Designed by surf shaper Chris Christenson and Jeremy Jones, the Mind Expander Split features a Christenson Surf Rocker profile and blunt nose for epic float in pow, plus a full size tail for legit freestyle performance. The unique shape is matched with a short sidecut for snappy turn potential in tight trees and Inner/Outer Traction Tech 1.0 edges for enhanced grip on icy skintracks or firm descents. For unmatched torsional board connection in ride mode, the Mind Expander Split also features the Boltless Bridge plus Karakoram Ultra Clips and Tip-Lock Tip Clips. New for 2021, the Mind Expander is built with our new ultra fast and durable Sintered 8000 base.Inside & outside Traction Tech 2.0:- Like a serrated knife slicing into the snow, Traction Tech improves your edge grip by adding multiple contact points along the running length of your board.Inner edge Traction Tech:- Inner edge Traction Tech improves splitboard edge grip on ascent. Three sidecut bumps on each side of your binding keep your locked in on icy skin tracks no matter which way you are traversing.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.Quick Tension Tail Clip:- Built-in climbing skin tension system using pre-cut notch that eliminates the need for a traditional skin tail clip.Boltless Bridge:- The Boltless Bridge eliminates split clip attachment hardware from the base of the board by re-profiling the wood core at the clips. The wood core under the clips is thicker, providing better torsional stiffness and a more powerful connection at the split clips.V-core:- Jones exclusive wood core profiling that offers a stable and playful board feel. The wood core is softer between the feet for easy turn initiation and stiffer in the nose and tail for stability riding through uneven terrain and landing airs.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:- Wend Natural Wax:Multi-axis, stitched fiberglass laminate that offers a precise and responsive ride in any terrain or snow conditions.- 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.Construction:- Fusion Carbon:This cutting edge board lay-up process is the latest evolution of our previous Fusion Tech construction and reduces board weight and improves durability by combining board materials in two stages.- Ultra Construction:Ultra Construction is the redefinition of what it takes to build a snowboard.We’ve tested every inch of the board to precisely position materials exactly where they are needed while eliminating all excess materials. Combining these innovative construction techniques with superlight wood cores and carbon fiber deliver revolutionary results. Jones Ultra boards are the lightest, yet most durable snowboards on earth.Extra hardware:- Karakoram Tip-Lock tip clips:Every splitboarder knows the feeling - you drop into a firm line and your tip clip pops open! Never again. Using Active Joining Technology, the Karakoram Tip-Lock tip clips quickly lock and clamp the tips of your splitboard with the flick of the lever.- Karakoram Ultra Clips:Ultra clips are the strongest, lowest profile splitboard clips in the world. They deliver unmatched compression between board halves and they are adjustable so you can maintain even compression as your splitboard ages.Fiber:- Biax fiberglass:A dual-direction, dual-layer, stitched fiberglass laminate that provides a fun, forgiving and snappy ride.Other Features:- 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.- 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.- 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.- Stainless steel reinforcement:Stainless steel plates are embedded into the nose and tail for improved board tip durability.- Forever Flex New:Forever Flex is a new manufacturing process that helps stabilise the flex and rocker of a board for its lifetime.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:- Classic Core:Full wood premium poplar core than offers fun pop, even flex and solid durability.Technology:Boltless bridge:- Less hardware, more power. The Bolt-less Bridge eliminates split clip hardware from the base of the board and enhances split connection by re-profiling the woodcore under the clips. karakoram ultra clips:- Say hello to the strongest, lowest profile splitboard clips in the world. Karakoram Ultra Clips are also adjustable so you can maintain even compression as your splitboard ages.karakoram tip-lock tip clips:- Goodbye open tip clips. Karakoram Tip-Lock Tip Clips quickly lock the tips of your split with the flick of the lever. Never watch your clips pop open on rough snow again!Quick tension tail clip:- Jones exclusive climbing skin tension system that attaches to pre-cut tail notches and eliminates the need for a traditional skin tail clip.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.
