Snowboarding Profiles' best freestyle snowboards list has now been updated for the 2025-2026 season.
Board Type
The goal of this list is to filter for the boards that we believe are the best for more creative/ playful freestyle riding, including ground tricks, butter tricks, rails/boxes, etc and small to medium jumps and side-hits etc. But still not as specialized as something like a street/jib board.
For boards that are better for bigger air and more extreme features (which tend to also work better if you also want your board to be able to handle a bit more speed and harder carves), those would be in our all-mountain-freestyle category.
Board Ratings
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com, each board will each get a rating out of 100, to give an overall rating specific to how we feel the board performs as a "freestyle" board, as we define it (see above for the type of board that this list is targeting).
Category Stats
Of the 28 current model freestyle snowboards that we tested:
O.k. let's get going with the top 10!
#10=: YES Shifter 3D
Flex: Medium-Soft (3.5/10)
Feel: Semi-LoOSE
Smart rating score: 85.9/100
Starting off this year's list at #10, we have YES' Shifter 3D. The Shifter 3D was first introduced into the YES line when they merged with Lobster.
We were fortunate enough to get a chance to test the second iteration of the Shifter 3D, from YES, and found it to be a super fun, easy going, playful creativity inducing snowboard with a particularly high talent for rails, but also excels for ground/butter tricks.
The Shifter 3D also happens to be the lowest priced board in this list, making it an even more attractive prospect to align itself with someone's quiver.
>>See Full Review (full review coming)
Score Breakdown for the Shifter 3D
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 3.5 | 14/20 |
| Jibbing | 5 | 20/20 |
| Spins | 4 | 12/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3 | 3/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Carving | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.9/100 |
#10=: Rome Boneless
Flex: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Feel: STABLE
Rating score: 85.9/100
Next up we have the Rome Boneless.
The Boneless is a new board for Rome's '26 lineup and while in a lot of ways it replaces the outgoing Gang Plank, it's not enough alike to be merely a name change.
Like the Gang Plank, the Boneless has a liking for the jib line in the park, but is more balanced between the jib line and jump line and is a little more stable vs the looser Gangplank.
>>See Full Review (full review coming)
Score Breakdown for the Boneless
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4 | 16/20 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 16/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2 | 2/5 |
| Speed | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Carving | 3 | 3/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.9/100 |
#9: Burton Good Company
Flex: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Feel: Semi Locked-In
Smart rating score: 85.9/100
In at #9, we have Burton's Good Company.
Following on from the legacy left behind by the Kilroy Process and Kilroy Twin (both predecessors which were very similar boards), the Good Company is a board that can carve really decently, but still manages to be an easy turning board that rips anything in the terrain park.
It also excels at finding side-hits off groomers or buttering around/doing ground tricks wherever it pleases. And of course, has a great time in the park.
There's just something about softer flexing full camber boards that's just so much fun!
Score Breakdown for the Good Company
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Jibbing | 3.5 | 14/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4 | 8/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2 | 2/5 |
| Speed | 3 | 3/5 |
| Carving | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.9/100 |
#8: Bataleon Evil Twin/Evil Twin Plus
Flex: Medium (5/10)
Feel: Stable (bordering on Semi-Loose)
Smart rating score: 86.4/100
Bataleon's Evil Twin+ is a souped up, slightly stiffer, lighter version of the Evil Twin (which we've also linked to below as it's a great freestyle deck in it's own right).
While it may not be quite as jib friendly as the regular Evil Twin, it packs more punch for jumps and carves. And it feels pretty much what you'd expect it to. A slightly more aggressive, slightly burlier version of the Evil Twin (but still overall not overly aggressive or anything like that).
>>See Full Review for the Evil Twin Plus
>>See Full Review for the Evil Twin
Score Breakdown for the Evil Twin Plus
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Jibbing | 3.5 | 14/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4 | 8/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Carving | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Turns | 4 | 4/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.4/100 |
Score Breakdown for the Evil Twin
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4 | 16/20 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 16/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Carving | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.9/100 |
#7: Rome Agent
Flex: Medium (4.5/5)
Feel: Stable
Smart rating score: 87.0/100
Next up, in the #7 spot, we have the Rome Agent.
The Agent dominates jumps, but is certainly no slouch on boxes/rails etc. And it loves finding side hits on groomers, when riding outside the park.
But as well as its freestyle prowess, the Agent can rip a pretty decent carve too, for when you just feel like leaving some thin lines on the groomers.
Score Breakdown for the Agent
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 16/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4 | 8/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2 | 2/5 |
| Speed | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Carving | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Turns | 4 | 4/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 87/100 |
#6: YES Cream Halldor 3D
Flex: MEDIUM-Soft (4/10)
Feel: SEMI-Loose
Rating score: 87.5/100
Yes' Cream Halldor 3D takes over from last year's "Halldor" - and while the board is certainly similar, in both name and design, it wasn't purely just a name change. The Cream Halldor 3D takes on a few changes, but retains the core personality that YES' original Halldor embodied.
And that's a board that almost just gets out of the way, so you can focus on new creative tricks, without worrying about what the board underneath you might be doing. It's a lower speed dweller that's playful, slashy and almost effortless to wield.
Score Breakdown for the Cream Halldor 3D
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4 | 16/20 |
| Jibbing | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3 | 3/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Carving | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 87.5/100 |
#5: Capita Ultrafear
Flex: Medium-Soft (4.5/10)
Feel: Stable
Rating score: 88.0/100
Capita's Ultrafear manages to be a relatively stable board (up to certain speeds) but still something you can easily press and tweak. And, while it's not going to tear up the mountain with carving at high speed, it is pretty fun for lower speed carves.
And this thing can handle larger jumps better than most on this list.
If you like your freestyle feeling a little more stable and want to go bigger, then the Ultrafear is definitely worth a look.
Score Breakdown for the Ultrafear
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 16/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2 | 2/5 |
| Speed | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Carving | 3 | 3/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88/100 |
#4: GNU Headspace
Flex: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Feel: Stable
Smart rating score: 88.6/100
*TOP TIER HARD/ICY SNOW OPTION
The Headspace retains it's place as our #4 board for 2026, for its 4th year running now.
The Head Space is so snappy and fun and will cause you to want to launch off whatever you can find, be it in the park or on the groomers - and, if your so inclined, it's a joy to spin on too.
Despite the camber dominant C3 profile, it transitions in/out of switch with ease and is also nice and easy to butter around on.
When it comes to riding the park and getting freestyle on the groomers, the Head Space has it all.
Score Breakdown for the Headspace
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 16/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2 | 2/5 |
| Speed | 3 | 3/5 |
| Carving | 3 | 3/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.6/100 |
#3: YES Sender
Flex: Medium (5.5/10)
Feel: Stable
Smart rating score: 88.6/100
*TOP TIER HARD/ICY SNOW OPTION
Our #3 entry, the YES Sender, is a new edition to the YES line for the '26 year and has made an instant impression - as has it's big brother the Sender XTRM (see our all-mountain-freestyle list to see where that rates over there).
This is the most stable and stiffest board in this list and the best for going big on this list (and can lay some real decent carves too). But it's still got enough playfulness and ease-of-ride that it will still never feel like a chore.
It's a jump line/side-hit/anywhere you want to get air champion and has just the right attributes to be a jump slayer for any size jump.
>>See Full Review (full review coming)
Score Breakdown for the Sender
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 5 | 20/20 |
| Jibbing | 3.5 | 14/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4 | 8/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 4 | 4/5 |
| Pow | 2 | 2/5 |
| Speed | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Carving | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Turns | 4 | 4/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.6/100 |
#2: Never Summer Llama
Flex: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Feel: Semi-Loose (BORDERING ON STABLE)
Smart rating score: 90.2/100
Another new entry to this list, the all-new Never Summer Llama occupies our #2 spot this year. The Llama carries on where the Proto Slinger left off - and is in fact a very similar ride to the outgoing Proto Slinger - the only real difference being a tweak to its camber profile.
I think the only reason they didn't name it the Proto T3 Slinger (to align with the updates to the rest of the Proto Line is because it didn't get the T3 carbon layup that the others got.
But regardless of all that, the Llama is an asym twin that is a park and side-hit assassin that is just so fun to ride and allows you to do pretty much anything your mind, body and skill level can combine to come up with, when it comes to creative freestyle riding.
>>See Full Review (full review coming)
Score Breakdown for the Llama
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 16/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 5 | 10/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 3 | 3/5 |
| Carving | 3 | 3/5 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 90.2/100 |
#1: Bataleon Disaster/Disaster Plus
Flex: Medium-Soft (3.5/10)
Feel: Semi-Loose (bordering on loose)
Rating score: 90.8/100
We have a new #1 this year, with the Disaster Plus moving up one spot from it's #2 position from last year.
A link to our review for the regular Disaster is also included below as it also scores well enough to make this list and while scores a little less overall vs the Disaster+, it has different strengths and weaknesses that could suit what you're for a little better (and comes in at a lower price too, of course).
The Disaster Plus is slightly stiffer than the regular Disaster, but it's still a really playful, looser feeling board, that owns the jib line.
While it takes that little bit more effort (and really still basically no effort!) to press than the Disaster, it's less prone to over-flexing, making it also a buttering master. Some prefer their boards to be a little stiffer tip/tail to butter with but I like it easy, so long as it doesn't over-flex too easily.
While you shouldn't expect it to be super solid or expect it to stay stable at speed, this board should give you limitless creativity for rails/boxes etc and ground tricks and side-hits and is super quick edge-to-edge at slow speeds and super effortless to turn on a dime.
>>See Full Review for the Disaster+
>>See Full Review for Disaster
Score Breakdown for the Disaster Plus
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4 | 16/20 |
| Jibbing | 5 | 20/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 5 | 10/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 2 | 2/5 |
| Carving | 2 | 2/5 |
| Turns | 5 | 5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 90.8/100 |
Score Breakdown for the Disaster
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4 | 16/20 |
| Jibbing | 5 | 20/20 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Uneven Terrain | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
| Pow | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
| Speed | 2 | 2/5 |
| Carving | 2 | 2/5 |
| Turns | 5 | 5/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 89.7/100 |
Over To You
And there you have Snowboarding Profiles' TopRated freestyle snowboards for the 2025/2026 season.
Check out the links in the where to buy boxes (the ones with the flags) for prices, availability and more info on the boards. And the full review links for more details on how we experienced each board.
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