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• Ability Level: Intermediate – Advanced
• Core Material: Wood
• Dims (Tip): 278mm (142), 282mm (145), 286mm (148), 288mm (152), 292mm (155), 294mm (157)
• Dims (Waist): 240mm (142), 243mm (145), 247mm (148), 248mm (152), 252mm (155), 254mm (157)
• Dims (Tail): 278mm (142), 282mm (145), 286mm (148), 288mm (152), 292mm (155), 294mm (157)
• Effective Edge: 1100mm (142), 1130mm (145), 1150mm (148), 1190mm (152), 1210mm (155), 1230mm (157)
• Rider Weight: 90-130lbs (142), 100-145lbs (145), 100-145lbs (148), 110-155lbs (152), 120-165lbs (155), 130-175lbs (157)
• Rocker Type: Flat
• Sidecut Radius: 7.4m (142), 7.7m (145), 8.0m (148), 8.3m (152), 8.6m (155), 8.9m (157)
• Stance: 19.7-24.4in (142 and 145), 21.3-26in (148-157), 0 setback
• Width: Regular

The Nitro Swindle Snowboard 2010 is a very soft snowboard. It is definitely a jib board and therefore designed for a rider that is looking to hit mostly park and rails. In addition to having a lot of flex and being very soft the Nitro Swindle is also very light weight. It comes in a lot of different sizes enabeling you to chose the size that fits you most. The Nitro Swindle is a very technical board and therefore requires its rider to be at least intermediate at snowboarding.
But if you like technical riding and don’t need to go at super fast speed the Nitro Swindle could be the board for you. It is also one of the cheaper boards out there making it ideal as a 2nd boards to take just for the parks.

It’s notable that the Nitro Swindle won the Transworld Snowboarding Good Wood Award for snowboards under $400. The core is designed to be very allowing while giving you that jiby feeling you like. The larger edges will help you with sketchy landings and the Scratch & Rip Base lets you show off the scars of a season of shredding to your friends.

All in all if you are looking for a 2nd board to ride the park with or don’t plan on going much to the slopes the Nitro Swindle might just be the right board for you.

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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: Directional
• BINDINGS: The Channel
• SHAPE: New Party Rocker
• CORE: Dualzone EGD / Negative Core Profile / Park Fly Cores
• GLASS: Dual Density Biax React Fiberglass
• BASE: Lightspeed Vision base
• SHAPE: Elliptical Kicks / Pro-Tip / Twin
• TUNING: Infinite Ride
• SIDEWALL: 10:45 Sidewalls
• EDGE TECHNOLOGY: Rail Ready Edge Tune

The Burton Dom Grom Rocker Snowboard – Youth 2010 is the youth model of the Burton Dominant Snowboard. It a jib snowboard with a soft flex. It’s built to dominate parks and rails, that’s why it already comes rail-ready out of the bag. This snowboard is perfect for all the kids out there that want to grow up to be the kings in the park and on the rails. Burton implemented all their top technology to give this board more pop allowing you to easily ollie anything you want

This board is aimed at the intermediate to advanced rider that is looking to take his park game to the next level. It’s designed to help you with learning new tricks or land the ones you already mastered more easily. The Burton Dominat 2010 will make you the king of any park. If you are looking for a jib board with some All-Mountain capabilities, this one is for you!