Ride Vantum 2027 Snowboard Review

An In Depth Breakdown of How The Ride Vantum Rides Review by The Good Ride

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Overview

How It Was Tested

Then I got it on some firm, fun, fast groomers, and I compared this against a decent amount of boards. You can see most of those comparisons on Patreon for paid members. Same thing for YouTube members as well.

I borrowed the Ride Vantum for an extended demo and sent it back.

Size: 157
Days: 2
Conditions: I did luck into a little bit of powder, but the conditions underneath were not very good to really enjoy yourself.
Riders: James (Size 9 E, 5’10”, 185-190lbs). I’ve tested and compared 850+ boards, 200+ bindings, and 120+ boots
Davey (Size 12, 240lbs, 6’4”)
Boots: Nitro Team BOA, Nitro Team TLS
Insoles: F.I.T. Gamechangers
Bindings: Union Force, Union Atlas Step On
Redundancy: Strapins in case boots or bindings break.
Jacket: Skyline Fuse Jacket, Jones Mtn Surf Anorak
Pants: Skyline Fase 3L Bib Pant, Skyline Faze Pant, Jones Mountain Surf Pant
Helmet: Smith Method, Smith Scout
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag Low Bridge Fit
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt, Burton AK Tech Leather Glove

James’s Set Up: 21.5” Wide. Stance Angles: +18/-3, +18/-9. Close to Reference on groomers and set all the way back in powder.

Similar Boards We Like (but not the same):

Capita Black Snowboard Of Death, Jones Rally Cat, Cardiff Crane, Nitro Alternator, Telos DST, K2 Commonwealth, Ride Moderator, Never Summer Proto Type 3, Gnu Antigravity, United Shapes Horizon, Lib Tech Dynamo, Lib Tech DPR

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Sizing

How it Fits Me

When it comes to sizing, this 157 fit me pretty well. But for my size nine boots, it didn’t turn out as easy as I’d hoped, especially compared with similar boards with narrower waists.

I am very 155 curious because it can still handle my weight but accommodates my size 9 boots better.

How It Might Fit You

Sizing is highly subjective and personal, and many factors come into play when choosing a board. I rarely use “all caps to emphasize something, but NEVER TRUST ANYONE who just references their height and weight. Here are all the factors to consider

Boot Size

Always start with your boot size. If your board is too wide for your boots, you can’t turn it; if it’s too narrow, you get the dreaded toe and heel drag. This is the most important part of sizing a board, which is why so many snowboards come in widths like Narrow, Normal, Mid-Wide, Wide, and Ultra-Wide.

Most brands don’t include a recommended boot size because it’s very complicated and time-consuming.

This is the sweet spot for the Ride Vantom with mid-response bindings/boots where you can turn easily without booting out. You can go wider if you carve really hard or have very responsive bindigns/boots.

148:7.5-8.5
151: 8-9
153: 8.5-9.5
155: 9-10
157: 9.5-10.5
159: 10-11
162: 10.5-11.5
165: 11-12

Weight

Your weight determines how the board flexes underfoot, giving you more or less pop, speed, etc. An easier-flexing board can also be easier to turn. Ride has pretty fair recommended weight recommendations, but before you address the weight, make sure you get the right width first.

Height

Board length affects swing weight/control. If it’s short, it’s easier to spin/stop/skid turns; if it’s longer, it floats better and can help with speed.

Boots and Bindings Response

Always factor in your boot and binding’s responsiveness to determine how well you will be able to turn/control a board.

Stance Width

Check your stance width against their reference and/or the set-back stance to see if it fits you.

Personal Preference

Some prefer control, so matching the boot size to the board width is first, with weight second. Others prefer speed over control, so they size up to a wider/longer ride and have very responsive boots/bindings.

Design

Construction & Weight

When it comes to construction, the Ride Vantum is very well built everywhere except for the top sheet. It doesn’t seem as durable and seems to be prone to scuffing.

In terms of weight, this feels on the medium side.

Shape & Setback

When it comes to shape, the Ride Vantum has seven millimeters of taper, and it’s pretty directional. The setback on sidecut or contact length is pretty moderate, and so is the setback on board.

It sits between the all-mountain and freeride worlds.

Camber/On Snow Feel

The camber profile extends well past the inserts, with a little early rise before the tail and more before the nose.

On Snow Performance

It has that stable, camber-dominant feel that never really changes personality in all conditions. It’s pretty easy to skid turns with if you get off your game without feeling too catchy and unforgiving.

I think anyone from intermediate to expert can ride this.

Flex Personality

Let’s talk Ride Vantum flex here. This has a medium flex to it, medium bordering on medium-stiff, and it’s very poppy in the tail. It’s pretty stiff.

It was okay to butter, though. Not amazing, but good enough. The nose is a good bit softer. It’s not super soft, but I would say it’s like medium/medium-soft.

Edge Hold

When it comes to edge hold, I thought this grip was very good. Not amazing, but competent enough in hard snow for most.

Uneven Snow

When it comes to uneven snow, I felt like the Ride Vantum did very well at absorbing chatter in hard, micro-bumpy snow.

It’s not the best Ride board I’ve ever tried. It’s not ultra-damp, but it has that nice balance between feeling the pop underfoot and absorbing chatter.

Then, in soft, uneven snow, it didn’t buck and bounce me around much, especially in same-day comparisons.

Switch/Air/Park

I found that this rode switch pretty well, and it’s very easy to get used to. I’d probably really like this in the pipe. This isn’t a board I want to jib with.

When it comes to jumps, this tracked really well into, launched off, and landed the little jumps that I had. But if you’re somebody who wants to go bigger, this doesn’t really seem to have a limit.

Turning/Carving

Turn Initiation

Now let’s talk turning. The Ride Vantum initiated a turn decently for my size nine boots. I thought it would be a little slower.

I do like it to be a little quicker, but still very doable. I never felt like that was problematic in the trees.

Carving/Committed Turns

Then when I got this on edge to get a carve, I felt like the spring out of the turn was very competent.

Turning Experience/Sidecut

What I love about Ride boards is they play around with the sidecut radii. The entry point is really shallow. Then it starts to get a little deeper, and then it’s really deep out the tail, yet it never felt hooky.

So if you’re front-foot weighting your turns, it does it no problem. But it feels more down the line, more straight-line friendly.

If you center-weight your turns, it feels a little more balanced. Then if you back-foot weight your turns, it’s going to turn a tighter radius.

So this is a very fun, very diverse turning experience.

Speed

If you want to point it, you can go straight and fast with the Ride Vantum. It’s pretty damp.

There are damper boards for that, like the Deep Fake. But this is a nice balance between the Deep Fake and the Moderator in terms of dampness at speed.

So check my reviews out to see what I’m talking about there.

Base Glide

When it comes to base glide, Ride doesn’t have the fastest of the fast bases, but their wax retention is good.

It’s not going to be a base to complain about.

Powder

When it comes to powder float, I didn’t really get to stress test this because we had a horrible season. But this smaller tail sunk down into the powder pretty well, and the nose held up pretty well.

The Ride Vantum is a good powder board for a one-board quiver. But most people will like this, especially if you don’t like a really setback, tapered directional board.

On powder days, if you like a little more tail behind you, this is going to be really fun.

Final Thoughts

Overall, I really had a good time on the Ride Vantum. I loved the way this turns. I love the balance of pop and dampness.

I love the way this multi-radius sidecut allows you to turn in so many different ways.

It’s a board I’m going to be recommending a lot.

This one fit the v1.1 structure especially cleanly, including the three Turning/Carving H4 sections.