“Coming into the inaugural WL tester week I had a game plan – I’d concentrate on the shorter, fatter powder/freeride boards. And really, what I wanted to find was one board that could kinda handle everything.

Because let’s face it, you can ride powder all day, but during that day, you’re still 60%+ either tracking in or out of a stash, and you wanna have fun during that time too. So if it Eurocarves, rides switch, or you know, actually turns on a piste, that’s all a big bonus.

“The base felt like silk in all conditions. God knows what’s in there but hot-damn, it rode well”

Cut to the Rome Powder Division 153 MT Tramline. What the tramline is, I couldn’t tell you. Marketing gumpf from some clueless idiot like me (when I’m not looking for the equivalent of a powderboard unicorn, I sell my soul to the devil).

But the board rode like a total dream in the unbelievably good powder we were blessed with. It’s another short, nug-ified pow shredder, but less extreme than the Jones Storm Chaser. Yes the nose is directional and the tail virtually non-existent, but it’s generally all-round more forgiving than the Jones.

The base felt like silk in all conditions. God knows what’s in there but hot-damn, it rode well. It was as playful as the Storm Chaser, less uber-whippy in the trees, but just as orgasmic on an open field. But more to the point, zipping around on the piste felt really awesome too. Precisely because it was less extreme around the edges, it kinda felt, normal.

Oddly though, I’d still go for the Jones board. Why? I dunno to be honest. It just rubbed me a bit better.”