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• Ability Level: Beginner – Intermediate
• Core Material: Wood
• Dims (Tip):285mm (146), 289mm (151), 292mm (155), 298mm (158), 302mm (162)
• Dims (Waist): 243mm (146), 246mm (151), 249mm (155), 252mm (158), 256mm (162)
• Dims (Tail):285mm (146), 289mm (151), 292mm (155), 298mm (158), 302mm (162)
• Effective Edge: 1132mm (146), 1183mm (151), 1208mm (155), 1247mm (158), 1285mm
• Rider Weight: 75-125lbs (146), 100-150lbs (151), 115-165lbs (155), 130-180lbs (158), 140-190lbs (162)
• Rocker Type: Camber
• Sidecut Radius: 7200mm (146), 7700mm (151), 7900mm (155), 8200mm (158), 8450mm (162)
• Stance: 1″ setback
• Width: Regular

There is a reason why this board is called ‘Control’, with its carbon core you’ll always have full control over your board. The Ride Control Snowboard is perfect for beginners but it will also help you through the intermediate stages of your rider careeer. It’s fun to ride and has extra pop to make it easy for you to learn the first few tricks. It’s a perfect All-Mountain board that will allow you to really experience all the fun learning snowboard brings. Be it your first day of powder or a new experience in the park, with the Ride Control you’ll be able to enjoy all of those experiences.

The Ride Control is part of the Ride Foundation collection which means that the designer focused on trendy looks, durability and maximum comfort. The sidewalls, core and base all work together in bringing you a super user-friendly all-around board that is perfect for anyone that hasn’t decided what he likes the most about snowboarding.

All in all the Ride Control Snowboard is a smooth ride with a lot of fun guaranteed.

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• Ability Level: Intermediate – Advanced
• Core Material: Wood
• Dims (Tip): 296.1mm (155), 298.5mm (158), 300.9mm (161), 303.3mm (164), 305.7mm (168)
• Dims (Waist): 249mm (155), 250mm (158), 251mm (161), 252mm (164), 253mm (168)
• Dims (Tail): 296.1mm (155), 298.5mm (158), 300.9mm (161), 303.3mm (164), 305.7mm (168)
• Effective Edge: 1183mm (155), 1208mm (158), 1234mm (161), 1259mm (164), 1305mm (168)
• Rider Weight: 115-165lbs (155), 125-175lbs (158), 130-180lbs (161), 140-190lbs (164), 160-210lbs (168)
• Rocker Type: Camber
• Sidecut Radius: 8400/7400/8400mm (155), 8500/7500/8500mm (158), 8600/7600/8600mm (161), 8700/7700/8700mm (164), 8800/7800/8800mm (168)
• Stance: 1″ setback
• Width: Regular

If you are looking for All-Mountain board that is geared more towards backcountry and deep powder while still being able to hit the park here and there, then the Ride Prophet is for you. The Ride Prophet Snowboard features a very stiff core allowing you to go down the hill with blazing speed. It is part of the Ride ATV Collection. These boards were made for riders that take their board everywhere and like to hit every possible terrain.

With the 90A Slimewalls, the Hybrid Glass Core and the Carbon Array power distribution technology you’ll have full control over you board at all times. It doesn’t matter if you are going down a steep hill or you hit a big kicker with the Ride Prophet you will always the one that decides where you want to go and how.

This is also the pro board of J.J. Thomas. If you want to see what he does with the Ride Prophet Snowboard be sure to check out the Part of him in Ride Rats:

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• Ability Level: Advanced – Expert
• Core Material: Wood
• Dims (Tip): 291.1mm (152), 293.9mm (155), 296.8mm (158), 299.2mm (160), 302.7mm (162)
• Dims (Waist): 245mm (152), 247mm (155), 249mm (158), 250mm (160), 252mm (162)
• Dims (Tail): 291.1mm (152), 293.9mm (155), 296.8mm (158), 299.2mm (160), 302.7mm (162)
• Effective Edge: 1178mm (152), 1190mm (155), 1216mm (158), 1241mm (160), 1267mm (162)
• Rider Weight: 100-150lbs (152), 115-165lbs (155), 125-175lbs (158), 130-180lbs (160), 140-190lbs (162)
• Rocker Type: Rocker
• Sidecut Radius: 8650/7150/8650mm (152), 8750/7250/8750mm (155), 8850/7350/8850mm (158), 8950/7450/8950mm (160), 9050/7550/9050mm (162)
• Stance: Centered
• Width: Regular

The Ride Machete Morning Breath Rocker Snowboard features Ride’s new Rocker Technology called: LowRize. This gives you extra pop on any jump, allowing you to ollie higher. It also features the RadialBlendz, with this technology the hook is minimized and the pop of you board is maximized. With these techonlogies implemented it is no wonder that the Ride Machete is a sturdy All-Mountain Snowboard that you can take anywhere. Be it park, backcountry, or deep powder runs, the Machete does it all.

The graphic design of the Ride Machete was done by Morning Breath Inc., artists located in Brooklyn, New York famous for their pop art inspired work. So if you are looking for a board that has the best of all worlds the Ride Machete is definitely for you. It allows for hook-free riding in the park but gives you enough stability for the slopes nonetheless. Also if you are struggling with the height of your ollie the Machete can definitely help you with that. Its core features an enourmous amount of pop while still allowing you to go at high speed.

So if you are looking for a true twin all-around board the Ride Machete Snowboard is for you!

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• Ability Level: Advanced – Expert
• Core Material: Wood
• Dims (Tip):292.5mm (151), 294.8mm (154), 297.2mm (157), 300.6mm (160)
• Dims (Waist): 249mm (151), 250mm (155), 251mm (157), 252mm (160)
• Dims (Tail):292.5mm (151), 294.8mm (154), 297.2mm (157), 300.6mm (160)
• Effective Edge: 1178mm (151), 1203mm (154), 1238mm (157), 1254mm (160)
• Rider Weight: 100-150lbs (151), 116-165lbs (154), 135-175lbs (157), 140-190lbs (160)
• Rocker Type: Camber
• Sidecut Radius: 8600/7600/8600mm (151), 8700/7700/8700mm (154), 8800/7800/8800mm (157), 8900/7900/8900mm (160)
• Stance: Centered
• Width: Regular

The Ride Society Snowboard is the most agressive twin board you can get from Ride. It features a powerful flex, a deep sidecut and a fast base. The board is made with carbon and it is perfect for those big jumps in the park or if you are just crusing down the slopes. That is the Society’s biggest strenght, its all-around abilities. Wheter you take it to the park or you are just enjoying some powder, with the Ride Society you have a board that you can trust with mastering every terrain.

If you are an intermediate to advanced rider this board can definitely take your game to the next level. It allows you to improve wherever you want to improve without taking the possibility to do other stuff away. It also features a fast base, so if you are looking to go speeding down the mountain this is the board for you.

This is also the board that the pro rider Juuso Laivisto and Aki Hiraoka drive. If you don’t know who that is check out Ari Hiraokas Part from Ride Rats below:

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• BINDINGS: The Channel
• CORE: Dualzone EGD / Negative Core Profile / Super Fly Core
• GLASS: Carbon I-Beam / Triax Response Fiberglass
• BASE: Sintered Vision Base
• SHAPE: Directional / Pro-Tip
• TUNING: Infinite Ride
• EDGES: Grip & Rip Edge Tune / Pressure Distribution Edges
• FLEX: Directional
• FLEX RATING: 4 (1 Softest – 10 Stiffest)
• OTHER FEATURES: Slantwall

The Burton Operator Channel Snowboard 2010 is the board that olimpic gold medalist Shaun White uses to put big sprays in the snow, pull off back to back 10s in the half-pipe and more crazy stuff over your average kicker. It’s a good All-Mountain board with a playful feel to it.

Anyone can appreciated this board, but it is the board Shaun uses for most of is rides and therefore aimed at the intermediate to expert rider out there.

If you are looking for an All-Mountain Snowboard that does extremely well in the park and the pipe, this one is for you. It’s very poppy allowing you to perfom those monster ollies easily. Also the super sharp edges allow you to ride on any icy surface you so chose. If you take it backcountry nothing changes, the Burton Operator still performs very well and can handle almost any line. With this board a lot of fun is garantueed!

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• SHAPE: Cruise Control
• CORE: Fly Core / Negative Core Profile
• GLASS: Biax React Fiberglass
• BASE: Lightspeed Vision base
• SHAPE: Directional
• EDGES: Grip & Rip Edge Tune
• FLEX: Twin
• FLEX RATING: 2 (1 Softest – 10 Stiffest)
• OTHER FEATURES: NEW Mid Wide Sizes [148cm and 152cm Only]

The Burton Feather Snowboard – Women’s 2010 is supposed to be an All-Mountain board for beginner to intermediate. It’s especially built for women just starting out and learning how to snowboard, but also works great once you are past the beginner stage. Burton built the Feather with the goal in mind to make progression fast, fun and easy so that you can blast down those mountains in no time. With it’s Cruise Control and the soft, forgiving edge it’s really not that difficult to ride and you don’t need as much power either.

It’s also very easily maintained and you don’t need to wax it every other day. All in all the Burton Women’s Feather Snowboard is a great beginner’s all-round board that will help you learn snowboarding fast and easy while having massive fun. If you are looking to start snowboarding this winter, then this board is definitely for you.

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• BINDINGS: The Channel
• CORE: Dualzone EGD / Negative Core Profile / Super Fly II Core
• GLASS: Carbon I-Beam / New Lightning Bolts / Triax Response Fiberglass
• BASE: Sintered N2O WFO Base
• SHAPE: Directional / Pro-Tip
• TUNING: Infinite Ride
• SIDEWALL:10:45 Sidewalls
• EDGE TECHNOLOGY: Grip & Rip Edge Tune
• Flex: Twin
• Flex rating: 4 (1 Softest – 10 Stiffest)

The Burton Custom Snowboard 2010 is THE All-round board. It’s driven by Mason Aguirre, Heikki Sorsa and Mads Johnson, each has his own style and the Custom is able to acknowlegde all of them. The goal that Burton had in mind when they designed this board was to provide one snowboard that you could use wether you drive in knee deep snow or you hit an icy kicker. It copes easily with parks, rails, urban terrain, AK lines and every other situation or terrain you could think of.

The board is perfect for the advanced to expert rider that doesn’t want to limit himself to one style or terrain. You can take it wherever you want and know that with the Burton Custom Snwoboard you’ll be able to handle the situation. This board has definitely set the standard for All-Mountain boards this year and every other board that wants to compete for the titel of best All-Mountain freestyle snowboard will have to compete with the Burton Custom.

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• FLEX RATING: 2 (1 Softest – 10 Stiffest)
• FLEX: Twin
• BINDINGS: The Channel
• SHAPE: The Freestyle Scoop *NEW* / V-Rocker
• CORE: Dualzone EGD / Negative Core Profile / Super Fly Core
• GLASS: Triax Response Fiberglass
• BASE: Sintered Base
• SHAPE: Pro-Tip / Twin-Like
• TUNING: Infinite Ride
• SIDEWALL: 10:45 Sidewalls / Edge Technology / Grip & Rip Edge Tune / Pressure Distribution Edges
• OTHER FEATURES: Downsize 1 to 2 cm From Normal Board Length / NEW Wide Sizes

The Burton Hero Channel Mid Wide Rocker Snowboard 2010 is a soft, buttery All-Mountain freestyle board that tends to do a little bit better in parks and pipes. Burton claims that with this board you will start doing all the tricks that you never thought you’d have the courage to try. It’s flex is on the soft side which enables you to be super playful on the slopes. Nonetheless, Thanks to the Pressure Distribution Edges it does suprisingly well in high speed situations.

Overall if you are the type of rider that like to do everything but ride Big-Mountain lines this board is perfect for you. You’ll be able to go super playful on the slopes, hit some sweet tricks on that icy kicker and ride every rail that comes your way. The Burton Hero Channel Mid Wide Rocker Snowboard 2010 is a good freestyle board that you can also take for the occasional ride through the powder.

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• FLEX RATING: 6 (1 Softest – 10 Stiffest)
• SHAPE: Twin
• FLEX: Directional
• BASE: Sintered Vision
• CORE: Super Fly II™ Core with
  Dualzone™ EGD™ and Even Profile
• FIBERGLASS: Triax™ Response
  Fiberglass with Carbon I-Beam™
• SIDEWALLS: 10:45™
• EDGES: Grip and Rip™ Tune
• EXTRAS: NEW Twin 159cm, The
  Freestyle Scoop *NEW*, Pro‑Tip™,
  Elliptical Kicks, and Infinite Ride™

The Burton Jussi Channel Snowboard 2010 is the official snowboard of Jussi Oksanen. He is know to shred anything from urban rails, icy parks to Alaska spines, that’s why his pro-model is one of the best All-Mountain boards out there. It features a Scoop top and tail to help you with your take-offs and landings. The board also posseses a softened flex so that you’ll enjoy riding it wether you’re in knee deep powder or shredding rails. Jussi designed the Channel so that he’s abled to easily adapt his stance to match the terrain he’s riding.

The Burton Jussi Channel Snowboard 2010 is one of the best All-Mountain boards you can get. The wooden core combined with the sintered base and the thick edges allow you to conquer whatever you set your mind to, be it steep mountain or that big kicker that nobody else is hitting. Being a pro-model the Burton Jussi Channel Snowboard is aimed at the advanced to expert rider.