Jones Men's Frontier 2.0
By PTO Ski Team, Based on the official Jones 26/27 catalog specifications, read from the printed pages · Not ridden by us — this is a spec-and-catalog read, not a ride report on this board · Not applicable — desk review of the official catalog
The take
“A soft, rockered, low-tapered directional board that trades top-end speed for float and effortless turns — Jones scores it Powder 10/10 at the friendly end of the flex scale.”
The Jones Men's Frontier 2.0 is the approachable board in Jones's directional freeride group: a rockered, Low Tapered shape with a 2/5 'friendly and playful' flex. Jones's own terrain scores read All-Mountain 8, Powder 10, Freestyle 5 — float first, capable across the hill, and only half-interested in the park.
The build behind the Frontier 2.0 is a plain one, and that is the point. A Master Core sits under Biax fiberglass with a Sintered 8000 base and a Premium Topsheet; there is no Koroyd, no basalt and no carbon/flax stringer in the layup. Two-axis glass twists more willingly than three, which is why the deck rolls onto an edge with so little input — and it also means nothing in there is engineered to damp vibration.
Where the Frontier 2.0 shines is soft snow. The nose is rockered up out of the surface and the tail is cut narrower than the nose, so the board rides nose-high without you hanging off the back foot; a Medium 3D Contour Base and 3D Flip Tips lift the ends further clear, so they skim over cut-up snow instead of catching in it. On a groomer the short sidecut takes over — 7.2m at the 150, still only 8.0m at the 162 — and the board pivots and slashes on almost nothing, with camber underfoot and Medium Traction Tech serrations keeping a usable edge on hardpack.
The honest limit of the Frontier 2.0 is speed. Push it into a long, fast arc on firm snow and the soft flex gives, the tight radius fights the line, and an undamped biax layup passes chatter into your feet. Freestyle 5/10 is fair too: side hits and soft-snow spins yes, switch landings and park laps no. A rider who wants to charge should take the Stratos (3/5) or the Flagship (4/5); a rider who wants switch should take the Mountain Twin. It ships as a bare deck — we mount your Nebula FASE or Meteorite and set your stance in the shop.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: 2x4 insert pattern. Our pick: Jones Nebula FASE.
- Jones Nebula FASEThe catalog pairing — a match for the Frontier 2.0's friendly 2/5 flex
Jones lists the Nebula FASE (or the Meteorite) as this board's factory match in the 26/27 catalog. A softer deck is happiest under a binding that does not overpower it. Sold separately; we mount the discs and set your stance in the shop.
- Jones MeteoriteThe second listed pairing for the Frontier 2.0
The other binding Jones names for this board in the 26/27 catalog. Sold separately; we fit and adjust it against your boots before you ride.
Common Questions
- Is the Jones Frontier 2.0 a good beginner board?
- It makes a fair first real board and a poor first-ever board. The 2/5 flex forgives mistakes and the rockered nose is hard to catch, which helps a rider still building turns. But this is a directional freeride shape — not symmetric, not built to be ridden backwards — and switch is a skill most riders pick up early. Jones prints no ability rating for it, so that is our read, not theirs.
- How is the Frontier 2.0 different from the Jones Stratos or Flagship?
- Same directional camber-rocker profile, different amount of board. The Frontier 2.0 is 2/5 on a Master Core with biax glass; the Stratos is 3/5 on a Power Core with a carbon/flax stringer; the Flagship is 4/5 on a triax layup with Jones’s High-grade contour base and edge traction. Choose by how hard you ride rather than by how deep it gets — Jones scores all three at Powder 10/10.
- Can I ride the Frontier 2.0 switch or take it into the park?
- Occasionally, and not well. Freestyle 5/10 is a fair mark: side hits and soft-snow spins are within reach. But the tail is cut narrower than the nose and the profile is directional, so riding switch feels like riding the board backwards — because you are. For park laps and real switch riding, a twin such as the Mountain Twin is the straight answer.
- Does the Jones Frontier 2.0 come with bindings?
- It does not. The box holds a deck with an insert pattern and nothing bolted into it. Jones’s factory match here is the Meteorite, or the Nebula FASE. Whichever bindings you land on, we mount them, dial the stance, and check the setup against your boots in the shop before you take it out.
