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Location: Loveland, CO
Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain.
Setup: I rode the Rome Agent with Union Force bindings and Bonfire Geo boots.
Size: 154cm.
First Impression: The agent is a classic and while I couldn’t ride the 1985 version it was good to get back on a classic ride.
Weight: Average
Flex: The agent isn’t a noodle [...]

Location: Loveland, CO
Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain.
Setup: I rode the Rome Postermania 1985 with Union Contact bindings and Bonfire Geo boots.
Size: 153cm.
First Impression: I wasn’t planning to ride this board but lets see how it handles on the mountain.
Weight: Average
Flex: The Postermania rocked a stiffer nose and tail which helped give [...]

Intended Purpose: Spring pipe glove for women on the mountain (MFR’s pro glove model)
Sizing: I have typical women’s hands.  In Rome gloves I fit a medium or large, the large is a bit easier to get into and looser but the medium is snug and ideal for a glove thats shaped perfectly around my hand. [...]

Shay: What is your job title?
Paul: Co-founder, Director of Product, Janitor (retired)
Shay: Did your parents question your job choice?
Paul: Not really – but looking back after 18 years in the same business maybe they should have. Seriously though I can say that my parents were always supportive of my decisions. Even [...]

Times are rough in the snowboard industry where each day we hear of companies cutting employees, pro riders getting dropped and shops going under but what about companies working hard to survive and continuing to bring you the products you love?
John Cavan, Rome Team Manager and Filmmaker behind Kids on Shred checks in to discuss [...]

Marie-France Roy’s breakout roles in Rom’es Any Means and No Correct Way have earned her snowboarding honors.  She continues to progress women’s snowboarding by setting her own standards for Rome’s women’s products and sets the example of making it look good without following the girly trends.  For the 2009-2010 season, MFR is pushing women’s snowboarding with [...]

There was one item that caught my eye as I flipped through catalogs this winter, one item coming out that isn’t a snowboard, boots, binding or outerwear.  But for the thousands of us that decorate our rooms, our homes around the life of shred…this will just add to that collection.  

Rome Snowboards for 2009-2010 introduces [...]

Behind each snowboard graphic is someone’s ideas. A graphic can be born from a long car ride with friends, a silly design they walk by, in a dream they have…the list goes on. Each year there are thousands of graphics created, around an image, idea, story. Behind the Graphic is a series of interviews [...]

Only one year has gone by since Rome launched their outerwear and in 2009-2010 they continue to expand, improve and give the world a style of Rome that people want. Rome outerwear has more features, waterproofing and breathability technology for riders from the northwest to northeast. The designs continue to be clean, [...]

Five years has gone by since Rome introduced their snowboard bindings, each year they expand the line, create new bindings and continually work on how their bindings function and perform on the mountain. By desigining bindings for the 100-day rider, Rome has gone above and beyond to create bindings that are suitable for a [...]