With the recent news of snow being present in 49 of the 50 states, you may have gotten the urge to get outside and float through the white stuff. If you enjoy spending your days on the slopes riding in fresh powder, then Ride Snowboards may have the board for you.
The Slackcountry UL snowboard is specifically designed to float above deep snow using a high rocker or front tip called the HighRize rocker. This increased rocker height design helps keep the front of the board from diving into the snow and makes it much easy to float on top. The Slackcountry UL board has a ‘Twinish’ shape which means that it can also be ridden rear tip forward or switch foot. Ride also increased the rocker height of the rear tip, but the rear rocker rise is not as much as the front.
Another unique feature of the Slackcountry UL is the traditional plastic top sheet has been replaced by hemp. The all new Hemp Brain Topless Technology uses the renewable resource, hemp, to create a top sheet which is reported to be lighter and stronger than a similar plastic top sheet. Not only is the rider suppose to have an improved product over plastic, they can feel warm and fuzzy on the inside knowing that they are ridding a product that is better for the environment.
A few of the other new features of the Slackcountry UL is the UL Steel edges and UL Base Fusion Base. Both the UL Steel edges and UL Base along with the name, Slcakcountry UL, imply the same thing – ‘ultra light’. The UL Steel edges have the same hardness as Ride’s Cleave Edge, but they are just thinner. The UL Base is claimed by Ride to not only be light and fast, but “pretty much the lightest base around”.
The Ride Slackcountry UL is available in four sizes ranging from 157-168 and retail for $649.95.. Each size features a slightly different graphic, but they are all built for all mountain, deep snow ridding.