Masters Snowboard – 2025/26

Love seeing a good thing still making a great product. Academy is still the company it started out to be, just damn good snowboard. Love the master series, thanks JB!

So sik. Boards are so good. Light,fast and rider owned

Stoked to get my 159W Academy Masters deck so soon after ordering online! The board's finish is top tier and I can't wait to get it on snow!!! Hyped for the season!

Got this last season for a board both my son and I could ride here in Vail and Beaver Creek. Love the shape. Ours has the diamond shaped top sheet which I don't care for - makes me think rental board, but still love it. Do they all have it? We are big buys so the 162w is great as a daily driver/groomer cruising board. That said. I think this is about a 5 or 4.5 flex out of 10. My son gets huge POP out of it ollieing slow signs and on kickers. A bit soft for chunky late day powder, again could be stiffer.

I have propaganda and graduate.
And I became a huge fan of academy snowboard.
I have been wanted to buy Master, and finally got a chance. I actually didn’t try this yet, but I will bring this back to Japan and cannot wait to have a fun ride with this board.
Order process and delivery were great.

This board rips!

Solid deck that turns good on surfaces ranging from where no one has turned to matted down hard packed snow. Still responded well after day 100+
Liked it enough to buy a second.
- Eden Utah

This is the second Academy board I have purchased. I have a Graduate as well and although that thing slays all gnarly terrain, pipes and park, I wanted something a little softer for jibs and cruising. The Master is amazing. Soft enough to press on a box or rail, won’t wash out hucking jumps and honestly I think it could handle the heavy terrain too. One board quiver for sure. Best thing about these boards too is they’re tough as nails. I have no worries gapping out to board slide and the top sheet is unfazed by the kooks dancing on your board in the lift line. I’ve tried other brands and I keep coming back to Academy. They’re straight up the best.

This is a board that you need to have in your quiver or as a daily riding board. The board is playful, quick edge to edge and has just the right amount of stiffness. The base is fast and you can turn on the speed quickly. A must have board!

Where has this been all my life?! Thank you for making such a perfect deck. Initially, on my first trial run I was not sure. Once I re set my stance from 9, 9 to 15 and 9, this thing came alive and I fell in love. It’s so much more stable and balanced from my old Burton Branch Manager. It keeps my upright where that BM would fold over the nose and plant me in the snow. I am so confused how you made such a camber dominant board ride like this in pow.
In summation; I could not be happier and I actually want to ride again. I’m a little spoiled living in Vail and was really over it for the season. I am now feeling as excited as when I first moved here 9 years ago.

Academy for life!

I’ve ridden a this model board now for the past 2 winters. It’s been my favorite all around hard charging board to date. Floats on the snow out west and helps smash through chunder in the east. I’ve put it through a lot and it’s been the most durable board I’ve ridden in 25+ years.

From the camber profile, to the materials and the way the board is built, this thing can handle absolutely everything you can put it through. I love to charge and I push this board to its limits and have yet to see it lose any of its life. If you want to take your riding to the next level, or just need something you can depend on, look no further.