The Pick Your Line is the freeride charger of the Yes collection and is the board of choice for Yes founder DCP. Aimed squarely at experienced riders looking for a performance-focused freeride board, the stunning fully directional PYL combines classic snowboard design with some of the most up-to-date design and construction. Built around a fully directional freeride inspired shape, the PYL utilises Yes’s advanced tapered underbite edge profile. This state of the art sidecut geometry delivers a board with all the drive and float of a regular tapered shape, but which delivers a level of edge hold and power out the turn that other tapered boards can’t even aspire to. By combining this innovative profile with the classic wider floaty nose, Yes has created a truly stunning high performance freeride board that excels both on the piste and in the pow. Coming in at 8 out of 10 for stiffness, the PYL is the perfect choice for experienced riders who want a freeride board that’s going to handle absolutely everything that gets thrown at it. So, let’s look in a little more detail about what goes into the PYL to make it such a special snowboard.Rider Style: Experienced FreeridersExperienced through to expert riders who are looking for a high-performance freeride board that can take on even the most extreme terrain.Shape Overview: Directional TaperedThe Pick Your Line utilises a state of the art, fully directional tapered shape. This gives plenty of lift and float at the nose, while the shorter powerful tail delivers plenty of power and drive out the turn. However, it’s the unique Tapered UnderBite edge profile that sets this board apart. This unique technology divides the Effective Edge into three distinct parts. Beginning at the nose, the sidecut is around an 8 metres radius, this then reduces with 2mm steps to 7 metres at the front binding and then again to 6 metres at the rear binding. Tapered UnderBite offsets the inherent flaws of tapered sidecuts where the arc of the sidecut is reduced as the board gets narrower along its length. Increasing the sidecut depth as you move towards the tail, Tapered Underbite creates a corrective “hook” to the taper. This delivers the directional drive and float you’d expect from a tapered board, but holds an edge and rockets out of turns like nothing else.Profile: CamRockThe PYL utilises a freeride specific 1-4-2 version of YES’s versatile CamRock profile. This features a longer yet lower-profile rocker in the nose which gives excellent lift without compromising swing weight at the front of the board. This then blends into a powerful set-back camber which working in harmony with the short tail and short rocker, powers up the back of the board and drives it through the turn.ConstructionInternally the PYL is a tour de force of high-end construction and heading this up is YES’s Weightless core. This is the lightest core in the range and strikes a critical balance between weight and strength. Using a lower density species of Poplar in areas that are not as structural and Paulownia in the areas that are, YES can shave precious weight off the board. This helps to not only improve float but also to make the board “feel” floaty. Now to ensure that the PYL has all the power that it could ever need, YES utilise structural layers formed from torsionally stiff tri-ax glass. This ensures that no matter how hard or how aggressive you ride the PYL, it will handle it with ease. Finally, the Ash veneer top sheet helps smooth out the PYL’s ride thanks to its natural dampening properties.BaseNow as you would expect for such a performance-orientated board, the Pick Your Line utilises a high quality a True Sintered material. True Sintered is harder and more expensive than extruded, and it can be faster for those that ride aggressively fast.KEY FEATURESTapered UnderBite EdgesDirectionalCamRock 1-4-2Stiffness 7/10Directional FlexWeightless CoreAsh Veneer TopsheetTri-Ax GlassTrue Sintered Base