1 / 4Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Camber Snowboard
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PTO Verdict
“A one-board freeride deck with real pop, quick in the trees; how well it grips on ice is where reviewers split.”
Best for: Directional riders who want one Family Tree board for day-to-day resort laps that lean toward trees and soft snow, and who like to pop off features on the way down. It suits riders from Burton's Intermediate level up who make quick turns in tight spots and want some float too: a group test published for the 2026 season said its powder performance surprised the testers.
Not for: Park riders are on the wrong board: one independent review calls it not a great jib board, and another names rails as perhaps the one area where it shines less. Riders who want the most grip and the quietest ride on hard, rough snow should demo first, because one long-running review found it short on hard-snow grip and chattery, even though a magazine test praised its edge hold on ice. Dedicated deep-powder riders will find the Full Nelson and Smooth Operator reach higher on Burton's Powder slider, 0–100% against 0–80%, and riders who want more stiffness for fast, steep terrain have the Full Nelson, which Burton rates Stiff & Aggressive. Beginners should start elsewhere.
At a Glance
Terrain
Ability Level
Description
The Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Camber is a directional freeride snowboard for everyday resort riding with a clear lean toward soft snow and trees. Burton gives it 12mm of taper and a -40 stance location on its size chart, the largest taper figure and the furthest-back stance among the 14 Burton 26/27 snowboards in our spec comparison.
Directional Camber puts camber under both feet and a rockered nose up front. Burton adds Balanced Freeride Geometry: the camber sits back, but the sidecut is centered on your stance, which Burton says gives a twin-like feel on a flat base and a directional deck's float once it is on edge. The flex row reads Twin, and the Personality reads Happy Medium, the middle step of Burton's three.
Inside, a Super Fly II 700G core runs Dualzone EGD grain along both edges for edge hold, and 45° Carbon Highlights add a full-length carbon layer that Burton credits with tuning torsional feel. Burton also places glass strategically to stiffen the nose and tail, which it pitches as power through bumps and crud. Pro-Tip thins the tip and tail to cut swing weight, and the Sintered WFO base comes wax-infused.
It suits directional riders from confident intermediate up (Burton lists Intermediate and Expert) whose days mix groomers, trees and storm laps. It is the wrong board for park laps, since Burton's Park slider stops at 40%.
This page covers the 152 and 156 in Earth; Burton makes it from 144 to 165W, including three wide sizes. It ships as a bare board, so bindings are separate. Buy the board from us and we mount them on The Channel and set your stance. We also help you choose between the 152 and 156 from your weight and boots.
Specs
- Style number: 222451
- Bend: Directional Camber
- Shape: Freeride Directional
- Flex: Twin
- Core: Super Fly II™ 700G Core with Dualzone™ EGD™
- Fiberglass: 45° Carbon Highlights
- Base: Sintered WFO
- Mounting: The Channel®
- Taper: 12mm
- Features: Balanced Freeride Geometry, Pro-Tip™, Infinite Ride™
- Riding Level: Intermediate, Expert
- Sustainability: Super Sap® Epoxy
- Burton terrain rating: Park 0–40% · All Mountain 0–70% · Powder 0–80%
- Burton personality (flex feel): Happy Medium
- Weight Range: 120-180 lb. / 54-82kg (152) · 150-200 lb. / 68-91kg (156)
- Waist Width: 248mm (152) · 252mm (156)
- Stance Location: -40 (152) · -40 (156)
- Binding Size: Men's M, Women's L (152) · Men's L, Women's L (156)
- Running Length: 1080mm (152) · 1120mm (156)
- Sidecut Radius: 7.2m (152) · 7.4m (156)
- Sidecut Depth: 20.4mm (152) · 21.1mm (156)
- Stance Width: 530mm (152) · 560mm (156)
- Nose Width: 294.8mm (152) · 300.2mm (156)
- Tail Width: 282.8mm (152) · 288.2mm (156)
- Effective Edge: 1137mm (152) · 1177mm (156)
- Sizes listed: 152 · 156
Details
- Type
- Snowboard
- Vendor
- Burton
- SKU
- 2224513BO2
- UPC / GTIN
- 197183365559
EARTH / 152
Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Camber
By PTO Team, Based on Burton's published specs and independent reviews
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
“A one-board freeride deck with real pop, quick in the trees; how well it grips on ice is where reviewers split.”
For the Hometown Hero, the reviews carry over. Burton's own 2026 Family Tree post described the 25/26 board as the same construction with new graphics, and the 26/27 page repeats that season's tech specs, sliders and size chart apart from one 156W edge figure. A long-running independent review adds that the 2025 board matched the 2023-24 spec except for the base, which the reviewer thinks is made differently because it felt slower. Reviews of boards from 2023 on therefore describe the same published build; reviews of earlier boards cover an older construction.
The Hometown Hero's praise lands where a one-board rider needs it. On a 156 in the current construction, the long-running reviewer found the pop bumped up a good bit, ollies easy and kickers and jumps of all sizes a strength. It turned quickly and easily in tight spots, was pretty good in the trees, and went straight better than he expected. Switch was very doable. A four-day group test at Mammoth, published for the 2026 season, made it runner-up best freeride board: easy to ollie, able to take on steep lines, and a surprise in powder. On float, the long-running reviewer, who has ridden the same shape and camber in a decent amount of powder, rates it great for a one-board rider but not ideal as a dedicated powder board.
The Hometown Hero splits reviewers on hard snow. The long-running reviewer found its edge hold on firm snow still not on par with many of its peers, even on a new board, and the lighter construction felt a good bit more chattery and bucky in uneven snow, better in soft than in hard, with a hollow feel over the Channel. A 2024 magazine test with three named testers reported the opposite on ice: confident edge hold, reliable and fast on steep terrain. If ice is your main snow, demo it or weigh both accounts; the critical reviewer, who prefers more hard-snow edge hold, steers riders like him to Burton's Deep Thinker, Gril Master or High Fidelity.
Two boards whose 26/27 specs we compared sit close by. The Counterbalance keeps Directional Camber and a carbon layup but runs 8mm of taper and a -25 stance location. Within the Family Tree, the Time Thief shares the Hometown Hero's Freeride Directional shape, Twin flex and Balanced Freeride Geometry but runs less taper, a more centered stance and slightly wider waists.
The Hometown Hero's two sizes here are the 152 and 156. Burton's bands put them at 120-180 lb and 150-200 lb, with 248mm and 252mm waists. The long-running reviewer, at 185-195 lb in US 9 boots, found the 156 right for his specs. Burton's chart also includes other lengths and three wide sizes that this page does not list. Burton publishes no board weight, numeric flex, camber dimensions or boot-size range. For trees, storm days and jumps on one board, the evidence backs it; on ice, the reviews leave an open question.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: The Channel. Burton's chart sets stance location at -40 on every size, with a 530mm reference stance width on the 152 and 560mm on the 156. Our pick: Burton Cartel X Re:Flex, our pick rather than Burton's own pairing.
- Burton Cartel X Re:FlexA Stiff & Aggressive binding on a Happy Medium board
Burton's 25/26 Cartel X Re:Flex page rates it Stiff & Aggressive, a step firmer than the board's own label.
- Burton Cartel Re:FlexMatching the board's Happy Medium label
Burton's current Cartel Re:Flex page rates it Happy Medium, the same Personality label as this board.
- Burton Women's Lexa X Re:FlexWomen's binding sizes
Burton's chart lists Women's L bindings for both sizes on this page, and the Lexa X Re:Flex carries Burton's Stiff & Aggressive label on its 25/26 page.
Burton says The Channel is compatible with all major bindings. Burton's own page pairs this board with its Step On X Re:Flex binding and Highshot X Pro Step On boots, and Burton states Step On bindings are only compatible with Step On boots. If the board comes from us, we mount your bindings and set your stance.
Common Questions
- Is the 26/27 Burton Hometown Hero different from the 25/26?
- Very little on paper. Burton's 26/27 page repeats the 25/26 tech specs, terrain sliders, Personality label and size chart, except the 156W's effective edge (1173mm then, 1177mm now), and the Earth and X-Ray graphics are new. Burton's own 2026 post had already called that season's board "Same construction, new graphics".
- Hometown Hero or Custom: which should I pick?
- They share a core (Super Fly II 700G with Dualzone EGD), 45° Carbon Highlights and a Sintered WFO base. The Custom is a camber board with no taper figure on its chart and a stance location of -12.5, and Burton's sliders give it All Mountain 0–100% and Park 0–60% against 0–70% and 0–40% here. Pick the Hometown Hero for trees and soft snow, the Custom for groomers and park laps.
- What size Burton Hometown Hero should I get?
- Burton rates the 152 for 120-180 lb and the 156 for 150-200 lb, and lists Men's M or Women's L bindings for the 152 and Men's L or Women's L for the 156. One independent reviewer lists ideal boot sizes of US 8-9 for the 152 and 8.5-9.5 for the 156. Bring your boots and we will check them against the waist widths.
- What bindings work on the Hometown Hero?
- It ships bare and uses The Channel, which Burton describes as compatible with all major bindings. Burton's page pairs it with the Step On X Re:Flex, a Step On binding that Burton says works only with Step On boots. Our strap-binding pick is the Cartel X Re:Flex.
- Can you ride the Hometown Hero switch or in the park?
- Switch is more manageable than the shape suggests: one long-running review calls it very doable, and a group test calls it easy to ride switch. In the park, that long-running review rates it great on kickers and jumps of all sizes but not a great jib or pipe board.
- Is the Hometown Hero good for beginners?
- No. Burton lists it for Intermediate and Expert riders, and a long-running independent review calls it an advanced-to-expert board, though committed intermediates willing to take some lumps could give it a go.