Behind the Product

All Mountain / Powder Snowboard. Fast, responsive, and full of float for charging through the deepest days.

When it’s Japow deep, the Burton Family Tree Smooth Operator snowboard wants to cut through like butter. This is not your typical surfy powder board. Designed with legendary Japanese team rider Masanori Takeuchi, it blends 3D shaping and full-length control to blast through deep conditions at speed. A single-channel mount system gives you stance options that match the conditions and objectives of the day.

ABOUT THE GRAPHIC:Like kindred spirits, each Family Tree board features subtle yet colorful Audubon graphics that speak to its personality. The Smooth Operator highlights the graceful crested ibis, channeling its artful motion and grace at speed, just like the board.

Product Features

• Freeride Focus

  Family Tree boards are designed with a freeride mindset for the best off-piste turns possible.

• 3D Shaping

  Surfboard-inspired concave shaping in the tip and tail, combined with a traditional base through the middle, blends edge control and surfy freedom for an unexpected yet responsive ride in all conditions, from deep powder to groomers.

• Directional Camber Bend

  A blend of camber under both feet and a rockered nose maintains stability through variable conditions and plenty of float in soft snow.

• Directional Control

  Its directional shape and flex keep you carving and slashing with total control.

• Lightweight Feel

  Dragonfly 600G Core is a dual-species wood core that is loaded with pop and reduces overall weight without limiting performance.

Tech Specs

• Bend
  • Directional Camber
• Shape
  • Directional
• Flex
  • Directional
• Taper
  • 10mm
• Core
  • Dragonfly 600G Core with Multizone EGD
• Fiberglass
  • 45 Carbon Highlights
• Base
  • Sintered WFO
• Mounting
  • The Channel
• Features
  • Balanced Freeride Geometry
  • Infinite Ride
  • 3D
• Riding Level
  • Expert
• Sustainability
  • Super Sap Epoxy
• Warranty
  • 3-YEAR WARRANTY All 2014 and newer Burton snowboards with The Channel mounting system (such as the one you are looking at here) are backed by a three-year warranty from date of purchase.