Calling these snowboards is limiting, but calling them snow, metal, rock, log, plastic and concrete boards is a mouthful.

The ‘park’ label doesn’t mean these boards are suited only to riding manmade features at the resort. They do rip in the park. And on handrails. And wallrides. And redirects. You get the idea. But outside of its obvious application, a well-designed park board can handle most any terrain you can. If you have a quiver, these six boards will fill the mid-flex, twin-tip spot in your lineup as well as anything in their category. But if you don’t have the luxury of choosing a different ride each morning, finding one solid park board to ride daily is a sensible approach — one that many notable riders have taken before boxes were landing on the doorstep.

Nitro Chuck

Nitro Chuck

MSRP: $449.95

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Nitro has a legacy of creating performance park boards like the T1 and T1.5 . The Chuck is here to honor its heritage and set a new precedent. Its oversized RailKiller edges are twice as thick as a traditional edge to endure a beating and survive multiple rounds of tuning and detuning. Lowrider camber provides stability and snap, while maintaining pressability.

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Interior Plain Project The Harrow

Interior Plain Project The Harrow

MSRP: $420.00

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The Interior Plain Project embodies the essence of snowboarding. Supported by a team of quiet rippers like Matthew Boudreaux, IPP represents the type of riding that happens when no one’s watching, not the televised kind happening under arena lighting that your grandma knows about. The Harrow is Boody’s board and features a sintered base for lasting durability and speed, while centered carbon stringers retain snap and response.

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Rome Wildcat

Rome Wildcat

MSRP: $369.99

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Cats are cool. They lay around and you can post photos of them on the internet and stuff. But wildcats — wildcats are badass! So is this women’s jib board from Rome. A flat camber profile with rocker in the tip and tail creates a board forgiving enough to learn tricks, but stable enough to stomp them.

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Academy Propacamba

Academy Propacamba

MSRP: $395.00

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Bear Mountain is the best R&D facility in the world — at least for park boards. Where else do you get eternally sunny weather, top-to-bottom feature-filled runs and a parking lot full of lifted trucks adorned with motocross decals? Lapping the Mecca of freestyle progression will teach you what you want in a jib board. Bear locals Chad and Ryan Tarbell have dialed in exactly what they’re looking for — a twin-tip, cambered ride soft enough to press, but stable enough that it won’t loop out.

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Smokin Annialator

Smokin’ AnNIALator

MSRP: $549.99

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Nial Romanek is a nice guy — way too nice to annihilate anything in the literal sense of the word. But watch his Think Thank parts for an in-depth explanation as to why this handbuilt, made in the USA, flat camber stick is called the AnNIALator.

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Salomon Villain

Salomon Villain

MSRP: $469.99

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Louif Paradis is one of the most powerfully graceful riders that’s ever lived. Riding features the way Lou does isn’t done on a noodle, and the Villain provides an alternative to the soggy rocker boards that dominate the industry’s rail-oriented offerings. Salomon’s RockOut profile puts positive camber beneath your feet and just a bit of early-rise rocker in the tip and tail. This makes for a catch-free ride that can go anywhere on the mountain or the streets with stability and power.

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