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Rome Women’s Ravine 2021-2022 Women’s Snowboard Review

  • Price: £475 / €500 / $500
  • Category: Freeride + Powder
  • Sizes: 144, 147, 150, 153
  • Flex: 6/10
  • Shape: Directional
  • Profile: Setback Camber
  • 3D: Yes
  • Base: Sintered
MORE INFO:
ROME.COM

The Women’s Ravine is a go anywhere, rip anything directional board that sits amongst the rest of the esteemed Ravine family at Rome. It’s an awesome offering for anyone looking to add some freestyle flair to challenging terrain.

“The Women’s Ravine is a go anywhere, rip anything directional board that sits amongst the rest of the esteemed Ravine family at Rome”

MORE INFO:
ROME.COM

Who Is The Rome Women’s Ravine For?

It should be said that this isn’t a beginner’s board and the requirements to step up to the plate are fairly high. But if you can cut the mustard then you’ll be rewarded with an almighty ride that you won’t regret.

Shape, Profile and Sidecut

There is no denying that the Ravine is designed for those who already know exactly what they want. It’s stocked to the rafters with Rome’s finest tech and slotted into a mean, directional shape that’s ideal for anyone who is honest enough to admit that they aren’t about to tackle that gnarly face in switch…

And that’s exactly where the Ravine excels; sure it can lay trenches on the piste at warp 10 speed without breaking a sweat, but when you find yourself at the top of something steep and deep that’s when you’ll feel this board flex it’s muscles and show you how it’s done.

The directional shape features a slightly set back stance and a 5.5mm taper in the tail, the larger, rockered nose also has Diamond 3D shaping in that raises the edges of the nose like the back side of a spoon. This all helps to keep the Ravines blunted nose from sinking for maximum float.

At the tail of the board you’ll find that the taper, set back stance and camber under your back foot that makes for a super responsive, agile feel that you can still load up with pop should you want to hit that next pillow, or push back into the camber for a whitewashing slash.

“It should be said that this isn’t a beginner’s board and the requirements to step up to the plate are fairly high”

Construction and Materials

Using alternative strips of Paulownia and Poplar wood in equal quantities as part of their PopCore Rome have maximised versatility on the Women’s Ravine to ensure you can take it anywhere and know that it will get the job done.

Milled into the tail end of the core are 2 Carbon Hotrods that work their way out from the insert packs towards the tail and help to add a whole heap of snap and response under your back foot. If you’re someone who likes to use every available inch of your board to boost yourself into the sky, these things will help you transfer all of your energy right out to the end of tail for maximum lift.

This is all sandwiched between Biax and Triax laminates that add enough torsional play in the board to feel fun underfoot, but control it enough that it’s responsive when you need it to be.

We’ve got a lot of time for brands that name things in ways that are easy to understand and on the bottom of the Women’s Ravine you’ll find a Sinterstrong base that (shockingly) is both sintered, and strong. Not only will this thing run quick and take a beating, but if you do manage to ding it badly, it should be easier to repair than other sintered alternatives.

“The Women’s Ravine provides everything you need to charge as hard as possible wherever takes your fancy”

Roundup

The Ravine family are quickly become a favourite amongst the Rome lineup for being fantastic all-mountain slayers that have enough freestyle pedigree that you can not only tackle the steepest, deepest days, but also add some style to your descent. The Women’s Ravine provides everything you need to charge as hard as possible wherever takes your fancy.

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