Review: #Yes Airmaster Xtrm Fridge 3D

It didn’t hurt that the board was one of the few available with a waist width that would fit my boot. The short of it: this board is stiff-as-hell, but forgiving in a way that not many boards are. The long of it? Keep on reading to find out.

MSRP: $629

You can buy the board here.

Product Features:

• Y3D Base Profile
• High camber
• Directional twin
• Surge core (50% Poplar and 50% Paulownia)
• Triax Fiber Construction
• Air L Carbon Reinforcement 
• Sintered base

Context:

I rode this board during a bluebird day at Sugar Mountain in North Carolina. The snow was chunky and icy in some parts, soft and surfy where the light shined. I also rode this board at Big Snow American Dream. I rode this board with my ThirtyTwo Lashed Fava boots and the YES Select binding.

What #YES says:

The #Yes Airmaster XTRM Fridge 3D Snowboard is your all-access pass to ride harder, fly higher, and push every limit on the mountain. With the precision-tuned Y3D base profile and ultra-responsive construction, this board is built to rip everything—from chopped-up steeps to side hits & big park jumps that launch you skyward. The XTRM build delivers a stiffer, more powerful ride for riders who charge fast and ride loud. No excuses, no limits—just pure, high-voltage snowboarding every time you drop in.

What Snowboarder says:

This bad boy is stiff.

I say this first because if you are not comfortable riding a stiff board, or you’re planning on buying this as a quiver-killer that can jib small features as well as launch huge jumps, this is not the board you’re looking for. Go ahead and check out the Airmaster 3D (it’s a touch softer) or the Shifter XTRM, which is Eiki Helgason’spro model.

The board is available in the following sizes: 150 cm, 153 cm, 156 cm, 159 cm, 162 cm, 165 cm.

#Yes has rated this flex a 10 out of 10 on its stiffness scale. It feels about that stiff. I’m a big body, over 200 pounds, but even I had a difficult time locking in nose presses in the park at Big Snow. Tail presses were relatively difficult too, and I really had to put my weight behind any possible butters.

With that stiffness, though, comes stability. I rode this on a classic east coast early-season day. There was a ton of chunder. There was a ton of ice once the sun went down. Jumps were iced over and landings were chunky. Not once did the tip or the tail of the board have any chatter. Not once did it skid out on me.

There’s some carbon in this board. The carbon stripes go from one insert pack to the other, so it will reside in-between your feet. That helps with the stability. That also offers a ton of pop.

The board is called the Airmaster for this reason, and it’s Fridge’s pro model for the same reason. The man with the backpack has two X Games medals in the knuckle huck, and 11 appearances in slopestyle and big air to boot since 2016. It’s meant for popping off of big dog features.

Because of how stiff the board was, it took me a few runs to teach myself how to load it properly. Once I did though, I quickly found out just how well it pops.

One thing I found difficult to get used to at first was the Y3D base. When it was first under my feet, it felt a little squirrelly. That changed over the course of a day-and-a-half. The contour is really subtle, and only exists in the nose and the tail. It was designed by Halldór and Eiki Helgason with the intention of both improving float in powder and offering easier landings. Y3D divides the base into three flat surfaces.

It worked. I had those early-season legs, both times I rode this board. That meant spins didn’t always come all the way around, ollies didn’t pop as high as I’d like them to, and sometimes, my muscles just got plain lazy. The Y3D base was super forgiving. I should have caught an edge a half-dozen times, but it never happened.

Who Is The #Yes Airmaster Xtrm Fridge 3D for?

A slopestyle or big air contest rider. A rider who spends a ton of their time in a big-dog terrain park like Big Sky, Copper, Mammoth, Brighton, Loon, Killington, and other big resorts have to offer. Somone who rides variable conditions and wants the ability to charge regardless of snow quality. Someone who jumps a lot in the sidecountry.