The Optimistic from Yes Snowboards has been completely redesigned for winter 2016. The new shape makes it into a directional charger with a big nose for float in the deep, a wider waist and a short tail. This means you can lean it over in carves and push the underbite edges to the limit of their grip. Not that you’ll hit it with any kind of ease, these edges will hold on way longer than you meaning you can throw this deck around the tree runs with absolute confidence.