Really enjoy this board. I've used it for a couple seasons matched up with my Drift boards for ascending pow here in Utah. We also have a Grassroots, Konvoi, Asmo, Paper, 4D, and Burton and the Jones continues to be a favorite. I can't say it's necessarily "better" or worse than the others, they all have unique personalities and pros and cons depending on riding style and snow conditions. I would describe this as on the loose and surfy side, but not as loose as my grassroots magic carpet, while being more loose than most of the European brands (asmo, konvoi, paper...) What I can say is, the board has impeccable construction, it's relatively lightweight, and I love the traction pad, (In particular how thin it is. You end up closer to the snow than a lot of other boards.) I also appreciate the bigger size option as a big guy with big feet. I generally like to give my money to more "core" pow surf brands, but there's no denying this one is well done. And it comes with a leash, which almost everyone else wants to charge you extra for.