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YES Emoticon Snowboard Review

Last Updated: October 24, 2022 by Nate 20 Comments

YES Emoticon Snowboard

Hello and welcome to my YES Emoticon snowboard review.

In this review, I will take a look at the Emoticon as an all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.

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

DISCONTINUED: The 2022 model was the last for the Emoticon. However, really it's just changed names to the "Women's Basic" and nothing else has changed, so the review below still applies, as there were no other changes.

Overall Rating

YES Emoticon Snowboard

 Board: YES Emoticon

Price: $399

Style: All-Mountain-Freestyle

Flex Rating: Medium-Soft (4/10)

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

Rating Score: 83.3/100

Compared to other Women’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards

Out of the 25 women’s all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that I rated:

  • The average score was 81.5/100
  • The highest score was 90.8/100
  • The lowest score was 71.3/100
  • The average price was $468
  • The Emoticon ranked 12th out of 25

Overview of the Emoticon’s Specs

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

Specs

Style:

All-Mountain-Freestyle

Price: 

$399

Ability Level: 

Ability Level Beginner to Advanced

Flex: 

snowboard Flex 4

Feel:

Snowboard Feel mostly stable

 Edge-hold:

Edge hold Icy Snow

Camber Profile: 

Hybrid Camber - 3-2-3 (rocker-camber-rocker)

Shape: 

True Twin

Setback Stance: 

Centered

Base: 

Extruded

Weight: 

Normal

Sizing

LENGTH (cm) 

Waist Width (mm)

Rec Rider Weight (lb)

Rec Rider Weight (kg)

143

237

100-130

45-59

146

239

100-150

45-68

149

241

110-160

50-72

152

243

110-160

50-72

Who is the Emoticon Most Suited To?

The Emoticon is great for anyone looking for a playful, buttery, easy going, easy to ride, super nimble at slow speeds, all-mountain-freestyle board.  

It's also great for beginners, and ideal for that high end beginner approaching intermediate, that wants a board to last a long time with them as they progress. 

Not a bomber, or anything that you'd take into the backcountry - but otherwise very versatile. 

The Emoticon in More Detail

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

Demo Info

Board: YES Emoticon 2020, 149cm (241mm waist width)

Date: March 15, 2019

Conditions: The day started off quite soft and a little sticky, but by the evening time, as it cooled down, it started to harden up. The Emoticon was the first board that Ash got on and it was still a little sticky in places - but things had already sped up a little and was getting quite firm in places. 

YES Emoticon 2020 Review

Bindings angles: +15/-12

Stance width: 515mm (20.3″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 247mm (9.72") 

Weight: 2480g (5lbs, 7oz)

Weight per cm: 16.64g/cm

Average Weight per cm: 16.48 grams/cm*

*based on a very small sample size of 8 women's boards that I've weighed. 

Ash described the board as feeling light on snow. Some boards weigh in light but feel heavier on snow or visa-versa. 

Rider Height: 5"6" (168cm)

Rider Weight: 130lbs (59kg)

Rider Boot Size: Women's US8.5 Ride Hera

Bindings Used: NOW Vetta, Small 

Flex

In hand it felt significantly softer than the 2 Jones boards that were tested against it (Twin Sister & Dream Catcher). 

Ash said it felt considerably softer on snow than the two Jones and even a little softer vs her board (GNU Gloss), certainly in the nose and tail - but maybe a little stiffer than the Gloss in the center of the board. 

Powder

Didn't get any on the day - but based on my experience with the YES Basic (men's equivalent of this board) and the specs, it's not a great board for powder. Fine in shallow powder though, but when it gets deeper, then quite easy to sink the nose. 

Carving & Turning

Carving: Feels nice on a carve at slower speeds, but gets a bit wobbly when carving faster - not one for aggressive carves. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Super nimble at slow speeds. Really fast edge-to-edge. 

Overall edge-to-edge speeds: Gets wobbly as you ride it faster and turning at high speeds isn't ideal, but overall at slow to medium speeds, super nimble edge to edge. 

Skids: Really easy to initiate turns on and forgiving of skidded turns. 

Speed

Not that stable at speed - can handle speed to an extent but then gets wobbly. 

Uneven Terrain

Nice and nimble for getting around bumps, and has enough flex to absorb going over - but not that damp, so you feel the bumps as you go over. And you feel it when you're in crud too. 

Let’s Break up this text with a Video

Jumps

Overall, almost ideal for smaller jumps, but not as suitable for large jumps.  

Pop: Good pop (without being epic) and super easy to access that pop. 

Approach: Good approach for smaller jumps and trickier approaches for side hits, but not stable enough at speed to be ideal for bigger jumps. 

Landing: Good solid landing off smaller jumps - but not ideal for larger jumps. 

Side-hits: Really really good - nimble for tricky approaches, good easily accessed pop and great to spin. Maybe not if you're hitting massive natural hits, but your typical side-his on groomers, it's pretty much ideal.  

Small jumps: Almost perfect. 

Big jumps: Not stable enough on approach and landing to be ideal. 

Switch

Almost perfect. The same going both ways essentially. Only thing that would improve it, is asymmetry. 

Spins

For small air spins, the Emoticon is pretty much perfect - easy access pop, great for landing and taking off switch and feels light to get the spin around. For big tricks it's not as good, but for most it will be a great spinner. 

Jibbing

Great for jibs too. It's one of those boards that would rate really well purely as a park board - and that would have been just as appropriate a category for this board. 

Butters

This is about as good for buttering as they come. Super buttery and super easy to butter on. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

RATING
(out of 5)

SCORE WEIGHTING

JUMPS

4.0

16/20

SWITCH

4.5

9/10

JIBBING

4.0

8/10

CARVING

3.0

6/10

POWDER

2.5

5/10

SPEED

2.5

5/10

UNEVEN TERRAIN

3.5

7/10

SPINS

4.0

8/10

BUTTERS

5.0

5/5

PIPE

3.5

3.5/5

TOTAL after normalizing

83.3/100

Overall the Emoticon is a really easy going, super nimble at slow speeds, great for spinning, super buttery, playful all-mountain-freestyle board that could just as easily be categorized as a straight up park board. 

Not one for bombing or super-aggressive carves, but great for regular turns and awesome for small jumps and side hits, with really easily accessible pop (i.e. don't have to wind up to extract it).  

More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online

If you want to learn more about the Emoticon, or if you are ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.

  • US
  • CANADA

>>YES Emoticon at evo.com

YES Emoticon 2022

If you want to check out some other women's all-mountain-freestyle snowboard options, or if you want to see how the Emoticon compares to other women's all-mountain-freestyle snowboards, then check out the next link.

My Top 5 Women's All-Mountain-Freestyle Snowboards
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Filed Under: 2020 Snowboard Reviews, 2021 Snowboard Reviews, 2022 Snowboard Reviews, Women's Freestyle-all-mountain Snowboard Reviews, YES Tagged With: YES Emoticon 2019-20, YES Emoticon 2020-21, YES Emoticon 2021-22, YES Emoticon 2022, YES Emoticon Review, YES Emoticon Snowboard

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Nate is passionate about and loves learning new things everyday about snowboarding, particularly the technical aspects of snowboarding gear. That, and becoming a better rider and just enjoying and getting the most out of life.

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