1 / 9Nitro Future Team Pro Marcus Kleveland JR 2025
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PTO Verdict
“Not a kids' board wearing a pro label — this has a sintered base, real camber, and a flex that expects your kid to actually ride.”
Best for: Advanced junior riders (roughly ages 8-14) who ride aggressively and need real performance. Junior park riders with solid fundamentals. Kids on competitive or team tracks.
Not for: Beginner kids — steer them to the Ripper. Families on a budget who need a board to last. Kids who ride fewer than 10 days a season.
At a Glance
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Description
The Future Team Pro Marcus Kleveland JR is Nitro's junior-sized version of Marcus Kleveland's own pro model, scaled down in length but not watered down in construction. It runs Nitro's Cam-Out Camber — a true camber arc with early, blended transitions into the tip and tail — which means it has real edge grip and snap underfoot without the hard-catch feel that punishes young riders still dialing in their landings. The 5/10 all-terrain flex sits in a genuinely useful middle ground: enough stiffness to hold an edge at speed and generate pop off lips, soft enough to butter and press without torquing the board into submission. The true twin shape keeps things symmetrical so switch riding and park tricks feel the same both ways, and the poplar Powercore with Bi-Lite laminates keeps the overall weight reasonable for a rider who hasn't filled out yet. The sintered EcoSpeed HD base holds wax and runs fast — a meaningful upgrade over the extruded bases common in pure beginner gear.
This board suits a skilled junior rider — intermediate to low-advanced — who's past the learning curve, riding the whole mountain, and starting to hit features in the park or send side hits. If your kid is still working on basic turns and spending most of their time on green and blue runs, this is more board than they need; the standard Nitro Future Team at a 3/10 flex and with a more forgiving feel is the honest choice for that stage. Equally, if they're riding at a near-adult level and are ready to size up, look at the full adult Nitro Team Pro rather than staying in the junior line. The Future Team Pro MK hits the sweet spot for the young rider who's already committed, wants pro-spec construction in a board that fits their actual size, and is ready to grow into everything camber has to offer.
| Profile | Cam-Out Camber |
|---|---|
| Flex | Medium (5/10) |
| Shape | True twin |
| Best For | Youth / kids - intermediate to advanced |
Specs
- Shape: True Twin
- Profile: Cam-Out Camber — camber with early rise nose/tail
- Flex: 5/10 (medium)
- Waist: 24.4cm (142)
- Sidecut: Radial
- Core: Powercore — poplar wood
- Base: Sintered EcoSpeed HD
- Width: Mid-Wide
- Sizes: 138 / 142 / 147
Details
- Type
- Snowboard
- Vendor
- Nitro
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Nitro Future Team Pro Marcus Kleveland
By PTO Ski Team, Based on the manufacturer's published specs and catalog · Spec analysis
The take
“Not a kids' board wearing a pro label — this has a sintered base, real camber, and a flex that expects your kid to actually ride.”
The Future Team Pro MK is for the junior rider who's already past the learning phase and needs equipment that keeps up. This isn't the Ripper with fancier graphics — it's a proper performance board scaled to youth sizes.
The sintered EcoSpeed HD base is the standout spec. Most youth boards use extruded bases because kids don't wax their gear. Nitro put a sintered base on this one anyway, which means it runs faster and absorbs wax better. For a kid who actually rides hard, that difference is real.
Cam-Out camber provides genuine edge engagement with forgiveness in the nose and tail — important because even skilled young riders are still developing technique. The 5/10 flex is medium for a youth board: stiffer than beginner gear, but not so demanding that it fights back. True twin shape rides the same both ways, which is what park-oriented kids want.
Mid-wide sizing across all three lengths accommodates growing feet and oversized boots, which is a practical consideration parents will appreciate.
At $430 for a kids' board, the price needs explaining. This is for the kid who's riding 20+ days a season and will actually use the performance. If your child goes three times a year, the Ripper at $230 is a better use of money.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Nitro does not print an insert pattern on its product pages; our read is a standard 2x4, which any standard disc binding mounts to — we confirm the fit before your bindings go on. Our pick: Nitro Charger.
- Nitro ChargerJunior all-around
Nitro's youth binding — sized appropriately and has enough response for the board's medium flex without overpowering young legs.
