Surf shaper Chris Christenson and Jeremy Jones designed the Mind Expander for the creative rider who draws lines blending freestyle, freeride and surf styles. For playful float in pow the Mind Expander features a Surf Rocker profile, a 3D Contour Base 3.0 and a hybrid directional shape. The blunted nose, full size tail and tight sidecut offer the nimble maneuverability of a directional board matched with the freestyle abilities of a directional twin. The Mind Expander also features a Bamboo Surf Core and Basalt Power Stringers for better edge response and Rounded Recycled ABS Sidewalls for improved topsheet durability. New for 2021, the Mind Expander has a Sintered 8000 base and Carve Pack inserts that offer the option of a more centered stance for ripping hard pack.3D Contour Base 3.0:- Freeride focused 3D-base contours featuring an even balance of 7mm of spoon bevel in the nose and 7mm of spoon bevel in the tail. Spoon bevel starts at the rocker point.About 3D Contour Bases:- 3D Contour Bases are designed to make every run smoother and every turn more effortless by reducing the drag of the board tips. 3D Contour Bases enhance glide and improve float helping you ride faster and with better flow.Traction Tech 3.0:- Traction Tech 3.0 features three bumps per edge (front binding, board center, back binding). The middle bump is slightly bigger than the outside bumps for better grip.Progressive sidecut:- At the far ends of the sidecut, the radius is incrementally increased as the edge reaches the contact point. Gradually increasing the sidecut radius towards the contact point delivers smoother turn initiation and exit as the edge tracks in and out of the snow with a less abrupt transition.Directional flex pattern:- Off set tip-to-tail flex pattern that is designed for directional freeride boards. The nose, center of board and tail are slightly different stiffnesses to help lift the nose, sink the tail and improve stability at speed.Blunt nose:- How a board glides in powder, crust, corn or any snow more than an inch deep, is dictated by it’s front contact point and just past it. Next time you are in soft snow watch how much snow comes over the corner of the nose near the contact point. The billowing snow coming out from behind the tip means you are plowing through it which is obviously slowing you down. By adding a blunt nose you get the float benefits of a much longer nose without the ‘snow plow’ rounded tip and it’s extra swing weight. - Jeremy JonesChristenson Surf Rocker:- Custom tip/tail rocker profile designed by surf shaper Chris Christenson for the Mind Expander, Mountain Surfer and Storm Chaser. The nose rocker starts just inside of the front inserts and the tail rocker starts just at the back inserts. When you weight the tail of the board the nose ramps up out of the snow for insane float on the deepest days. These subtle rocker contours match a Christenson surfboard rocker profile.Built with the finest tech and materials:- 100% of our adult models feature high-end materials, construction technologies and sustainable manufacturing process. We accept no compromises in producing the most durable and sustainable snowboarding gear.Base:- Sintered 8000 Base:New super durable material made from Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) and carbon. Base is easily repairable, highly wax absorbent and wicked fast.- Flip-Flop Base:Producing two or more base color options minimizes p-tex waste. Order may be filled with either color. Color does not vary by size.- Wend Natural Wax:Multi-axis, stitched fiberglass laminate that offers a precise and responsive ride in any terrain or snow conditions.Fiber:- Triax Fiberglass:Multi-axis, stitched fiberglass laminate that offers a precise and responsive ride in any -terrain or snow conditions.Other Features:- Power Basalt stringers:Sustainable strength. Basalt stringers are made with 100% natural fibers and help transfer power to the edges, improve torsional response and absorb board chatter.Forever Flex New:- Forever Flex is a new manufacturing process that helps stabilise the flex and rocker of a board for its lifetime.Factory Tuned:- All Jones Snowboards are factory de-tuned at the tip and tail so you can go right from the shop to the mountain.Oversized Recycled Edges:- All Jones boards are made with oversized recycled steel edges for added durability and improved production sustainability.Bio Resin:- Bio Resin is a bio-based epoxy made with 27% plant-based carbon instead of petroleum-based carbon. The organicc raw materials used to make bio-resin are co-products or waste products of plant-based industrial processes. Bio-resin requires 33% less greenhouse gas emissions to produce than conventional epoxy.- Oversized Recycled Edges:All Jones boards are made with oversized recycled steel edges for added durability and improved production sustainability.- Recycled ABS Sidewalls:ABS Plastic is one of the necessary evils of snowboard production. We improve the sustainability of our snowboards by using only recycled plastic.- Factory Tuned:All Jones Snowboards are factory de-tuned at the tip and tail so you can go right from the shop to the mountain.- Forever Flex New:Forever Flex is a new manufacturing process that helps stabilise the flex and rocker of a board for its lifetime.Reinforcements:- Carbon/Innegra reinforcement:Carbon Innegra fiber forms an ultra-tough hybrid composite layer that dampens the board torsionally and from tip to tail. Made in the USA and featured on the Aviator, Airheart and Lone Wolf.Topsheet:- Eco-plastic topsheet:Bio-plastic topsheet made from Castor beans. This eco-material is ultralight, chip/scratch resistant and water/snow repellent (snow sticks less to topsheet)Woodcore:- Bamboo Surf Core:Re-designed triple density Bamboo Surf wood core that features primarily paulownia stringers with bamboo stringers positioned in the pocket of the sidecut for better edge response and turn power.Technology:Sustainably sourced woodcore:- All Jones woodcores are made from wood species that have been sustainably grown and harvested. See the tech features page for more details.Premium sintered base:- Life’s too short to ride slow bases! All our boards have hyper fast sintered bases made from super durable and wax absorbant premium P-tex. See the tech features for specific base details.100% 3D Contours Base:- Welcome to the future. 3D Contour Bases are next-level tech that enhances glide + float and delivers unmatched turn flow and fluidity in any snow condition.Traction Tech edges:- Like a serrated knife slicing into the snow, Traction Tech improves your edge grip on firm snow.Sustainably sourced woodcore:- All Jones woodcores are made from wood species that have been sustainably grown and harvested. See the tech features page for more details.Forever Flex:- Ultimate performance on day one. Forever Flex is a new production process that helps break-in the woodcore and stringers so board flex is even and responsive right out of the wrapper.Built for SkateTech bindings:- Like peanut butter and jelly, the Traction Tech edge bump pattern aligns perfectly with SkateTech bindings for unreal response and edge grip. Factory tuned, ready to shred:- Buy it, mount it, rip it! All boards leave the factory ready to ride with de-tuned tip + tail, edges angled at 90°/0° and bases waxed with Wend natural wax.
