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Intended Purpose: Men’s glove designed to be lightweight and great for a spring/pipe glove on the mountain. Location: I’ve been rocking these gloves since opening day to the present day at Mammoth Mountain in California. Conditions: I’ve worn these gloves on a majority of sunny bluebird days with warm to colder temps but also on [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to soft snow in places. Setup: I rode the Rome Agent Rocker with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 153cm. First Impression: My first impression with the rome agent rocker wasn’t the best because it was skating off the chairlift and the agent rocker [...]

Job Title: Designer Employer: Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate Years on snow: 18 Days on snow: not a counter but around 40 Currently Riding: Postermania 58, Libertine boots and old 390′s Currently I am: a pack a day smoker Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Shawn: I grew up in Wolfeboro NH on the [...]

After all the years of Rome snowboards, the shred remains in their collection and is the constant devotion behind their products.  For 2011, their snowboards feature a variety of camber/rocker options for the assortment of riders that hit up the local mountains. For camber, rome has positive camber, hybrid camber and powder S camber.  For [...]

Location: Winter Park, Colorado Snow Conditions: Hardpacked snow conditions that softened up during the day with bluebird skies. Setup: I rode the Rome 390 Boss’s with the Rome Garage Rocker snowboard with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: We did adjust the canting to moderate canting so it took [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 though [...]

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 [...]