Jones SnowboardsMind Expander 2025 Snowboard

The alternative all-mountain shredder

The Mind Expander is a playful all-mountain board designed by surf shaper Chris Christenson. It offers a comfortable ride as it is easy to turn and provides epic uplift thanks to its directional shape with a long nose and tapered tail. A board for creative riders who like to break new ground and conjure up playful lines on the mountain.

Riding style
With the Mind Expander you have snowboard meets surf on a new level. The somewhat different, playful all-mountain board is fun in any terrain.

Shape
The tapered directional shape is perfect for all-mountain and freeriding. The nose is slightly wider and longer than the tail for controlled turns in any terrain. The offset of the bindings in the direction of the tail (setback) makes the nose a little longer for even more uplift in powder. Just like the shape of a spoon, the 3D Contour Base 3.0 lifts the contact points off the snow to prevent catching edge and increase float in soft snow. The 3.0 version has a 7 mm bend in the nose and a 0 to 7 mm bend in the tail. The spoon-shaped bevel starts at the rocker point.

Profile
The C. The Surf Camber Rocker profile was designed by shaper Chris Christenson especially for the Mind Expander. It consists of a camber between the bindings, a large rocker area in the nose and a slightly smaller rocker in the tail. This keeps the board extremely manoeuvrable in pow and gives it enormous uplift. The camber offers you good edge hold and fast power transmission. 

Flex
The medium flex makes the snowboard hard enough for powerful turns, but still soft enough for a playful ride.

Construction
The heart of the Mind Expander is the Bamboo Surf Core. The bamboo and paulownia core with reinforcing stringers ensures powerful turns and response. The basalt stringers help to transfer power to the edges, improve the torsional behaviour and additionally dampen the board. The ECO-Plastic Topsheet is made from castor seeds. The sintered 8000 base is fast, easy to repair and absorbs wax excellently. The carving insert packs enable a centred stance for skiing on harder snow.