Jones might be best known for their big mountain guns, but this is an out and out all-mountain board. Verdict It’s called The Standard - not because it’s average, but beause it sets the standard.Best for All-rounders with a penchant for the park.Great on kickers, in powder and for on the piste. The flex is relatively stiff, but not ridiculous, making this feel snappy and responsive, without making it impossible to butter or press. The ‘CamRock’ profile offers you the best of both worlds, with camber between the bindings and rocker towards the tip and tail.
Its directional twin shape makes turn initiation easy, but it’s still very easy to ride switch. There’s really nothing that the Yes Standard can’t do. This is consistently the best-selling board in the Yes range, apparently - spend any length of time riding it, and it’s easy to see why.
The Distortion, is a rock solid all-rounder, with a true twin shape, and a mid-stiff flex, is our favourite all-mountain board of the year. But new investment, a new team which includes the dreadlocked destroyer, John Jackson, and a new line of boards mean the brand, like Take That, is now back for good. After those early successes the company ran into trouble a few times, and with the great man’s passing in 2012, it wound down. Enjoy the grip your metal edges give you, the control you get from a solid highback, or the rounded tails that allow you to ride switch? You can thank Tom Sims for all of those. The legendary snowboard brand, founded by Tom Sims at the tail end of the 1970s, invented many of the features we now consider as standard.
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