Slackcountry UL snowboard
This Powder Snowboard Knows No Bounds
The ultra light 2012 Ride Slackcountry UL powder snowboard features our HighRize™ shape built with a slightly higher rocker in the front than the tail and maintains a loose feel that retains response. This versatile twinish design that allows you to dominate the deep stuff, slash groomers and easily ride switch. Complete with our Hempbrain™ top sheet and the latest UL techs, you’ll float in the powder like you’ve always dreamt, but don’t bother pinching yourself ‘cause this Ride’s for real.
THIN CON
UL Steel
Pop Glass
UL Base
2x4
90A Slimewalls
Carbon Array 7
Hempbrain
Silencer 7
UL Core
SETUP OPTIONS
REVIEWS OF THE SLACKCOUNTRY UL
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 5 customers
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Pros
- Feels short
- Floats like a hoverboard
- Lands smoothly
- No judder
- Stable
Cons
- Size limits manouverablty
Best Uses
- All Mountain
- Crud
- Occasional jumps
- Powder
Comments about Ride Snowboards Slackcountry UL:
Just an amazing board, trialed one in whistler last year.. while it's length gives it miles of float in pow it's massive curve means that on-piste not too much of it is touching the snow and it remains responsive. The length (and increased moment) makes it harder to force a turn on, but it cuts through crud amazingly well. makes a great all mountain or offpiste board, and would choose it for hitting large jumps with no rotation on, but for trees and park tricks would stick to something shorter. Perfect for what it's meant for, and great at the rest.
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Pros
- Fun
Cons
Best Uses
- All around
Comments about Ride Snowboards Slackcountry UL:
Rode it at a demo in Sun Peaks this spring. Loved it!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
- Powder
Comments about Ride Snowboards Slackcountry UL:
The board is awesome in the powder and crud and I can't complain about the quality.
I am extremely disappointed with the 'Made in China' decal. I have always supported Ride due to their roots in the Pacific Northwest....not China! High end boards should not be manufactured overseas.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Absolute Blast
- Light as S
- Not unstable at all
- Plows through everything
- Poppy
- Stomps everything
- Strong
Cons
- Surprisingly nothing
Best Uses
- Chop
- New snow
Comments about Ride Snowboards Slackcountry UL:
Slackcountry 157
Wow:
I ride a Society 100% of the time... now, I will only be riding the Society on park days. Done deal.
Wasn't sure/scared that there was too much rock and I wouldn't have control; knew I was absolutely wrong after 30 seconds. Rode the board centered and loved every second of it. Perfect switch and reg. I literally feel like I can stomp EVERYTHING at ANY speed w/this board. No joke.
Unbelievable amount of control on groomers and chopity-chop.
SOLD. Been riding for 10 years now- 24yo; think I may have found the end all be all for anything and everything outside of the park. Period. Period period.
Slackcountry went from "yeah, I'll probably save this for 10+inches fresh" to "welp, meet my go-to fun-stick; see ya at the bottom!"
Oh yeah, and YES this board is boss in pow.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Stylish
- Tough
Cons
Best Uses
- Powder
Comments about Ride Snowboards Slackcountry UL:
buy this board, now.
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FEATURED TECH
HIGHRIZE™
Our most acute rocker profile with a slightly higher rocker in the nose than the tail and is nearly flat under foot.
90A SLIMEWALLS
Ride's exclusive Slimewalls are forgiving and ductile, absorbing impacts rather than defending against them. Just like your skate wheels, the urethane in Slimewalls smoothes the interaction with the snow, wood or metal surfaces you may ride on. On top of that, these babies are virtually indestructible, the most durable sidewalls in snowboarding.
HEMPBRAIN
Using less material by eliminating the traditional plastic top completely, Ride’s Hemp top sheet is lighter and stronger, and is made from an easily renewable resource that requires little processing. Hemp is fast growing, requires no irrigation or pesticides, and helps clean up toxins from the ground.
UL CORE
Built to smooth the Ride and lighten the load. The UL Core has tip-to-tail full thickness silencer stringers, placed strategically within the wood core for high strength and less weight.
