The 2023 Jones Hovercraft is one of the most popular and best boards you can have under your feet on a powder day. It makes riding pow so easy is it basically cheating by offering supreme float and handles better than a rally car, the Hovercraft has earned a cult following, and it is well earned. Nimble manoeuvrability while dodging in and out of the trees, and incredible float for slashing through powder. The 3D Contour Base 3.0 keeps your contact points up while riding, keeping you floating with minimal effort instead of having to burn out your back leg to stay afloat. Long gone are the days where you need a longer board for stability in pow, the Hovercraft's compact design is recommended to be ridden sized down 4-8cm from your normal size snowboard.
Camber Type: Directional Rocker
A hybrid flex pattern which places camber underfoot and rocker in the tips then moves it back towards the tail putting the power under your back foot. The longer rocker in the nose keeps it floating and improves maneuverability, while the camber underfoot enhances stability, edge hold, and response.
Flex: 7/10 (1=soft, 10=stiff)
Stiff boards are really stable at high speeds and in rough snow, and increase confidence in steep, deep, and rough terrain.
Directional Flex
This board has a directional flex pattern that allows more movement in the nose with a stiffer tail for extra pop and power under your back foot.
V-Core
Boards with V-Cores are slightly softer in the very centre of the board for improved maneuverability and stiffer from the inserts through the tip and tail for stability and pop.
Shape: Directional
This board has a setback stance, directional shape, and directional flex pattern, so ride it forwards for optimum performance.
3D Base Contour 3.0
The most advanced 3D base contour pattern from Jones, featuring 7mm of bevel in the nose and 4mm in the tail.
Core: FSC Classic Core
Full wood premium poplar core that offers great pop, even flex, and reliable durability.
Biax Fibreglass
A dual-direction, dual-layer, stitched fibreglass laminate that provides a fun, forgiving, and snappy ride.
Base: Sintered 8000
This new super durable base material is made from Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and carbon, making it easily repairable, highly wax absorbent, and super fast.
Extra Features:
Oversized Recycled Edges - Exactly what it sounds like, enhanced sustainability and added durability.
FSC Engineered Wood Veneer Topsheet - A thin wood veneer topsheet that functions as a protective layer, provides even flex, and absorbs chatter.
Laser Engraved Graphics - With no inks used, not even in the sidewalls, it makes this board the most sustainably conscious Jones has ever made.
Traction Tech 1.0 - Like a serrated knife cutting through the snow, Traction Tech adds multiple contact points along the edge of the board for enhanced grip and edge hold in all conditions.
Recycled Black ABS - ABS Plastic is one of the necessary evils of snowboard production. Jones improves the sustainability of their snowboards by using only recycled plastic.
Wend Natural Wax - Jones boards are ready to shred straight out of the shop and are factory waxed with Wend natural wax.
Bio Resin - All Jones boards are built with bio-based, renewable epoxy instead of petroleum-based epoxy. The raw materials used to make Bio Resin are co-products or waste products of other plant-based industrial processes. Producing Bio Resin requires 33% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional epoxy.
Factory Tuned - All Jones snowboards are factory de-tuned at the tip and tail, so you can go riding straight away.
Forever Flex - Jones boards now are finished slightly overbuilt and are broken in using specialised machinery that mimics riding use. This flexes the fibers and epoxy and allows them to settle into their final state, similar to riding the boards for 20 days. This provides a much more accurate flex rating.
SIZE CHART
Size |
Waist Width (mm) |
Sidecut (m) |
Taper (mm) |
Effective Edge (cm) |
Tip / Tail Length (cm) |
Ref. Stance (cm) |
Stance Setback (mm) |
Weight Range (kg) |
148cm |
249 |
7.9 |
1.2 |
115.6 |
38.9 / 15.5 |
54 |
30 |
41 - 63 |
152cm |
254 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
119.1 |
39.4 / 15.5 |
56 |
30 |
49 - 73 |
156cm |
260 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
122.5 |
40.0 / 15.5 |
58 |
30 |
49 - 82 |
160cm |
264 |
9.5 |
1.2 |
125.7 |
40.4 / 15.9 |
60 |
30 |
73 - 95 |
164cm |
268 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
128.9 |
40.8 / 16.3 |
60 |
30 |
77 - 100+ |
- Not sure which size to get? Check out our snowboard size chart here.
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- Want to find out about different types of snowboard edges (magne-traction)? Click here.
- Want to find out about the difference in snowboard bases? Click here.
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