RIDE VANTUM 2027

The Vantum is RIDE's other new board this year, and what makes it work is two things you can't see: the Zonal Carbon Rails and the urethane channel in the nose.

The carbon rails carry force straight from the inserts to the contact points, so the board answers the moment you tip it over. The urethane channel does the opposite job: it soaks up nose chatter at speed, which is what wears you down over a long day on hard groomers.

The rest is RIDE's serious spec: a Performance core of aspen, bamboo and paulownia, hybrid glass (triaxial on top, biaxial underneath), Slimewalls and a sintered 4000 base. Standard camber and a tapered tail.

Tech specs

• Shape: Tapered directional
• Profile: Standard camber with rockered tips
• Flex: Medium-stiff (7/10)
• Level: Intermediate to advanced
• Riding style: All-mountain
• Core: Performance™ (aspen, bamboo and paulownia)
• Base: Sintered 4000
• Sidecut: Tapered Quadratic
• Sizes: 145 ? 166
• Technologies: Zonal Carbon Rails, Urethane Channel, Slimewalls®, Roll-In Construction, Single Impact Plates