Jones The Flagship - 2012

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What colour is powder?

Chris on March 21, 2012 at 08:36 PM

Hey all, I had to post a brief review of this deck, in response to all the hype!

First I ride a 161 and I weigh about 175-180 in riding gear, Its the perfect size for all around use, if I were doing more backcountry/powder use I would have gone bigger, and I still might add one to the quiver.

This board was NOT the terrible horrible stiff beast so many have been lead to believe, I found it to be right on par with many of the top freeride sticks on the market(had me scared too) If you ride mostly in this genre you will not feel the least bit out of your depth. If you ride more freestyle oriented decks….....this one will most likely kick your butt unless you step up a bit. It is tameable!

My test day involved 19” of fresh, mixed with wind blown, a bit of crust and some ice, very little groomer.

First run I was thinking whats all the fuss? Its very smooth and easy to ride. Then I got a bit steeper and deeper, and the board came alive! I was amazed. The faster I went the happier the Jones became. Edge grip is very good and the flex pattern is about perfect for its uses, sure its a bit of work at low speeds but what freeride deck isnt? Its still got a lot of pop for a non trad camber board, very much welcome.

Yes, its true, the ride is not silky smooth in chop, but its all a trade off….right?? I have to say its no rougher than my Head i.Ct was, but not as smooth as the NS decks.

Beauty, as they say is in the eye of the beholder, and the Jones is BEAUTFUL(to me)!!! Ride one and find out, you may just find that your pre-concieved notions are incorrect.

michele on March 29, 2012 at 09:15 PM

I brought this board everywhere and it’s been amazing! I’m 158 pounds (72kg) and 5.8 feet tall (177cm) and I bought a 158 not being completely sure how it would behave… This yaer in the Appenine (the mountain range that crosses italy from north to south) we had extraordinary snowfall and average-low ammount of snow in the alps. I’ve been all over the place and when the snow was deep and the terrain not very steep the board raced down faster than any other but never loosing control, in deep snow and very steep terrain it did whatever I wanted (like turning in a really small space with perfection), in icy conditions it gripped having no problem and allowing me to turn fast and precisely, on proper ice (which i hate of course) seme thing, magne traction works and the board has no problem. It always floats in deep powder, it’s super fast, it pops, it lands everywhere and (if you have good-response bindings, I use Capo from Ride) it turns superbly at any speed, in pista or not, on mixed bad terrain and in deep pow and, best of all, it brakes and passes through everything on its line! Been riding since ten years every time I can and it’s definitely the best board if you like big lines and big mountanis (and i think it’s a great board to improve capacities)!

enjoy! P.S. the fact that the wood core comes from FSC (check what it is at FSC.org) makes it an amazing ecofriendly product (Powerjet is better in that sense but it’s got nothing to do with what jeremy jones does with a board at is feet). I study Sciences and Technologies for Forest Conservation and wood provenience really makes a difference if you like mountains the way we know them and if we want to keep on breathing for the rest of our lifes, it also makes a difference also in wood’s quality I can assure you!!!!

Jeffrey Poirier on December 03, 2012 at 12:09 AM

Me; old but fast, 180 pounds, ride 45 days a year. Newer boards that I own are:  Prior MFR 172, and Unity Dominion 170 wide. Last spring I rode ten days on a Rossi Experience 168mw. I own the Flagship 168w. (Flagship is actually a fair amount wider at binding holes than the Rossi? Maybe nobody needs another opinion on this board, but what the heck. I feared mine for its stiffness as it sat in my garage this summer. I rode it yesterday in some pow, ice, and chopped up late day conditions. Some have noted that this board is nimble—I concur. Others have said it makes for a bumpy ride, I absolutely agree here too. Good grip on ice, not as good as the full magne-traction on the Rossi. So very slashy, really fun in soft snow, but not my go-to resort board if it hasn’t snowed in the last day…unless I am riding narrow steeps and need to get the tail around quickly. I liked the Rossi better as it has a bit of camber and absorbs bumps better, but I needed the extra width of the Jones so bought it instead.