Ride Snowboards: Havoc Snowboard

Redesigned with new 90 A Slimewalls for durability and control, the highly responsive Ride Havoc snowboard feels expensive, but costs hundreds less than the performance boards that deliver similar pop and power. The Havoc is made for advanced and expert riders and features Ride's stiffer Response Tuned Core and a Carbon Array 3 design. The Carbon Array 3 is a group of three carbon stringers that radiate out from beneath the binding zone to both sides of the tip and tail. The carbon stringers transmit any pressure (that bending that indicates an intended turn) beneath the binding area and move the energy to the opposing contact point on the snowboard, making turns faster and more responsive than conventional wood core snowboard designs. The new 90 A Slimewalls offer the same feel as last season's popular 85 A Slimewalls, but there's better response from this urethane sidewall technology, so it absorbs abuse and vibrations instead of making you ride through the unsettling impacts. Just like the boards that cost more, the Havoc has Ride's 45-Degree Thin Construction Sidewall to smooth out the rough edges in the terrain park and groomed runs. The 45-degree sidewall complements aggressive riding styles without dumbing-down the performance for advanced riders. Some snowboards beef up the durability with a burly 90-degree sidewall that you find on recreational boards, but the 45-degree sidewall on the Havoc snowboard offers better edge hold--especially on packed terrain--and quickly transitions for edge-to-edge performance. The 45-Degree Thin Construction Sidewall also tapers along the Havoc's tip and tail for a lower swing weight that makes it easier to rotate while popping above the pipe. Beneath the performance refinements is an ultra-fast Fusion 4000 base, a hard, durable and fast base with more pores to hold wax than the 1500 grade extruded and 1000 grade extruded fusion bases. The Havoc has the fastest base made by Ride, but it's a combination of great features for a practical price that's tough to pass up.

• Designed for advanced riders looking for an experts-only response without the expert's-only price tag
• Stiff flex for excellent power in varied conditions
• "Twinish" shape with quadratic sidecut for three distinct sidecut radii
• Waist width in 156 cm.: 248 mm.
• Effective edge in 156 cm.: 121.3 cm.
• Quadratic nose sidecut radius in 156 cm.: 8.5 m.
• Quadratic waist sidecut radius in 156 cm.: 7.5 m.
• Quadratic tail sidecut radius in 156 cm.: 8.5 m.
• Binding stance width in 156 cm.: 21 in.
• New ultra-durable 90A Slimewalls for jibbers
• New 2x4 inserts
• Ride Response Tuned Core™
• Three-string Carbon Array 3 for improved turn initiation and response
• Hybrid laminate construction with 0-/90-degree pattern topsheet and 45-/-45-degree bottom glass for excellent flex and response
• 45-Degree Thin Construction Sidewall for lower swing weight and better grip in hardpack snow
• Performance-oriented Fusion 4000 base for speed
• Suggested weight range: 110-200 lbs. in 156 cm., 220+ lbs. max in 162 cm. length