So a few months ago I was looking for a board for my kid, and reviewed the Jones Prodigy, saying:
I’d be all over this like butter on toast except for the directional twin shape. As an all-mountain ripper I have no doubt that this thing is incredible. But my kid’ll be doing a lot of park riding as well as all-mountain ripping this year, so I’m thinking he’ll be better off on a true twin. If I could afford two boards for the kid? TAKE MY MONEY.
Come Christmas time, I couldn’t resist, and picked up a 130cm as his powder board (he usually rides a 120cm Banana Blaster). I wasn’t sure if the larger size would make much of a difference, until last weekend at Stevens Pass, which was possibly the best powder day of the season!!
It’s hard to get a review out of a 9 year old, but here’s what I saw: in about a foot of fresh powder, this board floated beautifully. The nose stayed up on top of the snow and he was able to shred it all. At the same time, it seemed highly maneuverable in the steep trees (Wild Katz trees, for those who know Stevens Pass).
We rode together all morning and at times I had a hard time keeping up 🙂