Jones Men's Howler Snowboard 2026/2027
Pre-order · Ships September 2026
At a Glance
Terrain
Ability Level
Description
The Men's Howler is Jones's full-camber directional freeride snowboard, designed with Victor de Le Rue and Elena Hight for steep, technical terrain. Jones's bars: Freestyle 9/10, Powder 9/10, All-Mountain 7/10.
There is no rocker in it. High Power Camber runs nose to tail, so the entire edge is loaded into the snow. That is where the grip comes from, and it is where the pop comes from. The flex is mid-stiff, 4/5. Medium Traction Tech serrates that edge for extra contact points once the line turns firm and steep, and the taper plus 3D-contoured tips look after float. Parts list: a Power Core of poplar, paulownia and bamboo, triaxial glass, a Premium Topsheet, a Sintered 8000 base, a Bcomp Carbon/Flax stringer and a Koroyd insert. Jones prints those last two as bare names and publishes no mechanism for either, so we won't invent one. Koroyd here is a construction feature, not a safety rating.
This one wants a rider who will stand on it: advancing intermediate and up, riding directional, happy to load a cambered board and take back what it returns. It is the wrong board for park, jib and switch riders, who are better off on a symmetric true twin; for a first-year rider, because camber this stiff will catch you when you hesitate; and for anyone whose first priority is easy, surfy float — a softer rockered board, or the rocker-nosed Flagship, hands you that with less asked in return.
No bindings in the box. Jones lists two of its own against this deck, the Mercury FASE and the Mercury. We stocked seven lengths, three of them wide: 152, 155, 158 and 161, then the 157W, 160W and 163W. Go wide if your boot is around a US 11 or over; stay on the regular width if it isn't. Bring us your boot size and your weight, and we'll bolt the bindings on and set you up.
Specs
- Shape: Directional, tapered (3D-contoured tips)
- Profile: Directional High Power Camber (full camber tip to tail)
- Flex: 4/5 (mid-stiff)
- Waist: 251mm (152) · 257mm (158) · 260mm (161); W sizes 264–270mm
- Turn radius: 8.0m (152) → 8.4m (158) → 8.6m (161), progressive
- Core: Power Core + Koroyd insert
- Laminate: Triaxial fiberglass + Bcomp Carbon/Flax stringer
- Base: Sintered 8000
- Topsheet: Premium Topsheet
- Edge tech: Medium Traction Tech (serrated grip zones)
- Terrain: All-Mountain 7 / Powder 9 / Freestyle 9 (Jones)
- Sizes: 152 · 155 · 157W · 158 · 160W · 161 · 163W (Black)
- Weight: ~2.7kg (155, flat deck)
- Binding: Sold flat; pairs with Jones Mercury FASE / Mercury
- Rider weight (Jones): 152: 130-180 lbs / 59-82 kg | 155: 140-190 lbs / 64-86 kg | 157W · 158 · 160W: 160-210 lbs+ / 73-95 kg+ | 161 · 163W: 170-220 lbs+ / 77-100 kg+
- Ideal boot size (Jones): 152: US 8.5-10.5 / EU 41,5-44 | 155: US 9-11 / EU 41,5-44,5 | 157W: US 9+ / EU 41,5+ | 158: US 9-11 / EU 41,5-44,5 | 160W: US 11+ / EU 44,5+ | 161: US 9.5-11.5 / EU 42,5-45,5 | 163W: US 11+ / EU 44,5+
- Rider level (Jones): Intermediate → Expert
Details
- Type
- Snowboard
- Vendor
- Jones
- SKU
- J.27.SNM.HOV.000.152.1
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Jones Men's Howler
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
“Jones's full-camber freeride board: grips, pops, and rides steeps with real freestyle range — as long as you ride directional and drive it.”
The Jones Men's Howler is a mid-stiff (4/5), tapered directional freeride board built around full camber — Jones's High Power Camber — rather than the rocker nose of the Flagship. Jones calls it "the creative freerider's favorite" and scores it All-Mountain 7 / Powder 9 / Freestyle 9, which reads as a freeride-freestyle crossover: a directional charger you can also pop off natural features.
The Howler's full camber is the whole story of how it feels. Because the camber presses the entire edge into the snow, the board holds a hard line on firm and technical terrain and stores energy for pop — off a lip, a side hit, or the exit of a carve. On groomers the Howler carves harder and rebounds more willingly than the rocker-nosed Flagship, and the mid-stiff flex keeps it composed at speed rather than nervous. About that stringer Jones says only its name. What carbon and flax each do is textbook material behavior, and it is our inference here, not a Jones claim. Medium Traction Tech serrations back up the edge hold on steep, icy lines.
Where the Howler asks something back is float and forgiveness. A fully cambered deck bites sooner and gives less free forgiveness than a rocker nose, so the Howler wants an engaged rider who keeps it loaded and is less easy-going at low speed than a rockered board. In powder the board floats — Jones scores it Powder 9 — but the lift comes off its taper and 3D-contoured tips rather than a pre-lifted nose, so it planes with a bit less effortless lift than the Flagship and asks you to steer more with your back foot in deep snow. What you trade that effort for is grip, pop, and a genuine freestyle streak the Flagship does not have.
In the line, the Flagship is the rocker-nosed sibling — more passive float and surf (Powder 10, Freestyle 3), less pop. The Howler keeps the directional, tapered, mid-stiff character but swaps rocker for full camber, trading some surfiness for grip, pop, and real freestyle range. The Stratos steps down to a softer, more forgiving 3/5 for a lighter or mellower rider — a lower-flex directional board that is easier to bend, not a differently shaped one. The Howler ships as a flat deck; we mount your Mercury FASE or Mercury binding and set your stance in the shop.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Flat deck — Jones insert pattern; bindings sold separately. Our pick: Jones Mercury FASE.
- Jones Mercury FASEThe official Howler pairing — medium-stiff response for freeride
Jones lists the Mercury FASE (or standard Mercury) as the Howler's factory match. Its medium-stiff flex suits the board's mid-stiff, full-camber, directional intent. Sold separately; we mount and set your stance in the shop.
Common Questions
- What is the difference between the Jones Howler and the Flagship?
- They share the same directional, tapered, mid-stiff 4/5 character but use opposite profiles. The Howler is full camber (High Power Camber) with a Power Core and Koroyd — more edge hold, more pop, and real freestyle range (Freestyle 9). The Flagship is rocker-nosed with more passive float and surf (Powder 10, Freestyle 3). Pick the Howler for grip and pop; pick the Flagship for maximum float.
- Can I ride the Jones Howler in the park or switch?
- Not like a twin. The Howler is a tapered directional board, so it rides switch awkwardly and is not built for dedicated park laps. Its full camber does make it poppy off natural terrain, side hits, and transitions (Freestyle 9), but for switch-heavy park riding a true twin is the better tool.
- Is the Jones Howler any good in powder?
- Yes — Jones scores it Powder 9. The Howler floats well for a cambered board, but with no rockered nose up front it planes with less easy lift than the Flagship; expect to steer a bit more with your back foot in deep snow.
- Does the Jones Howler come with bindings, and how do I pick a size?
- It ships as a flat deck with no bindings; Jones pairs it officially with the Mercury FASE or Mercury binding. Choose a W size (157W, 160W, or 163W) if you wear roughly a US 11+ boot, and match length to your weight and terrain. We mount and set your stance in the shop.
