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PTO Verdict
“A Family Tree board for riders who turn more than they point: it loads into a carve and springs out.”
Best for: Riders who want a Family Tree board for the whole resort rather than the deepest days, and who spend their time carving, hitting side hits and landing switch now and then. It suits carvers who like medium-radius turns that load and release, since that is where the independent tester found its character. It suits advanced to expert riders; that reviewer would only suggest it to committed intermediates who ride a lot of days.
Not for: Powder-first riders are looking at the wrong board: Burton stops its Powder slider at 70%, and the review never got it into deep snow. Riders who want the most grip on hard, icy snow should note that the Counterbalance out-gripped it in the same-day test. Riders who mostly point it straight, and jib-focused park riders, have better options by the tester's account; he calls it not really a jibber board. Beginners should start elsewhere, since the tester rates it for advanced to expert riders.
At a Glance
Terrain
Description
The Burton Family Tree Time Thief Camber is an all-mountain freeride board that leans playful, built on a Freeride Directional shape with a Twin flex row and Balanced Freeride Geometry. It is new to Burton's line for 26/27, and Burton credits the Alps for its shape.
Directional Camber runs camber under both feet into a rockered nose, and the board carries 5mm of taper with a stance location of -17 on Burton's chart. Balanced Freeride Geometry centers the sidecut on your stance, which Burton says gives a twin-like feel on a flat base, and by Burton's own account of taper, a small one like this trades some float for edge control. Burton describes a larger sidecut radius and softer torsional flex that keep it nimble and playful at lower speeds, without naming what they are measured against; the charts put the 152 at 7.5m and the 156 at 7.7m. The Personality reads Happy Medium.
The build is an FSC Certified Super Fly II 700G core with Dualzone EGD along the edges, Triax fiberglass, a Sintered WFO base and Pro-Tip. Burton's terrain slider reads Park 0–60%, All Mountain 0–90% and Powder 0–70%, and Burton pitches the board at the whole mountain, from powder-filled bowls to side hits.
It suits riders who want one Family Tree board for carving, side hits and the occasional switch landing. Powder-first riders should look elsewhere, since that small taper gives up some float by Burton's own reckoning, and it is not a beginner's board.
This page covers the 152 and 156 in Fire; Burton makes it from 144 to 164, with no W sizes. The board comes without bindings. Buy it from us and we mount them on The Channel and set your stance. We also help you pick between the 152 and 156.
Specs
- Style number: 311101
- Bend: Directional Camber
- Shape: Freeride DIrectional
- Flex: Twin
- Core: FSC™ Certified Super Fly II™ 700G Core with Dualzone™ EGD™
- Fiberglass: Triax™
- Base: Sintered WFO
- Mounting: The Channel®
- Taper: 5mm
- Features: Balanced Freeride Geometry, 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 0–90% · Powder 0–70%
- Burton personality (flex feel): Happy Medium
- Weight Range: 120-180 lb. / 54-82kg (152) · 150-200 lb. / 68-91kg (156)
- Waist Width: 252mm (152) · 256mm (156)
- Stance Location: -17 (152) · -17 (156)
- Binding Size: Men's L, Women's L (152) · Men's L, Women's L (156)
- Running Length: 1080mm (152) · 1110mm (156)
- Sidecut Radius: 7.5m (152) · 7.7m (156)
- Sidecut Depth: 19.4mm (152) · 20.0mm (156)
- Stance Width: 530mm (152) · 560mm (156)
- Nose Width: 293.4mm (152) · 298.5mm (156)
- Tail Width: 288.4mm (152) · 293.5mm (156)
- Effective Edge: 1133mm (152) · 1164mm (156)
- Sizes listed: 152 · 156
Details
- Type
- Snowboard
- Vendor
- Burton
- SKU
- 311101115E
- UPC / GTIN
- 197183368291
Fire / 152
Burton Family Tree Time Thief Camber
By PTO Team, Based on Burton's published specs and an independent review
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 Family Tree board for riders who turn more than they point: it loads into a carve and springs out.”
The case for the Burton Time Thief rests on a detailed independent review, and a strong one. The tester rode the 2027 board, a 160, for two days in late-spring snow, set it against the Counterbalance and the Full Nelson on the same day, and named it his favorite board of all his Burton testing that year.
The Time Thief earns that on turns. The review describes a board that sets you up for a turn and springs you out of it, and medium-radius turns were incredibly fun for him; for a board this wide under his size 9 boots, it started turns pretty well. He found you can weight a turn front-foot, centered or back-foot, and it felt almost untapered on groomers. He put the flex at medium bordering on medium-stiff, with an easy but not super soft torsional flex, and called it a great board for getting air, rutted side hits included. Switch went pretty well for how directional it feels.
The Time Thief gives ground in three places in that same review. It held an edge pretty well in the firm snow he rode and didn't feel as quick to let go as older Family Tree models, but it was still a good bit behind the Counterbalance on the same day. Pointed straight it stays composed, yet he says many boards are better for all-out bombing. And the topsheet is prone to scuffs: he thinks the paint around the bindings will probably be scraped away by the end of a season, and he found it a little prone to base burn.
Deep snow is where the evidence stops. The tester never got it into powder, which he puts down to a bad winter, and Burton's own Powder slider for this board ends at 70%, against 80% for the Hometown Hero and 100% for the Full Nelson and Smooth Operator. If deep days drive the purchase, those two are the better bet on Burton's own numbers. Burton's Personality graphic also draws the Time Thief's bar a little softer than the Hometown Hero's and level with the Custom's, though all three carry the Happy Medium label.
Sizing deserves care, because the review was on a 160, which Burton rates for 180-260+ lb, and the sizes on this page are the 152 and 156. Burton's bands put those at 120-180 lb and 150-200 lb, with Men's L or Women's L bindings on both. The tester's boot-size sweet spots are US 7.5-8.5 on the 152 and 8.5-9.5 on the 156, and at 185-190 lb in size 9 boots he would choose the 156 as a daily driver. Burton publishes no board weight, numeric flex or boot-size range. Bought as a carving-first board for the whole mountain, it is well supported by that review; size it from your own weight and boots, not from the tester's 160.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: The Channel. Burton's chart sets stance location at -17 on every size, with a 530mm reference stance width on the 152 and 560mm on the 156. Our pick: Burton Cartel Re:Flex, our pick rather than a Burton pairing.
- Burton Cartel Re:FlexMatching the board's Happy Medium feel
Burton's current Cartel Re:Flex page rates it Happy Medium, the same Personality label Burton gives this board.
- Burton Cartel X Re:FlexA firmer Personality label than the board
Burton's 25/26 Cartel X Re:Flex page rates it Stiff & Aggressive, a step firmer than the board's label.
- 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 Time Thief page shows no binding pairing of its own, so the options above are our suggestions. If the board comes from us, we mount them and set your stance.
Common Questions
- Is the Burton Time Thief new for 26/27?
- Yes. Burton's 2025 and 2026 Family Tree posts do not include it, burton.com shows only a 26/27 page, and an independent 2027 line overview lists it among Burton's new boards and calls it the more playful of the two new Family Tree models.
- Time Thief vs Hometown Hero: what is the difference?
- Both combine Burton's Freeride Directional shape, Twin flex and Balanced Freeride Geometry. The Time Thief runs 5mm of taper to the Hometown Hero's 12mm, a -17 stance location to its -40, and Triax fiberglass instead of 45° Carbon Highlights, with slightly wider waists and longer radii at 152 and 156. Pick the Hometown Hero if deep days come first, the Time Thief for more carving and side hits.
- What size Burton Time Thief should I get?
- Burton rates the 152 for 120-180 lb and the 156 for 150-200 lb, with 252mm and 256mm waists. One independent reviewer suggests US 7.5-8.5 boots for the 152 and 8.5-9.5 for the 156. Bring your boots and we will check them against those waists.
- Does the Time Thief come with bindings?
- No, it ships bare. The Channel mount works with all major bindings, according to Burton, and Burton's chart calls for Men's L or Women's L bindings at both sizes here. Our suggestion is the Cartel Re:Flex, which Burton rates Happy Medium like the board.
- Can you ride the Time Thief in the park and switch?
- Burton's Park slider for it runs 0–60%. One independent reviewer found it great in the air and said it does pretty well switch for how directional it feels, but not really one for jibs.
- How does the Time Thief ride in powder?
- Burton's Powder slider for it runs 0–70%. The independent review used here was ridden in late-spring snow without powder, so float here rests on Burton's description and the geometry: 5mm of taper and a -17 stance location.