The Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero is a directional freeride snowboard from Burton’s 2024-2025 lineup, designed for advanced male riders tackling both groomed piste and powder. It belongs to the Family Tree collection, where mountain-focused performance meets downhill exploration.
With a tapered directional shape, Cam-Rock Hybrid profile and a flex rating of 7-8, this board delivers stability at speed and reliable float in softer snow. The taper shifts more width toward the nose, making it easier to stay atop powder, while the directional stance and stiffer flex offer precise control when carving hardpack or charging steep lines.
The Cam-Rock Hybrid combines traditional camber under the bindings—providing strong edge hold and springy pop—with rocker between the feet and at the tip and tail. That rocker adds forgiveness and helps the board lift in deep snow, so you get the responsiveness of camber without feeling locked in when conditions soften.
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Burton says about the Family Tree Hometown Hero 24/25
We spend a lot of time poking around Vermont's tight trees and icy lines, so we built the Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Snowboard to blast through it all. It's a daily driver with a build and materials worthy of the Family Tree name. The directional shape has enough taper to float the nose on deeper days, while the board's directional camber and flex maintain the pop to keep it lively in all conditions and terrain.
Twin Stance and Directional Float
The board's Freeride Directional Shape centers your stance for a twin freestyle feel when riding flat base. On edge it turns tight and quick with the soft snow float and feel of a directional deck.
Crud-Busting Power
Strategically placed glass stiffens up the nose and tail for bump-busting power and response.
Freeride Focus
Family Tree boards are designed to feed the freeride mindset, and the Hometown Hero gives you full power to get after it in all conditions.