ordered the nidecker supermatics for next season, but have seen some union ultras on end of season sale. Which would you go for with this board?
I’ve not ridden tbe board yet due to lack of regular bindings, for reference I’m 6ft 4 and 220lbs.
Hi Daniel
Thanks for your message.
In this case, I would probably err towards the Supermatics, just because they’re a little stiffer. For the 157 Twinpig and for your specs, I feel like going a little stiffer is a good idea. The Ultra would certainly match and if you wanted your bindings more mellow, then they would work for sure but my instinct in this case is that the Supermatics would be slightly more optimal.
Hope this helps with your decision
hi im 6 foot but weigh only 150 pounds with size 12 feet, and would like to know if i should get the 151 or 154 length twin pig please?
Hi K
Thanks for your message. I would put your “standard all-mountain length” at 156. This is a board you size down for, for sure, but with size 12 feet, you don’t need to size down as much as someone with smaller feet, IMO. So the 154 is a possibility. However, I would be leaning 151 for your specs. If you’re going to be using the board more for aggressive bombing, carving, powder etc, then I think the 154 could work – however there are better boards for that kind of thing. If you’re using it as an all-mountain-freestyle board, then I would go 151.
Hope this helps with your decision
Worth to upgrade from Manic 154 – 2021 to Twinpig 151?
Hi Gui
Thanks for your message.
It would depend on what you’re looking to with it. How you’re looking to ride. I would say the Twinpig would give you more in terms of carving and speed, better in crud, better for riding switch, better for jumps and spins. But not quite as good in powder, not as quick a turner at slow speeds. Manic easier to ride. So for the most part an upgrade, depending on what you’re after.
I feel like this review doesn’t take into consideration larger riders with a larger boot size. I ride the 156W w/275mm waist. I’m 6’3” 200lbs size 13 boots and the Ride TwinPig is a great park/freestyle/all mountain board. I live in Reno and get 50+ days a year. The TwinPig is an epic carving board. You can really lay the board on its side and drive it hard and launch out, if you want to. It floats in powder exceptionally well and is very maneuverable in the trees. I’ve done 25k foot days in waist deep powder the board rips, regular or switch. It also butters extremely well. The wide tip and tail and soft flex give it a nice and stable platform. I’ve also hit 30 foot jumps on this board with zero issues. The wide base makes it a stomper. Not a ton of pop but enough to get the job done. I will agree it’s heavy comparatively but when you’re a big dude with big feet it’s not as big an issue as it’s a smaller percentage of our overall weight. I’d also say the glide on this board isn’t anything special. But for a board that can pretty much be a quiver killer at the resort for intermediate riders looking to ride freestyle, groomers, powder, etc I’ve yet to find a better alternative.
Hi Robo
Thanks for your input and insights. Much appreciated. And I can definitely see how it could work better for a bigger guy, particularly with bigger feet. I just figured sizing down as much as I did I would find the board softer and more playful and less effort to ride. But all in all it wasn’t bad either. I didn’t hate it or anything. And it’s score reflects that. It scored the average score for all-mountain freestyle boards. I just didn’t love it. But really appreciate your reviews and maybe this board just needs bigger feet, in particular, to reap it’s true potential.
I have to agree with you Robo, I’m on the opposite weight and size range. I have EU 42 feet but I’m fairly short and light (5’5″, 60kg) and finally found a volume shifted board that accommodates. I rode the 2023 148cm for 5 days so far this season, and as with your experience, you can really carve the heck out of this board. The level of edge grip really surprised me that there were times I was expecting a wash out, but the board kept on gripping resulting in a lot of unplanned extreme squats haha! I was Euro carving from day 1 on my toe side, although it took me awhile to get the hang deeper carves on the heel side as it’s my first asymmetric board. Yes it’s a bit heavier than the other boards I ride on, but for some reason this thing actually manoeuvres so easily. What also surprised me is how it easily eats up end of day terrain for breakfast and floats really well. I had so much fun riding this thing on black mogul runs.
Would you buy this one or the T rice Pro considering both are true twins?
I wanna make a choice
Hi Andreeei
Thanks for your message.
In all honesty, I’d personally buy neither of them, but if I had to choose between them, I’d probably go T Rice Pro. For you, it would depend on how you like to ride. If you can let me know a bit about your riding style – like what you typically don when you ride – fast? moderate? trees? powder? park? sidehits? big carves? Anything you could tell me about your style would help.
So i ride moderate fast, carving, small jumps, no rails. ( just a 40y old dad with a kid). I would like to improve my switch riding the most, maybe butters. I also have a 153 Orca. I m 5,9 and 190 lbs. I orderer a 154 Pig and i m in doubt if I made a right choice, maybe I should have gotten the 151?!
Hi Andreeei
Depending on boot size, I would probably say the 154 is a good bet, if it was going to be your one board. But given that have the Orca and if you are going to be using this as a more chill/freestyle board, then I think you could certainly size down to the 151. But if you could let me know your boot size as well, that would help.
Between the Twin Pig and the T Rice Pro, for what you’re using it for, they both work. I would be leaning T Rice Pro, but as part of your quiver, the Twin Pig does in some ways represent something more different to your Orca. That said, they are both very different. And what the Twinpig and Orca do both have in common is that they’re both short wides.
I am size 10.
recently saw yout review of the Yes Greats and it popped in my mind. Twinpig or Yes Greats 154?
Thanks for taking the time to respond
Hi Andreeei
I would go Greats 154 over Twinpig personally.