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YES Jackpot Snowboard Review

Last Updated: October 24, 2022 by Nate 91 Comments

YES Jackpot ReviewHello and welcome to my YES Jackpot review.

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

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

Overall Rating

Board: YES Jackpot

Price: $529 (USD recommended retail)

Style: Freestyle

Flex Rating: Medium-Stiff (7/10 on YES’s flex scale)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium (5/10)

Rating Score: 89.1/100

Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Boards

Out of the 37 men’s freestyle snowboards that I rated:

  • The average score was 82.3/100
  • The highest score was 91.3/100
  • The lowest score was 70.7/100
  • The average price was $473
  • The Jackpot ranked 3rd out of 37

Overview of the Jackpot’s Specs

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

Specs

Style:

Freestyle

Price: 

$529

Ability Level: 

Ability Level Intermediate to Expert

Flex: 

snowboard Flex 5

Feel:

snowboard feel stable

Turn Initiation: 

Medium-Fast

 Edge-hold:

Edge hold Icy Snow

Camber Profile: 

Traditional Camber C4 

Shape: 

True Twin

Setback Stance: 

Centered

Base: 

Sintered

Weight: 

Normal

Sizing

LENGTH (cm) 

Waist Width (mm)

Rec Rider Weight (lb)

Rec Rider Weight (kg)

152

250

110-150

50-68

154

252

120-160

54-72

156

254

140-190

64-86

158

256

150-200+

68-91+

Who is the Jackpot Most Suited To?

The Jackpot is a freestyle board, bordering on all-mountain-freestyle. Perfect for anyone who likes to spend a lot of time in the park but who also likes to leave the park, lay down some carves and pick up some speed.

Not really suitable as a beginner board – but for intermediate and up it's a great option. 

It’s also great in hard and icy snow conditions, so if you encounter those a lot, then this is a great option.

The Jackpot in More Detail

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

Demo Info

Board: YES Jackpot 2021, 156cm (254mm waist width)

Date: March 5, 2020

Conditions: Rather windy, especially at first and that wind was super cold. -1°C (30.2°F) and -8°C (17.6°F) with wind.

No fresh snow, initially but off groomer was still OK. Medium. Then it started snowing half way through testing. 

On groomer quite hard for the most part without being icy. But also medium in places.

Overcast but vis pretty good. It was high clouds. 90% vis. 

YES Jackpot 2021 Review

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 585mm (23″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 271mm (10.67") 

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 175lbs

Rider Boot Size: US10 Salomon Lo-Fi

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Weight: 2820grams (6lb 3oz)

Weight per cm: 18.08 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.36 grams/cm*

*based on a small sample size of around 80 boards that I've weighed in 2019, 2020 & 2021 models. So, bang on average for actual weight and felt about average weight on snow.   

Other Testing Notes

I tested the 2020 model of this board - so usually I wouldn't retest the very next year. But if there are significant changes to a board then I do try to retest. The Jackpot changed enough, so I retested the 2021 model. See the end of this section for the specific changes. 

I tested the 2021 model alongside the new YES Dicey, which is a very similar board, but a little softer and with the same camber profile as the 2020 YES Jackpot (R2-C4-R2).

Damp or Chattery?

Pretty much in the middle of the scale here. Just a hair more damp feeling than the Dicey. 

Smooth or Snappy?

Snappy for sure! A fair way up the snappy scale. Just a hair less snappy than the Dicey. 

Powder

Was fine in the small amount of powder that had accumulated while I was riding, but didn't get heaps to test it in. Based on specs and how past models felt in powder, it wouldn't be amazing in anything too deep. 

Carving & Turning

Regular Turns: snappy and fun like on dicey but maybe just a hair less snappy than dicey

Skidding Turns: Was actually OK for a traditional camber board but not quite as easy as dicey

Carves: Just that little bit more on a carve vs Dicey, in terms of getting it lower and longer and how it held it's edge. For a predominantly freestyle board a very good carver, IMO. 

Maneuverability at slower speeds: just a 1/4 step less nimble than dicey but still super nimble

Speed

Like with carving, the Jackpot performs really well at speed for a predominantly park board. 

Uneven Terrain

Really good in bumps. It's nimble enough to weave well and powerful enough to charge through. 

Could feel the chatter a bit in crud, but overall very good at negotiating both bumpy terrain and crud. 

Let’s Break up this text with a Video

Jumps

The Jackpot was a good jumper before, but with the upgrades for the 2020 model, it got even better. And now for the 2021 model it somehow got better again. This is a jumping machine - fun, snappy, poppy and a stomper on landings.  

Pop: Great pop - feels dynamic and snappy. Has just that little bit more pop vs the Dicey and just that little bit more effort needed to extract it - but overall the pop is really easy to extract. 

Approach: A great balance between being nimble and stable and the approach just feels perfect for all sized jumps. 

Landing: Can really stomp your landing on this board. But it's also not so unforgiving that it destroys when you don't stomp it. So basically ideal. Also because it's a little wider, has that nice wide landing platform. 

Side-hits: Super fun! Nimble, with easy pop and forgiving on rougher landings. 

Small Jumps/Big Jumps: If I had to say, then I'd say medium jumps are the sweet spot, but it performs well on all sized jumps.  

Switch

Really really good riding switch. 

Spins

Nice and easy to get the spin around - the 2021 Jackpot is a good bit lighter than the 2020 model, so that certainly helps. That plus nice pop, which is pretty easy to access, and great for taking off and landing switch, make this board a great spinner. 

Jibbing

It's not a jibbing master, but it's above average there. I'm not a strong jibber but I still felt fairly comfortable jibbing on the Jackpot. 

Butters

Not as buttery as the likes of the Basic and Typo. But still nice and buttery as YES boards tend to be. The 2021 model didn't seem to loose any of it's buttery-ness (that's a word right?!) - despite overall feeling a little stiffer, and having no rocker tip and tail. 

Changes from the 2022 Model

The 2023 model looks to be identical to the 2022 model, bar the graphics.

Changes from the 2021 Model

The 2022 model looks to be identical to the 2021 model, even the graphic looks to be the same. 

Changes from the 2020 Model

The main change for the 2021 model was the camber profile it went from a rocker-camber-rocker (2-4-2) to all camber (4mm). As far as I can tell that's the main difference vs the 2020 model. 

Changes from the 2019 Model

The 2020 model underwent a couple of major changes, namely: 

1. It is wider overall. From waist to inserts to tip/tail. E.g the 2019 156 has waist, inserts, tip/tail of 252mm, 264mm, 297mm and the 2020 156 has 254mm, 270mm, 305mm. So whilst the waist width is only 2mm wider, the width at inserts is 6mm wider and the width tip and tail is 8mm wider. Quite significant overall. 

2. They adjusted the midbite and sidecut radius. E.g. 2019 156 had a 8.10m sidecut radius vs the 2020 156 with a 7.2m sidecut radius.   

Changes from the 2018 Model

The main change for the 2019 model, compared to the 2018 model is that it now has a 2-4-2 (rocker-camber-rocker) set up for its camber profile. Previously it was 4-4-4, So, there is less rocker there now. This gives the board a slightly different,  more camber dominant feel – but certainly still notice those rocker sections so certainly nothing like trad camber.

So, overall it has a slightly more aggressive, slightly more all-mountain-freestyle, less jibby feel to it. But still butters just as well.

Changes from the 2017 Model

The 2018 model is virtually identical to the 2017 model, except that the stance width options have been narrowed (and the graphic has changed).

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

RATING
(out of 5)

Contribution to Final Score

JUMPS

5.0

20/20

JIBBING

3.5

14/20

SPINS

4.5

13.5/15

SWITCH

4.5

9/10

BUTTERING

4.0

8/10

UNEVEN TERRAIN

4.0

4/5

POWDER

2.5

2.5/5

SPEED

3.5

3.5/5

CARVING

3.5

3.5/5

TURNS/SLASHING

4.0

4/5

TOTAL after normalizing

89.1/100

Overall, the Jackpot is the kind of board that is so good in the park, that it has to be in this category, but is so good over the rest of the mountain too, that it could easily be called an all-mountain-freestyle board. 

It feels dynamic, yet stable (bordering on semi-locked in) underfoot and is just super fun for jumps and spins - but can hold a nice carve and isn't afraid of a little speed. 

The 2021 model (which the 2022 and 2023 models are the same as) has more camber (no rocker tip and tail now) and has changed the personality of the board a little. It's a little more aggressive, but not by a massive amount. It's even better for jumps (and it was already amazing there). Not quite as good in powder, but in terms of a park board, it's an improvement over the 2020 model, if you like things just a little stiffer and a little more aggressive in your park board. 

If you prefer a little softer and a little more forgiving, then the YES Dicey is the way to go.

More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online

If you’re interested in learning more about the Jackpot, are ready to buy or want to research current prices and availability, check out the links below.

  • US
  • CA

>>YES Jackpot at evo.com

Yes Jackpot 2021

If you want to see how the Jackpot compares to other men’s freestyle boards or want to check out some other freestyle options, click on the button below.

My Top 10 Men's Freestyle Snowboards

Past Reviews of YES Jackpot

2020 YES Jackpot Review

YES Jackpot 2020 ReviewHello and welcome to my YES Jackpot review.

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

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

Overall Rating

Board: YES Jackpot 2020

Price: $479 (USD recommended retail)

Style: Freestyle

Flex Rating: Medium (6/10 on YES’s flex scale)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Soft, bordering on medium (4.5/10)

Rating Score: 89.0/100

Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Boards

Out of the 38 men’s freestyle snowboards that I rated:

  • The average score was 80.8/100
  • The highest score was 90.7/100
  • The lowest score was 71.4/100
  • The average price was $442
  • The Jackpot ranked 2nd out of 38

Overview of the Jackpot’s Specs

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

Specs

Style:

Freestyle

Price: 

$479

Ability Level: 

Ability Level Intermediate to Expert

Flex: 

Flex 4 half

Feel:

snowboard feel stable

Turn Initiation: 

Medium-Fast

 Edge-hold:

Edge hold Icy Snow

Camber Profile: 

Hybrid Camber 2-4-2 (rocker-camber-rocker)

Shape: 

True Twin

Setback Stance: 

Centered

Base: 

Sintered

Weight: 

A little heavier than normal

Sizing

LENGTH (cm) 

Waist Width (mm)

Rec Rider Weight (lb)

Rec Rider Weight (kg)

152

250

120-160

54-73

154

252

130-180

59-82

156

254

140-190

64-86

158

256

150-200+

68-91+

Who is the Jackpot Most Suited To?

The Jackpot is perfect for anyone who likes to spend a lot of time in the park but who also likes to leave the park, lay down some carves and pick up some speed.

It’s better for speed and carving than most freestyle boards – but it’s main strengths still lie in freestyle tasks, such as jumps, jibbing, riding switch and for butters.

Not really suitable for a complete beginner board – you can skid turns on it a bit but not the easiest for a beginner just starting out. But for intermediate and up it's a great option.

It’s also great in hard and icy snow conditions, so if you encounter those a lot, then this is a great option.

The Jackpot in More Detail

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

Demo Info

Board: YES Jackpot 2020, 156cm (254mm waist width)

Date: March 20, 2019

Conditions: Perfect sunshine (as I'm sure you can see in the pic there!) and perfect visibility. 

Crunchy/icy off groomer - and in some spots in the shade on groomer. But softened up a little as I rode - especially parts in the sun. But never got slow/sticky at any point.

YES Jackpot 2020 review

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 585mm (23″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 270mm (10.63") 

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 185lbs

Rider Boot Size: US10 Vans Aura

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Board Weight: 3080g (6lbs, 12oz)

Weight per cm: 19.74g/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.45 grams/cm*

*based on a small sample size of 51 boards that I've weighed in 2019 and 2020 models. The Jackpot heavier than normal on the scales - but it's also a slightly wider board, so that's often the case. However, on snow it didn't feel heavy - it felt about normal - and quite snappy.  

Other Testing Notes

I tested the 2019 model of this board - so usually I wouldn't retest the very next year. But if there are significant changes to a board then I do try to retest. The Jackpot went under some significant changes, so I retested the 2020 model. See the end of this section for the specific changes. 

Powder

None really to speak of, but I have had past models in the powder. Based on the fact that the Jackpot now has a wider platform, I would say that it would now go subtly better in powder than previous models. Still not going to be amazing in deep powder - not designed for that, but fine for not-so-deep.  

Carving & Turning

I've always found the Jackpot to be one of those freestyle/park boards that's just better at carving than most freestyle/park boards. Part of that is that it's just that little bit stiffer - and part of it is a good amount of camber. I found the 2020 model was just a little more snappy - a little more dynamic than previous models.

Speed

Like with carving, the Jackpot performs really well at speed for a predominantly park board. 

Uneven Terrain

Really good in bumps and crud. It's nimble enough to weave well and powerful enough to charge through. 

Jumps

The Jackpot was a good jumper before, but with the upgrades for the 2020 model, it's even better. A great all rounder for all size jumps. 

Pop: Great pop - feels dynamic and snappy. 

Approach: Nimble enough for trickier approaches and stable enough for approaches needing more speed - can hit anything from small to large jumps well.  

Landing: Really solid landing platform - that's where this board has improved jumps-wise in my books - it has that wider platform now. 

Side-hits: Great for side-hits. Pop is good and easily accessible and it's nimble enough if the approach isn't straight forward. 

Switch

Really really good riding switch. 

Spins

Despite being on the heavy side on the scales, the Jackpot didn't feel that on snow - and this was most obvious during spins. It's got great pop, a great landing platform and takes off and lands switch really well. 

Jibbing

It's not a jibbing master, but it's above average there. I'm not a strong jibber but I still felt fairly comfortable jibbing on the Jackpot. 

Butters

Not as buttery as the likes of the Basic and Typo. But still nice and buttery as YES boards tend to be. 

Changes from the 2019 Model

The 2020 model underwent a couple of major changes, namely: 

1. It is wider overall. From waist to inserts to tip/tail. E.g the 2019 156 has waist, inserts, tip/tail of 252mm, 264mm, 297mm and the 2020 156 has 254mm, 270mm, 305mm. So whilst the waist width is only 2mm wider, the width at inserts is 6mm wider and the width tip and tail is 8mm wider. Quite significant overall. 

2. They adjusted the midbite and sidecut radius. E.g. 2019 156 had a 8.10m sidecut radius vs the 2020 156 with a 7.2m sidecut radius.   

Changes from the 2018 Model

The main change for the 2019 model, compared to the 2018 model is that it now has a 2-4-2 (rocker-camber-rocker) set up for its camber profile. Previously it was 4-4-4, So, there is less rocker there now. This gives the board a slightly different,  more camber dominant feel – but certainly still notice those rocker sections so certainly nothing like trad camber.

So, overall it has a slightly more aggressive, slightly more all-mountain-freestyle, less jibby feel to it. But still butters just as well.

Changes from the 2017 Model

The 2018 model is virtually identical to the 2017 model, except that the stance width options have been narrowed (and the graphic has changed).

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

RATING
(out of 5)

Contribution to Final Score

JUMPS

4.5

18/20

JIBBING

3.5

14/20

SWITCH

4.5

13.5/15

BUTTERING

4.0

8/10

SPINS

4.5

9/10

UNEVEN TERRAIN

4.0

4/5

POWDER

3.0

3/5

CARVING/TURNS

3.5

3.5/5

SPEED

3.5

3.5/5

PIPE

4.5

4.5/5

TOTAL after normalizing

89.0/100

Overall, the Jackpot is the kind of board that is so good in the park, that it has to be in this category, but is so good over the rest of the mountain too, that it could easily be called an all-mountain-freestyle board. 

It feels dynamic, yet stable underfoot and is just super fun for jumps and spins - but can hold a nice carve and isn't afraid of a little speed. 

YES Jackpot 2019 Review

YES Jackpot 2019

The 2019 YES Jackpot in More Detail

Length (cm) 

149

152

154

156

156W

158

Waist Width (mm)

248

250

251

252

258

254

Rec Rider Weight (lb)

125-165

135-175

140-180

145-185

150-190

150-190

Rec Rider Weight (kg)

57-75

61-80

64-82

65-84

68-86

73-91

YES Jackpot 2019 ReviewO.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Jackpot is capable of.

Demo Info

Board: YES Jackpot 2019, 154cm (251mm waist width)

Date: March 16, 2018

Conditions: Sunny as! So yeah, perfect vis. Snow was pretty soft on groomer – mustn’t have been cold enough in the morning to ice up. But pretty crunchy/icy off groomer. As close to zero wind as you can get.

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 560mm (22″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 263mm

Weight: 2740grams (6lb 1 oz)

Weight per cm: 17.79 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.21 grams/cm*

*based on a small sample size of 24 boards that I weighed. So just on the light side of normal – but a very small sample size. Roughly normal weight.

Powder

Not really designed to ride the powder. Of course, you can ride powder on any board, but the Jackpot isn’t designed for it. Better than some freestyle boards though. There’s enough rocker tip and tail to help with float.

It’s probably a 2.5/5 for one direction in powder but I give it a 3/10 for powder just because, it’s equally as good in powder riding switch, so if you like to ride switch in powder, then it’s got that.

But either direction, you’ll still have to work reasonably hard to keep it afloat – perhaps even more so for the 2019 model, which now has less rocker tip and tail.

Carving & Turning

The Jackpot is a pretty good little carver for a centered, twin, freestyle deck. Again, even more so, now that it’s more camber dominant for the 2019 model.

In terms of skidded turns, it’s quite forgiving and it’s pretty quick edge-to-edge.

Speed

For a freestyle board, it can handle speed pretty well. Even on the 154cm, which is shorter than I’d usually ride even for a freestyle board, it had reasonable stability at speed. Would be even better if I was a longer size – the rating for speed is based on what it would be estimated to be like on a longer length.

That said, since I would buy this board as a strictly freestyle deck, I’d potentially actually go for the 154. Though more likely the 156.

Uneven Terrain

It’s pretty forgiving on uneven terrain for that late afternoon crud.

Jumps

The Jackpot has some really good pop and felt really nice over small, medium or large jumps.

It’s a great board of ollies with all that pop in there and it felt nice and stable on landings.

It’s an easy board to spin – and felt great off rollers, natural hits and jumps in the park.

Switch

The only thing that would improve this board for riding switch (IMO) would be asymmetry – but some people don’t like asym, so not every freestyle board is going to be asym. And that’s only a small thing really – this board is pretty close to being ideal for riding switch.

Jibbing/Butters

Not as good with jibs as the 2018 model was – just because of that less emphasized rocker tip and tail. But still something that I felt confident jibbing on.

And it still butters just as well – really easy board to butter on.

Changes from the 2018 Model

The main change for the 2019 model, compared to the 2018 model is that it now has a 2-4-2 (rocker-camber-rocker) set up for its camber profile. Previously it was 4-4-4, So, there is less rocker there now. This gives the board a slightly different,  more camber dominant feel – but certainly still notice those rocker sections so certainly nothing like trad camber.

So, overall it has a slightly more aggressive, slightly more all-mountain-freestyle, less jibby feel to it. But still butters just as well.

Changes from the 2017 Model

The 2018 model is virtually identical to the 2017 model, except that the stance width options have been narrowed (and the graphic has changed).

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

FACTOR

rating (OUT OF 5)

contribution to final score

Switch

4.5

22.5/25

Jumps

4.0

20/25

Jibbing

3.5

14/20

Uneven Terrain

4.0

8/10

Powder

3.0

3/5

Carving/Turning

3.5

3.5/5

Speed

3.5

3.5/5

Pipe

4.5

4.5/5

TOTAL after normalizing

86.8/100

Overall, the Jackpot is a great park board that can also take you for some groomer laps and let’s you lay down some carves and pick up a bit of speed, when feeling the need. But it’s still at it’s best in the park, particularly for the jump line and for spins – but also for buttering and jibbing too.

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