The 2026 Burton Kids Family Tree Hometown Hero is built for young riders who see the entire mountain as their playground, offering the freedom to carve, hold, and float with style. Designed with a freeride focus, it gives young snowboarders the power and confidence to tackle any terrain. Its freeride directional shape combines a centred stance for a twin freestyle feel on flat base with quick, precise turns on edge, while the float of the directional shape makes every ride smooth and playful.
Board Type: All Mountain-Freeride
All Mountain snowboards are versatile boards that excel across various terrains, from groomed runs to off-piste. These boards offer solid edge control and responsiveness, making them a great option for riders who want one board to do just about everything.
Freeride snowboards are built for steeper, off-piste terrain. These boards are ideal for aggressive riding and usually for more advanced riders.
Flex: 6.5/10 (1=soft, 10=stiff)
Offering a balanced blend of flexibility and stiffness, mid-flex boards are versatile and suitable for all-mountain riding. They provide enough responsiveness for carving while maintaining some forgiveness for playful or casual riding.
Ability Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Intermediate snowboards offer more responsiveness and stability at higher speeds, with a slightly stiffer flex for better control on varied terrain and more advanced manoeuvres.
Advanced snowboards are stiffer and more responsive, designed for high-speed control, precision riding, and handling challenging terrain or tricks.
Shape: Tapered Directional/Twin
A tapered directional snowboard features a shape where the tail is narrower than the nose, providing enhanced control and stability in deeper snow. This design improves floatation in powder and allows for smoother turns, making it ideal for freeride and backcountry riding. While it excels in one direction, the taper helps the board naturally guide you through challenging conditions.
Twin Flex has a perfectly symmetrical design from tip to tail, delivering more balance and versatility for an effortless ride, whether you’re riding regular or switch.
Camber Type: Directional Camber
Directional Camber puts rocker in the nose of the board, adding extra float in powder while retaining the response and stability of traditional camber which offers unmatched power, response, and edge control.
Width: Standard
Standard width boards deliver exceptional edge-to-edge quickness and responsiveness while providing enough platform space for riders with average boot sizes.
Inserts: The Channel
The Burton Channel forgoes the traditional mounting system and introduces a channel for your front and rear inserts. This allows you to fine-tune your stance width and gives you more freedom in your stance location. The Channel is compatible with most major binding brands, but works best with Burton EST bindings.
Board Construction
Laminate: Triax
Triax fiberglass is layered above and below the core and creates a versatile flex and consistent response for performance across all types of snowboarding.
Core: Super Fly 800G Core with Dualzone EGD and Squeezebox Low
The Super Fly 800G Core utilises two species of wood in dual-density vertical laminations of alternating softwood and hardwood to reduce weight without compromising strength or performance.
Dualzone EGD aligns the wood grain in the core along the heel and toe edge in two unbroken zones perpendicular to the rest of the core, which gives consistent edge hold and strength.
Squeezebox consists of thicker, more powerful sections combined with thinner, more flexible sections profiled throughout the core. This enhances energy transfer and makes the board snappier and more stable. Squeezebox Low is designed to promote progression, placing stiffer zones outside your feet that direct energy to the nose and tail while enabling a softer, smoother flex between the bindings, resulting in more control with less effort.
Base: Sintered WFO
Standing for Wide F!#@ing Open, this base made from an extra absorbent, high density sintered material that is infused with a specially formulated wax, resulting in an ultra durable base that rides Wide F!#@ing Open.
Additional Features:
A setback camber and stance-centred sidecut makes this board feel like a twin when riding flat based, but still has the tight turns and effortless float you'd expect from a directional board.
Burton is able to maximise pop and performance by overbuilding their boards in the factory, and then using machinery to break it down for you. This allows your board to ride the same from day one, to day 100, season after season.
The tip and tail of this board taper out at the points, reducing swing weight and promoting mobility.
Super Sap is a bio-based resin that reduces the carbon footprint by 50% over conventional petroleum-based epoxies.
This product is only available for shipping within Australia.
| Size | Nose Length | Running Length | Tail Length | Effective Edge | Nose Width | Front Ref Width | Waist Width | Rear Ref Width | Tail Width | Taper | Side Cut Depth | Radius | Stance Width | Stance Setback | Rec. Mens/Kids Binding Size | Rec. Womens Binding Size | Rec. Rider Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130cm | 220 | 900 | 180 | 937 | 279.4 | 247.6 | 238 | 244.6 | 264.4 | 15 | 16.9 | 6.0m | 455 | -50 | Small (Re:flex only) | N/A | 32–45 kg |
| 140cm | 220 | 1000 | 180 | 1037 | 288.1 | 252.6 | 243 | 249.7 | 273.1 | 15 | 18.8 | 6.6m | 480 | -50 | Small (Re:flex only) | N/A | 41–54 kg |
We are confident in our products and our sales staff to make sure that you get the best help and gear that are most suitable for your adventures.
We are a local, independently owned store and do not offer ‘change of mind’ refunds (this includes incorrect sizing), however we're happy to offer you a store credit or exchange subject to the following conditions:
Store credits, lasting up to 3 years, will be issued for the amount paid at time of purchase for the particular item being returned. They are issued via email in which you'll receive a 13 digit code that you can use at checkout online or in store.
Unfortunately stock levels vary and we are not able to stock all products in all sizes, which may result in your desired exchange product or size not being available. In the event that your desired exchange product is not in stock, a store credit will be issued.
Should you not want a credit or exchange, in extenuating circumstances Melbourne Snowboard Centre may issue a refund minus a 20% restocking fee.
I'm amazed at how easily this board floats in powder. The directional shape and taper mean no more nose dives for my child, allowing them to keep up and explore off-piste with confidence. It made a huge difference in their powder riding skills in just one day!
