Jones Mind Expander Snowboard

The Mind Expander is an alternative all-mountain board that wants to slash every terrain feature in sight. Surf shaper Chris Christenson and Jeremy Jones designed the Mind Expander for the creative rider who draws lines blending freestyle, freeride and surf styles.

The blunted nose, full size tail, tight sidecut, and 3D Contour Base 3.0 offer the nimble maneuverability of a directional board matched with the all-mountain performance of a directional twin. New for 22/23, the Mind Expander now features a Surf Camber profile for better edge hold in variable conditions and the stance was moved forward 20mm for improved carving performance. To keep the playful board feel, the Bamboo Surf Core has V-core profiling that gives the board a softer flex between the feet for easy turn initiation and a stiffer flex in the tips so you won’t fold the nose. The Mind Expander is also built with Basalt Power Stringers for edge response, Rounded Recycled ABS Sidewalls for topsheet durability, and a super fast Sintered 8000 base.

3D Contour Base 3.0:
- Freeride focused 3D-base contours featuring an even balance of 7mm of spoon bevel in the nose and 7mm of spoon bevel in the tail. Spoon bevel starts at the rocker point.

About 3D Contour Bases:
- 3D Contour Bases are designed to make every run smoother and every turn more effortless by reducing the drag of the board tips. 3D Contour Bases enhance glide and improve float helping you ride faster and with better flow.

Traction Tech 2.0:
- Like a serrated knife slicing into the snow, Traction Tech improves your edge grip by adding multiple contact points along the running length of your board.

- Traction Tech is a critical feature for rockered boards. Rocker improves glide in mixed conditions, but the decreased edge contact makes it harder to really lock into your turns and hold a solid edge. Traction Tech is crucial to offset the edge drift of rocker. - Jeremy Jones

Progressive sidecut:
- At the far ends of the sidecut, the radius is incrementally increased as the edge reaches the contact point. Gradually increasing the sidecut radius towards the contact point delivers smoother turn initiation and exit as the edge tracks in and out of the snow with a less abrupt transition.

Directional flex pattern:
- Off set tip-to-tail flex pattern that is designed for directional freeride boards. The nose, center of board and tail are slightly different stiffnesses to help lift the nose, sink the tail and improve stability at speed.

V-core:
- Jones exclusive wood core profiling that offers a stable and playful board feel. The wood core is softer between the feet for easy turn initiation and stiffer in the nose and tail for stability riding through uneven terrain and landing airs.

Profile:

Christenson Surf Camber/Rocker:
- Custom rocker/camber flex pattern designed by surf shaper Chris Christenson. The rockered tip floats the board’s nose and improves maneuverability while the camber underfoot provides edge hold and response. A slightly rockered tail maintains the power and stability of a traditional board and helps keep the tail catch-free initiating turns and landing switch.


Features:

Built with the finest tech and materials:
- 100% of our adult models feature high-end materials, construction technologies and sustainable manufacturing process. We accept no compromises in producing the most durable and sustainable snowboarding gear.

Base:
- Sintered 8000 Base New super durable material made from Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) and carbon. Base is easily repairable, highly wax absorbent and wicked fast.

Wend Natural Wax:
- Jones boards are ready to shred straight out of the shop and are factory waxed with WEND natural wax.

Flip-Flop Base:
- Producing two or more base color options minimizes p-tex waste. Order may be filled with either color. Color does not vary by size.

Fiber:
- Biax fiberglass A dual-direction, dual-layer, stitched fiberglass laminate that provides a fun, forgiving and snappy ride.

Insert pack:
- Carve Pack Allows more centered stance option for riding firm snow.


Other features:

Bio Resin:
- Bio Resin is a bio-based epoxy made with 27% plant-based carbon instead of petroleum-based carbon. The organic raw materials used to make bio-resin are co-products or waste products of plant-based industrial processes. Bio-resin requires 33% less greenhouse gas emissions to produce than conventional epoxy.

Oversized recycled edges:
- All Jones boards are made with oversized recycled steel edges for added durability and improved production sustainability.

Factory Tuned:
- All Jones Snowboards are factory de-tuned at the tip and tail so you can go right from the shop to the mountain.

Forever Flex:
- Forever Flex is a new manufacturing process that helps stabilise the flex and rocker of a board for its lifetime.

Recycled rounded ABS:
- Rounded sidewall finish that improves board durability by protecting topsheet from chipping.

Reinforcements:
- Sustainable Flax/Basalt Power stringers Sustainable stringer made with 100% natural fibers. Basalt stringers improve torsional response and transfer power from under your feet to the tips of the board to eliminate nose and tail chatter.

Topsheet:
- Eco-plastic topsheet Bio-plastic topsheet made from Castor beans. This eco-material is ultralight, chip/scratch resistant and water/snow repellent (snow sticks less to topsheet).

Woodcore:
- Bamboo Surf Core Re-designed triple density Bamboo Surf wood core that features primarily paulownia stringers with bamboo stringers positioned in the pocket of the sidecut for better edge response and turn power.


Specifications:

- Board Size (cm): 146
- Board Weight: 2,5kg / 5,5lbs
- Surface Area (dm2): 37,55
- Contact Length (cm): 87,6
- Effective Edge Length (cm): 106,6
- Tip Length (cm): 39,2
- Tail Length (cm): 19,2
- Waist Width (cm): 24,80
- Underfoot Width - Front Foot (cm): 27,05
- Underfoot Width - Rear Foot (cm): 25,28
- Tip Width (cm): 28,9
- Tail Width (cm): 26,9
- Sidecut (m): 6,6
- Taper (cm): 2,00
- Reference Stance (cm/in): 54 / 21,2
- Centered Stance (cm/in): 52 / 20,4
- Insert Pack: Carving Pack


Technology:

Sustainable Flax/Basalt Power stringers:
- Sustainable strength. Jones exclusive Flax / Basalt stringers are made with 100% natural fibers and help transfer power to the edges and absorb board chatter.

Premium sintered base:
- Life´s too short to ride slow bases! All our boards have hyper fast sintered bases made from super durable and wax absorbant premium P-tex. See the tech features for specific base details.

Factory tuned, ready to shred:
- Buy it, mount it, rip it! All boards leave the factory ready to ride with de-tuned tip + tail, edges angled at 90°/0° and bases waxed with Wend natural wax.

Built for SkateTech bindings:
- Like peanut butter and jelly, the Traction Tech edge bump pattern aligns perfectly with SkateTech bindings for unreal response and edge grip.

Forever Flex:
- Forever Flex is a new manufacturing process that helps stabilise the flex and rocker of a board for its lifetime.

Sustainably made, built by the sun:
- We strive to make gear with the least carbon footprint possible. All boards built with Bio Resin, recycled sidewalls + edges and sustainably sourced woodcores + topsheets. Jones boards are also now built with 100% solar power!

Traction Tech edges:
- Like a serrated knife slicing into the snow, Traction Tech improves your edge grip on firm snow.

100% 3D Contours Base:
- Welcome to the future. 3D Contour Bases are next-level tech that enhances glide + float and delivers unmatched turn flow and fluidity in any snow condition.

Sustainably sourced woodcore:
- All Jones woodcores are made from wood species that have been sustainably grown and harvested. See the tech features page for more details.

Biax Fiberglass:
- A dual-direction, dual-layer, stitched fiberglass laminate that provides a fun, forgiving and snappy ride.

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