The triax fibreglass has been slightly tweaked this year, with a 45-degree layout for a more responsive ride. The base is super fast too, so anyone wanting to go hell-for-leather is well catered for here. There’s always the risk of clipping a rock when out of bounds, so the Rome White Room features extra-strong sidewalls with elastic material for absorbing impacts.

“Strips of ultra-light wood are inserted alongside hollow air channels, resulting in a reliably strong board without any unnecessary weight”

When it comes to splitboard gear, the lighter the better, which is why the Rome White Room features the brand’s highest-quality core. While mostly poplar, strips of ultra-light wood are inserted alongside hollow air channels, resulting in a reliably strong board without any unnecessary weight.

The Rome White Room uses the popular Karakoram clip system, so separating and combining the two halves is a piece of cake. Female riders can check out the Rome Powder Room, which is essentially the same board but with a few modifications to suit smaller, lighter riders.

My favourite tool to access some untouched, uncrowded, full-of-powder areas is definitely the White Room.

I’ve been lucky enough to bring it to the steepest lines in AK – the kind of terrain where you shit yourself on the top of the line, but the White Room was giving me the control and the safety I needed.

Then in the Balkans in some more mellow terrain, it provided me with all the fun required to spray an infinite wind lip. I love this board.