Comments on: Snowboard Review: 09-10 YES Asymmetric Rocker

By: Vito

Vito — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:03:52 +0000

Do you think it could be a good board for a beginner?I spent only ten days on slopes so far..
(sorry about my english and if i made a mistake but i’m italian…)

By: I have the 158 or is it 159 YES.

I have the 158 or is it 159 YES. — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:33:15 +0000

according to the top sheet on my Yes it is a 158, but if you look at the edge the board says 159 I dont really care the board has been sick but it would still be nice to know.

By: rickywood

rickywood — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:52:38 +0000

the 162 it say its going to be directional. what does that mean? and why is that the only one

By: D

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:09:58 +0000

What about the pop? How does this compare to the Never Summer SL-R?

I heard rave reviews about the SL-R and demo’d the board. While I didn’t love it, It was a great board. The SL-R had more pop than other reverse cambered boards but not as much as the reviewers were saying…

would love to hear about the pop…

By: dashredster

dashredster — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:23:45 +0000

Asymmetric rocker is not the same as the powerbanana/c2 banana. the Asymmetric part is the heel side edge which may not be as extreme as the Gnu park pickle. the c2 rocker is reverse cambered between your legs with camber on the outside of your bindings. the yes rocker has camber between your legs and reverse camber on the outside of your bindings.

By: looped norway

looped norway — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:07:34 +0000

is “Asymmetric Rocker” like lib tech’s “Power Banana” aka “C2 Banana”? (so many names) and can you only get Asymmetric Rocker aka Power Banana aka c2 banana as a 156? 156 is too big for me(as a bc kicker/park board) i allready have a 156 lib-tech mullet for big mountain riding and super deep powder…..great review btw!

By: JMT Colorado

JMT Colorado — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:56:41 +0000

I just wanted to leave two more cents about these boards. I have been riding them since March. First I rode the 156.5 in Vail during some of the sickest snow of the year. We had over 60 inches in 10 days a the end of March. Needless to say, I was super stoked on the reverse tip and tail. I was dropping rocks and sticking it. I was also hit some decent size gaps and step downs landing switch. Good stuff for sure. Not much more can be said about rocker, it makes everyone sick in the deep stuff.

I also rode the 156 at Breck. The edge hold in the pipe is awesome, I hit the jumps and cruised the hard pack the Breck is known for. That is where that good old camber came into play. I like camber, always have, I had a lot of trouble riding the full reverse boards form othere companies at demos on the hard stuff. The edges are just not there when you want them. Back to the Cam-rock though, I actually felt that I had more edge hold with the the new edge and camber between the feet on that 56 versus many of the standard camber boards at that price-point. It held a perfect line up the pipe wall.

After Vail closed, I switched to the 154. This is the all-around park killer. It obviously flexes softer than the 156, so the jibbing and buttering has all of the trademarks of reverse camber. Switch and regular is the same, and I even got a few "hot pow" turns on Loveland Pass with the 154 2 weeks ago.

I think the best take on these boards is the 156 is the pipe and jump stick and the 154 is the all around freestyle ride. I weigh 175 and the 154 definitely still held my weight.

Just remember on reverse boards when you land....Think BOLTS!!!

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:18:00 +0000

Thanks Spenser for your input! It’s rad to hear you had a chance to ride the boards as well. I’d definitely agree, stiffer than the gyrator I owned.

For the correct wording…rocker/reverse camber, yeah that made me laugh.

I overheard one guy at an industry demo that couldn’t tell the difference between camber/bananatraction. I’m glad I know that difference, can feel it and talk about it. Terminology for each rocker/reverse camber…it’s all anti-camber with different names.

By: Spenser

Spenser — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:09:00 +0000

haha i bet that dude that gave you shit about "not knowing the difference" between rocker and reverse camber was ilikepie from the BMB. its the same thing dood, just accept it. it doesnt matter if its one point in the middle, flat in the middle and rockered after the bindings, full curved rocker, or what.... its all bent the opposite way. its rockered.. its reverse camber........ thats all there is to it.

the yes boards are definitely one of the stiffer rockers ive come across. best i have to compare to is the k2 gyrator, which is rated as k2s stiffest board besides a wide version of another board thats rated the same as the gyrator... the yes boards.. at least the one i have.. is definitely stiffer, no doubt.

the rocker is also pretty mellow compared to most, i think, but compared to camber, its still gonna be pretty different.

looks like they kept the sick nose and tail cuts from unincs on them, and the steeper tips (wu-tips).

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:53:00 +0000

Thanks for the link to Spencer's photo, that captures it very well.

Jonny, that was the only YES board that I rode and comparatively I was expecting the flex to be similiar to the uninc series since that's where the riders are from. So compared to the uninc it's a tad stiffer but I believe that's from the rocker/camber they incorporate.

Latebloomer, I didn't notice the heel sidecut being any different from the toe sidecut like I noticed with the park pickle. YES only uses asymmetric in the name so not sure if it's just to describe the rocker or what.

Hart...yeah first run with Annie I eat shit but I'm one to admit it. Can't blame the board when I suck at boxes, haha