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Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked morning snow to softpacked slushy afternoon snow. Setup: I rode the YES Big City with Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: Don’t let the graphics or name fool you.  This board is not meant for city riders, it’s an aggressive mountain board. [...]

Three years ago big name riders were dropped from a big name brand but instead of going quietly and saying no, they created YES Snowboards.  Now when you watch Absinthe’s latest film, the constant array of YES snowboards is present and screaming loud across the screen.  JP, DCP and Romain are the riders behind the [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to icy groomers to leftover powder Setup: I rode the YES Pick Your Line with Union Milan bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: The Pick Your Line is as aggressive as the name, pick your line and it’ll hold it down [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions. Setup: I rode the YES Great Dudes with Union Flite bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 154cm. First Impression: Definitely the more playful YES board over the asym I rode last year from YES. Weight: average Flex: [...]

Last year a collective of riders stopped saying no and started to say yes, a movement that became quite talked about as they created their own snowboarding brand YES Snowboards.  The riders DCP, Romain and JP have since proved that they don’t need to be on a top team to keep enjoying the ride and [...]

YES Snowboards was just the beginning of professional snowboarders starting small with their own snowboard company and building something that identifies with consumers through only their names.  Since last year they’ve certainly proved a point that riders can do it and people have remained interested in what these boards have to offer. DCP, Romain and [...]

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Chad: I am a happy husband and father of 2 children, blessed to be living the dream and living in Bellingham WA, proud to call Mt Baker my home. I absolutely love snowboarding and I have made a life out of working in the shred industry. I [...]

A couple weeks ago I received an invite to come to a BBQ before the Absinthe premiere in Beaver Creek and since then I’ve been counting down the days till yesterday.  I made the trek down to Vail/Beaver Creek to attend a YES BBQ at DCP’s house and check out the Absinthe Neverland premiere in [...]

This review was done at the Transworld Good Wood test as I tagged along with the test and tried out boards. Location: Breckenridge, Colorado Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the YES with my Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: It has a more freeride [...]

When one door closes, another opens. It’s no surprise that this is the case for YES snowboards, after Jp Solberg, Romain De Marchi and DCP were dropped from Burton they came together to create their own brand with a different message. With the boards manufactured at Nidecker, they are already on their way to having [...]