
The following 10 boards are what we consider to be the best women's snowboards for intermediate riders for the 2024-2025 season.
These boards are chosen for being easy enough to ride for a high-end beginner/low end intermediate rider - but have that little bit more performance than a typical beginner board to take you through to a more advanced level.
Price has not been considered in the ratings.
#10: YES Women's Basic

Flex: Mid-Soft (3.5/10)
FEEL: stable
Style of Board: All-Mountain-Freestyle
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 85.3/100
Starting off the list at #10 is the YES Women's Basic.
The Women's Basic is one of those boards that anyone from beginner to advanced can ride and enjoy. For the more advanced rider it takes on more of a freestyle focus. But as a beginner to intermediate rider it's also a great board for progressing your everyday riding on.
Also a great option for those that see hard/icy conditions often.
It's the equal lowest priced board on this list too, so it's also a good option for those on a lower budget.
Score Breakdown for the Women's Basic
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Turning Ease | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Versatility | 4 | 8/10 |
Category Score | 82.6 | 41.3/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.3/100 |
#9: GNU Velvet

Flex: mid-soft (4/10)
FEEL: semi-loose
Style of Board: All-Mountain-Freestyle
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 85.6/100
Next up at #9, we have GNU's Velvet.
The Velvet is one of those boards that's nice and easy to ride but has that extra bit of performance when you need it, as you start to progress.
It's also nice and versatile, which is great for anyone looking for a one-board-quiver or if you're still not sure what style of riding you're going to evolve into yet.
Score Breakdown for the Velvet
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Turning Ease | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Versatility | 4 | 8/10 |
Category Score | 83.1 | 41.55/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 85.6/100 |
#8: Capita Space Metal Fantasy

Flex: mid-soft (4/10)
FEEL: Stable
Style of Board: freestyle
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 86.4/100
Capita's Space Metal Fantasy is great for anyone who mostly rides freestyle or is looking for a board to learn freestyle on. Or as a second board for someone who has another board for other things and wants a freestyle deck to progress in the park with.
Along with #10 above, it's the equal lowest priced board on this list, so will put a bit of a smaller dent in the wallet too.
Score Breakdown for the Space Metal Fantasy
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Turning Ease | 5 | 20/20 |
Versatility | 3 | 6/10 |
Category Score | 84.8 | 42.4/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.4/100 |
#7: YES Menace

Flex: mid-soft (3.5/10)
FEEL: Semi-Loose
Style of Board: Freestyle
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 86.6/100
New for 2025, after Lobster merged with YES. snowboards, the YES Menace is a fun playful option that will help any intermediate rider progress their freestyle riding and inspire creativity.
A great option as part of a quiver as the freestyle board to help you progress your freestyle riding, to pair with a more all-mountain/freeride board.
Or if your style is leading towards being more creative/freestyle oriented, then the Menace could even be your one-board quiver, especially with it's versatility being boosted by being better than your average freestyle deck in powder.
Score Breakdown for the Menace
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 3.5 | 14/20 |
Turning Ease | 5 | 20/20 |
Versatility | 4 | 8/10 |
Category Score | 89.1 | 44.55/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.6/100 |
#6: Rossignol Airis

Flex: Medium (5/10)
FEEL: stable
Style of Board: all-mountain
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 86.6/100
Coming in at #6, we have the Rossignol Airis.
Easy to ride, but with a bit of extra performance for when you start to progress - and very versatile - definitely a one-board-quiver option with this one.
Just a regular but well built snowboard, that can do a bit of everything and feels very consistent and predictable.
Score Breakdown for the Airis
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 5 | 20/20 |
Turning Ease | 4 | 16/20 |
Versatility | 4.5 | 9/10 |
Category Score | 83.1 | 41.55/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.6/100 |
#5: Jones Women's Tweaker

Flex: medium (4.5/10)
FEEL: Semi-Loose
Style of Board: all-mountain-freestyle
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 86.8/100
The Women's Tweaker, new for 2025, is a great option for those looking for something fun and playful.
It's great for getting creative and for working on tricks, either in the park or all over the mountain, but it's also got enough non-freestyle performance/versatility that you can have it as your one board and progress all aspects of your riding.
Score Breakdown for the Women's Tweaker
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 5 | 20/20 |
Turning Ease | 4 | 16/20 |
Versatility | 3.5 | 7/10 |
Category Score | 87.6 | 43.8/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.8/100 |
#4: Never Summer Infinity

Flex: Mid-Soft (4/10)
FEEL: semi-loose
Style of Board: All-Mountain
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 87.9/100
Next up, at #4, we have Never Summer's Infinity, which is one of the most versatile on this list.
If you've already developed an eclectic style of riding that takes you anywhere, doing a variety of things, or if you're still unsure of the type of riding you prefer - or if you simply want a board that will help you to progress your riding to the next level - the Infinity fits many scenarios.
Score Breakdown for the Infinity
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Turning Ease | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Versatility | 5 | 10/10 |
Category Score | 83.7 | 41.85/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 87.9/100 |
#3: Bataleon Push Up

Flex: Mid-Soft (4/10)
FEEL: Semi-Loose
Style of Board: All-Mountain
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 88.2/100
Bataleon's Push Up (the softer flexing younger sister of our #1 option below) is an easy riding board, that makes riding fun and effortless - and takes that attitude with it anywhere it goes on the mountain.
Like to a point that I wouldn't be surprised if you just thought about wanting to switch edges and it did it for you!
If you're a lighter rider, not overly athletic or strong or simply wants riding to be easy and relaxing and really don't need it to be a workout, then the Push Up might be your match.
Score Breakdown for the Push Up
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Turning Ease | 5 | 20/20 |
Versatility | 4 | 8/10 |
Category Score | 84.3 | 42.15/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.2/100 |
#2: YES Hello

Flex: Medium (4.5/10)
FEEL: Stable
Style of Board: All-Mountain
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 89.7/100
Grabbing the #2 position, our next board is the YES Hello.
The Hello is the baby sister of Yes' flagship all-mountain board, the Hel Yes. It's a little mellower and easy to ride versus the Hel Yes, but still a high quality deck that's got the performance you need to take you through and beyond the intermediate level.
Ideal for those looking for a versatile ride that will be with them for years to come and progress with them. Also great for hard/icy snow conditions.
Score Breakdown for the Hello
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 5 | 20/20 |
Turning Ease | 4 | 16/20 |
Versatility | 5 | 10/10 |
Category Score | 87.3 | 43.65/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 89.7/100 |
#1: Bataleon Push Up Plus

Flex: Medium (5/10)
FEEL: stable
Style of Board: All-Mountain
INTERMEDIATE rating score: 91.3/100
And finally, in the #1 spot, we have Bataleon's Push Up Plus.
This is a souped up, slightly stiffer version of the #3 entry above. While it may not be quite as effortless to ride, it's barely more effort - but for that tiny bit more effort, it gives you more in terms of stability at speed and in messy snow conditions, making it even more versatile.
A great blend of performance, x-factor and rideability that propelled it to the top of this list as the #1 intermediate snowboard for women (in our opinion) for 2024-2025!
Score Breakdown for the Push Up Plus
FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
---|---|---|
Flex Score | 5 | 20/20 |
Turning Ease | 4.5 | 18/20 |
Versatility | 4.5 | 9/10 |
Category Score | 88.6 | 44.3/50 |
TOTAL (after normalizing): | 91.3/100 |
Over To You
So there's our top 10 Wmen's Intermediate boards for 2024-2025.
Hopefully this list will help you to find a good deck that can help to take you to the next level and that you won't outgrow too soon.
The scores above have been derived firstly by taking 3 factors that I see as important to a friendly board for less experienced riders, and giving 50% of the score to that. The other 50% of the score goes to how well that board performs in it's given category (i.e. all-mountain, freestyle etc).
Check out the links under each board for more info, prices and availability.
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