Super-limited but a ton of fun, the Burton Throwback is a replica of one of the first ever production model ‘snowboards’ – the 1981 Burton Backhill. It’s back to basics riding – all it is is five plies of wood laminate, two rubber stomp pads, an extruded base and a rope handle – but God this thing is a ton of fun.

The Whitelines test couldn’t believe Burton are only charging £100 for one of these in the UK

The rope handle is attached to the nose, so in true snurfer style keeping it above the snow is as easy as pie, meaning that even beginner snowboarders could probably make a couple of turns on this. Minimal tech for maximum rad, the WL test couldn’t believe Burton are only charging £100 for one of these in the UK (if you can find one that is). It being that cheap means there’s no holds barred on this, you could easily get one for messing around on down days on or re-discovering old lines that have long lost their pizazz.

There is one gripe: the handle is unvarnished so soaks up water from the snow and rope in minutes, meaning your leading hand will be wet through in no time. Still, it didn’t phase Jake Burton back in the day, and it certainly didn’t phase WL tester and Morzine Source Magazine deputy editor Rob Purver from having one of his best days of the season on it.