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YES Basic Snowboard Review

Last Updated: October 22, 2024 by Nate

YES Basic 2024-2025 Snowboard Review

The YES Basic is a really easy riding, easy going board that has a nice stable feel (up to certain speeds). It's super easy to turn and is nice and predictable.

This makes it a great option for those new to snowboarding and even better for someone who's new to freestyle snowboarding. 

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

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

Overall Rating

Board: Yes Basic 2025

Price: $429

Style: Freestyle

Flex Rating: Medium (5/10)

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

Rating Score: 83.7/100

Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Boards

Of the 33 current model freestyle snowboards that we tested:

  • The average score was 83.5/100
  • The highest score was 91.3/100
  • The lowest score was 70.7/100
  • The average price was $490
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    ❄️ The Basic ranked 19th out of 33


    Overview of the Basic’ Specs

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

    STYLE:

    freestyle

    PRICE: 

    $429 - BUYING OPTIONS

    Ability Level: 

    Ability Level Beginner to Intermediate

    flex:

    Flex 3 half

    feel:

    snowboard feel stable

    DAMPNESS:

    Chattery Damp Bar-03

    SMOOTH /SNAPPY: 

    Smooth Snappy Bar 6

    Playful /aggressive:

    Playful Agressive Bar-03

    Edge-hold:

    Edge Hold Hard Snow

    camber profile:

    Hybrid Camber

    HYBRID CAMBER

    HYBRID Camber - Yes's "Camrock 3-4-3" 

    SHAPE: 

    TRUE TWIN

    setback stance:

    CENTERED

    BASE: 

    EXTRUDED

    weight:

    Felt a little lighter than normal

    Camber Height: 

    6mm

    Sizing

    LENGTH (cm) 

    Waist Width (mm)

    Rec Rider Weight (lb)

    Rec Rider Weight (kg)

    143

    245

    90-140

    41-64

    146

    247

    100-150

    45-68

    149

    248

    110-160

    50-73

    152

    250

    120-170

    54-77

    153W

    257

    120-170

    54-77

    155

    251

    140-190

    64-86

    156W

    259

    150-200

    68-91

    158

    253

    160-210

    73-95

    159W

    261

    160-210

    73-95

    161

    254

    180-220+

    82-100+

    163W

    263

    180-220+

    82-100+

    * the 153W is a new size for the 2025 model

    Who is the Basic Most Suited To?

    The Basic is best suited to someone who is looking for their first board to learn on or already have some snowboarding skills, but are new to freestyle. 

    It's the kind of board that will give you confidence to be able to try things. 

    Would work for a more advanced rider as their park/jib board or to use as something they take out when riding with new riders and they can just play around and butter etc with it. 

    Not for bombing or high angle carves and not for powder and not for big jumps. But for more leisurely riding and playful freestyle riding, it performs really well and is really fun. And a really great option for beginner snowboarders or beginner freestylers. 


    TEST/REVIEW DetailS FOR THE BASIC

    YES Basic Snowboard Test 2025

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

    Demo Info

    Board: Yes Basic 2025, 161cm (254mm waist width)

    Date: February 20, 2024

    TESTING Conditions:

    Overhead: Overcast with low cloud to start, which turned to rain on the very lower mountain and snow higher up.  

    Visibility: 50-60% - quite hard to see ahead to pick the line ahead, but not whiteout or anything.

    °C °C +wind chill °F °F rounded °F +wind chill °F WC rounded °C | °F ° +wind chill
    Morning Temp: -1 -3 30.2 30 26.6 27 -1°C | 30°F -3°C | 27°F
    Afternoon Temp: -1 -3 30.2 30 26.6 27 -1°C | 30°F -3°C | 27°F
    cm inch in rounded cm inch
    24 hr snowfall: 5 1.9685 2 5cm 2”
    48 hr snowfall: 5 1.9685 2 5cm 2”
    7 day snowfall: 5 1.9685 2 5cm 2”
    kph mph mph rounded kph mph
    Morning Wind: 5 3.1075 3 5kph 3mph
    Afternoon Wind: 5 3.1075 3 5kph 3mph
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    On groomer: Groomers had some ungroomed pow on them but it was pretty firm underneath and quite a few icy patches. Dust on crust.

    Off groomer: Off groomer was much the same. Some really decent powder patches in places, but also some spots that had hard and icy patches underneath.

    Set Up

    Bindings angles: +15/-15
    mm in mm in
    Stance Width: 555 21.8504 21.85 555mm 21.85”
    Stance Setback: 0 0 0 0mm 0”
    Width at Front Insert: 262.5 10.3346 10.3 262.5mm 10.3”
    Width at Back Insert: 262.5 10.3346 10.3 262.5mm 10.3”
    feet inches cm cm rounded
    Rider Height 6 0 183 6`0” 183cm
    pounds 81.6327 0
    Rider Weight 180 0 82 180lbs 82kgs
    Rider Boot Size: US9.5 (Adidas Response ADV)
    Bindings Used: Burton Malavita, size M
    grams pounds ounces lbs rounded oz rounded grams lbs & ozs
    Board Weight 3060 6.7460 0.7460 6 12 3060g/cm 6lbs 12ozs 11.9365
    Weight per CM 19.01 0.0419 0.0419 0 0.67 19.01g/cm 0.67ozs/cm 0.6705
    Average Weight per cm 18.64 0.0411 0.0411 0 0.66 18.64g/cm* 0.66ozs/cm 0.6575
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    *based on a sample size of 300+ models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 models. Even though the Basic weighed more than average on the scales per cm - and I was riding the 161, which is longer than I'd typically ride, it actually felt a little lighter than normal on snow. I think that was largely down to how effortless it was to turn the board. It had a very easy going torsional flex. 

    Powder

    In the powder patches I encountered, the Basic felt OK, but it wouldn't fare so well in deeper powder. 

    There is a healthy amount of rocker in the nose and tail, which will help it in powder. But as a centered true twin, there's not much else going for it powder-wise. 

    Carving

    The Basic definitely isn't a hard carving board. But it's also not the worst. At slower speeds, it's decent enough. But it's pretty easy to wash out at moderately fast speeds, when carving. 

    Turning

    Ease of Turning/Slashing: Super easy to initiate turns and slash turns. 

    Maneuverability at slow speeds: Really agile at slow speeds. Even in the 161, which is bigger than I'd typically ride, it was still really agile. But naturally not as agile as smaller models of the Basic I've tested. 

    Catchiness: Basically no catchiness at all. 

    Speed

    This board prefers to keep things at a more leisurely pace and tends to get a bit jittery at higher speeds. 

    Uneven Terrain

    Crud/Chunder: It's really easy for this board to get bounced around in crud, even in the 161, and you feel plenty of chatter too. The saving grace is that it's easy to make adjustments on - but that won't save you if you're trying to go through crud at speed. 

    Trees/Bumps: Nice and agile for weaving between objects and has a nice easy flex that molds the board when going over bumps at moderate to slow speeds. Would be a bit divey with powder in the trees though. Watch out for those tree wells!

    Jumps

    It's nothing exciting, but as an easy and predictable ride, it would be fine for someone learning jumps. For those who like to get air a lot, they might something with a little more energy. 

    Pop: As you'd expect with a softer flexing board like this, the pop is really easy to extract. But the total pop is lacking. 

    Approach: Really easy to make adjustments and speed checks. But not great for faster approaches.

    Landing:  It's a bit wobbly from higher landings and if you don't get your speed in check pretty quickly afterwards, it can get the speed wobbles. But with it's even nose and tail and softer flex, it's pretty forgiving of landing errors, when you're not dropping from too high. 

    Side-hits: It's really well suited to side-hits, particularly smaller ones. It does well when having to make adjustments approaching a not-so-easy to get to side-hit and you don't have to work to get it to pop. 

    Small jumps/Big jumps: Small jumps for sure. For jumps, it would work really well for small jumps for someone learning jumps. It doesn't give you a lot of pop, but you probably don't want that when you're learning. It's predictable and easy to adjust and speed check. 

    Switch

    Being a true twin, it's naturally a natural at riding switch. Transitions are really easy too, being as catch-less as it is. Of course it has the same shortfalls riding switch - as in, once you get to a certain speed or try to carve too hard, it will still get wobbly and washy. 

    Spins

    Really easy to spin, even in the 161. Catch-less setups and landings and good for taking off and landing switch.

    It does have a tendency to over spin but if you don't quite get a full rotation, it's super easy to finish your spin on the ground and your unlikely to nail yourself if you under-rotate. 

    Jibbing

    I felt confident jibbing on this board. I'm not a strong jibber, but felt I could trust this board and try things that I might not on other boards. Particularly for those like me that aren't necessarily super confident on rails, the Basic helps with it's easy adjustability, easy pop and catch-free feel. 

    Butters

    Really easy to butter this board, even in the 161. And could still over-flex it in this size. So, really easy, but initiate presses, but also quite easy to over-flex. 


    Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

    FACTOR Rating (/5) weighting total score weighted rounded score
    Weighted
    Jumps 3.5 20 14 14/20
    Jibbing 4 20 16 16/20
    Spins 4.5 15 13.5 13.5/15
    Switch 4.5 10 9 9/10
    Butters 4.5 10 9 9/10
    Uneven Terrain 3.5 5 3.5 3.5/5
    Pow 2.5 5 2.5 2.5/5
    Speed 2.5 5 2.5 2.5/5
    Carving 2.5 5 2.5 2.5/5
    Turns 4.5 5 4.5 4.5/5
    TOTAL (after normalizing):92 83.6957 83.7 83.7/100
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    The Basic provides a nice stable feel at slow to moderate speeds and is easy to turn, quick to turn and gives up its pop with ease. It excels in powderless trees, on small jumps and side-hits and easy rails/boxes in the park. And for a board of its flex, it's really good for hard/icy conditions. 

    It's not at home with high angle carves at more than slow speeds and gets wobbly when riding faster. It prefers to live at more leisurely speeds, taking life easy.  

    It's a confidence inspiring board that is a great option for beginners or those just starting out with freestyle. Particularly for those who see plenty of hard/icy conditions. 


    More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online

    To learn more about the Basic, or if you're ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.




    >>YES Basic 2025 at evo.com
    >>YES Basic 2025 at blauerboardshop.com
    >>YES Basic 2025 at curated.com
    >>YES Basic 2025 at backcountry.com
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    >>YES Basic 2024 at prfo.com
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    >>YES Basic 2025 at snowboard-asylum.com
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    >>YES Basic 2025 at evo.com
    >>YES Basic 2025 at blauerboardshop.com
    >>YES Basic 2025 at curated.com
    >>YES Basic 2025 at backcountry.com
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    >>YES Basic 2024 at prfo.com
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    >>YES Basic 2025 at snowboard-asylum.com
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    YES Basic 2025

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