BURTON · Burton Counterbalance Camber Snowboard
Burton Counterbalance Camber Snowboard
25/26 season
Colour
Color makeup
Multicolour
Design
Illustration
Expert reviews 2
A directional freeride board combining playful pop with practical everyday usability. Its edge hold is particularly good among Burton boards and it chatters little, making it a broad fit for riders who want responsive carving and stability.
Base shape (camber)
Directional camber
A directional camber where a considerable amount of camber runs from the tail to just before the nose. It provides stability and edge hold while staying accessible to solid intermediates. The nose rocker zone flexes comparatively easily.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium-stiff flex at 6 out of 10. The nose rocker zone bends a little more easily, and it becomes more forgiving once broken in.
Where it shines
Who it suits
For intermediate to expert riders. It fits committed intermediates pushing themselves into advanced terrain and isn't suited to beginners.
Good
- ✓Clearly better edge hold than most Burton boards
- ✓Excellent pop with no chatter
- ✓Quick turn initiation and a smooth pop out of turns
- ✓Versatile enough to serve as a one-board quiver
- ✓Light while maintaining structural quality
Not so good
- —The water-based paint means the topsheet marks easily
- —Not optimal as a switch specialist or for park laps
- —The base glides well but isn't exceptional
- —Powder performance is estimated to be middling
A new board for the 2025/26 season, an all-mountain freeride board sitting between the Deep Thinker and Free Thinker in character. Despite its medium flex, Carbon Highlights 45 and a Squeezebox core keep the pop and power strong, and it shows high usefulness in the park as well as in powder. It's a fitting choice for intermediate to advanced all-mountain riders.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
A camber-based hybrid profile: camber across most of the board with a touch of rocker just before the tip and tail, providing a nose-lift effect in powder.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium flex slightly softer than the Deep Thinker, but Carbon Highlights 45 (carbon laid at 45 degrees) maintain Deep Thinker-level spring, pop and power.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Targeting intermediate to advanced riders, it's a multi-purpose board with a strong all-mountain freeride bent that can still be used in the park.
Good
- ✓Carbon Highlights 45 technology delivers strong pop and spring power despite the medium flex
- ✓The Squeezebox core is thicker inside and outside the bindings, improving stability and pop
- ✓The camber-rocker hybrid profile lets the nose rise naturally in powder
- ✓The WFO base comes with wax baked in, so it glides fast straight out of the wrapper
- ✓Closer to a twin tip than the Deep Thinker, giving it high park usefulness
Not so good
- —Less nose taper than the Deep Thinker means float may be somewhat lacking versus a pure powder board
- —Positioned to replace both the Deep Thinker and Free Thinker, its identity can feel ambiguous to riders who preferred either
