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PTO Verdict
“Built to let go of an edge easily, which helps a learner and eventually holds back a carver.”
Best for: Riders in their first seasons who want one board for learning turns, riding switch and trying small features, and who want forgiveness more than grip. It also suits lighter riders who need a short deck; Burton's lightest band, 80-120 lb, covers the 135 and 140.
Not for: Riders who already carve on edge and chase speed on firm snow should skip it; the Process, a PurePop Camber twin rated Happy Medium with a sintered base, is a better match for them. Riders who mostly lap the park will find the Good Company, a camber twin whose Park slider reaches 100%, a better fit. And it rules out Burton EST bindings, since the 4x2 inserts, by Burton's account, do not accept them.
At a Glance
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Description
The Burton Cultivator Flat Top is a soft true-twin snowboard for first seasons, with a beveled base built to resist edge catches, priced at $399.95. Burton rates its Personality Soft & Playful, the softest of its three steps, and sells it with gender-neutral sizing; its Terrain slider runs 0-60% for Park, 0-80% for All Mountain and 0-40% for Powder.
Flat Top keeps the base flat between the feet and kicks the tip and tail up, and Easy Bevel adds a convex base that lifts the edges off the snow; Burton's own claim is that this makes catching an edge virtually impossible. Shape and flex are symmetrical, so switch rides like regular, and the stance location is centered at every length. A Fly 900G wood core, Biax fiberglass that Burton calls torsionally soft and forgiving, and an extruded base that Burton says needs little maintenance complete the build.
It suits riders learning to link turns, riders on the light side who want a short board, and anyone who wants forgiveness before grip. It is the wrong board once you are carving hard on firm snow, and for deep days. Burton does not market it as a kids' board.
The board mounts on 4x2 inserts, which move stance width in 2 cm steps and do not accept Burton's EST bindings, and it lists Infinite Ride among its features. This page lists six lengths from 135 to 160, and Burton's 26/27 chart adds three W sizes. The board ships without bindings; we check your boots on the board, and if you buy the board from us, we mount a compatible pair and set your stance.
Specs
- Style number: 311741
- Bend: Flat Top™ with Easy Bevel
- Shape: Twin
- Flex: Twin
- Core: FSC™ Certified Fly® 900G Core
- Fiberglass: Biax™
- Base: Extruded
- Mounting: 4x2 Inserts
- Features: Easy Bevel, Pro-Tip™, Infinite Ride™
- Sustainability: Made with FSC® certified materials, FSC-C124994 FSC® 100%, SGSHK-COC-360166
- Burton terrain rating: Park 0–60% · All Mountain 0–80% · Powder 0–40%
- Burton personality (flex feel): Soft & Playful
- Weight Range: 80-120 lb. / 36-54kg (135) · 80-120 lb. / 36-54kg (140) · 100-150 lb. / 45-68kg (145) · 120-180 lb. / 54-82kg (150) · 120-180 lb. / 54-82kg (155) · 180-260 lb.+ / 82-118kg+ (160)
- Waist Width: 237mm (135) · 240mm (140) · 243mm (145) · 247mm (150) · 252mm (155) · 256mm (160)
- Stance Location: 0 (135) · 0 (140) · 0 (145) · 0 (150) · 0 (155) · 0 (160)
- Binding Size: Men's S, Women's M (135) · Men's S, Women's M (140) · Men's S, Women's M (145) · Men's M, Women's L (150) · Men's L, Women's L (155) · Men's L, Women's L (160)
- Running Length: 950mm (135) · 990mm (140) · 1040mm (145) · 1090mm (150) · 1140mm (155) · 1180mm (160)
- Sidecut Radius: 6.3m (135) · 6.6m (140) · 6.9m (145) · 7.2m (150) · 7.6m (155) · 7.8m (160)
- Sidecut Depth: 17.9mm (135) · 18.6mm (140) · 19.6mm (145) · 20.5mm (150) · 21.5mm (155) · 22.2mm (160)
- Stance Width: 480mm (135) · 505mm (140) · 505mm (145) · 530mm (150) · 530mm (155) · 560mm (160)
- Nose Width: 272.8mm (135) · 277.3mm (140) · 282.2mm (145) · 288.0mm (150) · 294.9mm (155) · 300.4mm (160)
- Tail Width: 272.8mm (135) · 277.3mm (140) · 282.2mm (145) · 288.0mm (150) · 294.9mm (155) · 300.4mm (160)
- Effective Edge: 1005mm (135) · 1050mm (140) · 1100mm (145) · 1150mm (150) · 1200mm (155) · 1245mm (160)
- Sizes listed: 135 · 140 · 145 · 150 · 155 · 160
Details
- Type
- Snowboard
- Vendor
- Burton
- SKU
- 3117411FD2
- UPC / GTIN
- 197183414523
Dark Mist / 135
Burton Cultivator Flat Top
By PTO Team, Based on Burton's published specs and independent third-party sources
Spec analysis · Analysis dated
These 10-point scores express PTO's editorial assessment of suitability for each use. They are not customer ratings or instrumented measurements; the analysis below explains the trade-offs.
The take
“Built to let go of an edge easily, which helps a learner and eventually holds back a carver.”
Burton aims the Cultivator Flat Top squarely at the first seasons and says so in plain terms. Its 2026 launch note describes one gender-agnostic board for any rider breaking into snowboarding, replacing the Ripcord and Stylus, and says it had to be relatively affordable and easy to ride. At $399.95 it is the lowest-priced of the 14 Burton snowboards in our 26/27 comparison set.
The Cultivator's case for a learner is forgiveness, and an independent 2025-26 beginner ranking backs it up, putting the 2026 version first at 92.5/100 and describing a catch-free, predictable ride with enough stability not to feel loose. The list scored flex, stability, turning ease, price, versatility, shape and base, so its number blends ride traits with value. That version mounted on The Channel rather than today's 4x2 inserts, with widths, radii and edge lengths that match the current chart, so in our reading the ranking speaks to the shape and base more than to the mount.
The Cultivator's limit shows once a rider starts carving on firm snow. Our reading, not a Burton statement, is that the same soft, beveled build that keeps a learner's edges free also gives up grip and composure at speed to a camber board. The sign to move on is simple: when you want the board to hold a carve on hard snow instead of sliding out of it, you want camber.
Burton's Spellbinder is where the Cultivator loses first. For $50 more it moves to PurePop Camber with Dualzone EGD, which Burton says boosts edge-hold, and keeps the Soft & Playful rating; Burton's sliders give it more All Mountain range, 90% against 80%, and less Park range, 40% against 60%.
This listing runs from the 135 through the 160. Burton rates the 135 and 140 for 80-120 lb, the 145 for 100-150 lb, the 150 and 155 for 120-180 lb and the 160 for 180-260+ lb. Inside a shared band, boot size decides, and the longer board is the wider one. Burton prints binding sizes rather than a boot range, and nothing on its chart starts below 80 lb. It comes without bindings; buy the board here and we mount a pair that is not EST.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: 4x2 inserts, centered: stance location 0 at every length, with stance widths of 480mm (135), 505mm (140, 145), 530mm (150, 155) and 560mm (160). Our pick: Burton Freestyle Re:Flex, our suggestion rather than a Burton pairing.
- Burton Freestyle Re:FlexThe lowest Personality-bar position here
Burton labels it Happy Medium, but its bar sits lowest among the options here and nearest this board's own position; Burton describes Re:Flex baseplates as universally compatible with all major mounting systems.
- Burton Step On Re:FlexRiders in Step On boots
Burton pairs this binding with the Cultivator on its own page; Burton states Step On bindings work only with Step On boots.
- Burton Women's Step On Re:FlexWomen's Step On boots
The women's version of the Step On binding Burton pairs with this board; it needs Step On boots.
Burton says the 4x2 inserts are compatible with a range of binding brands and not compatible with EST bindings. We mount a non-EST pair and set stance for boards bought from us.
Common Questions
- Is the Burton Cultivator a beginner snowboard?
- Yes, by Burton's own description. Burton's 2026 launch note aims it at riders new to the sport, and the 26/27 page rates it Soft & Playful on a Flat Top, Easy Bevel base.
- Is the Burton Cultivator a kids' snowboard?
- No. It is not part of Burton's kids' range, and Burton's kids' learn-to-ride boards, such as the Riglet, are separate products. Its two shortest lengths share an 80-120 lb band, with Men's S or Women's M bindings listed for both.
- What bindings work with the Burton Cultivator?
- The 26/27 board uses 4x2 inserts, which Burton says suit many binding brands but not EST bindings. Burton calls its Re:Flex baseplates universally compatible with major mounting systems, and its Step On bindings need Step On boots.
- What changed on the 26/27 Burton Cultivator?
- The mounting platform. An independent lineup overview reports The Channel was replaced by 4x2 inserts and Infinite Ride was added. A retailer's 2026 listing shows the same size-chart geometry as Burton's 26/27 chart, so the shape carries over.
- What size Burton Cultivator should I get?
- Start with Burton's weight bands: 80-120 lb for the 135 and 140, 100-150 lb for the 145, 120-180 lb for the 150 and 155, and 180-260+ lb for the 160. Where two lengths share a band, pick by boot size; the longer one is wider at the waist. We check boot overhang on the board with you.