Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard 2018

Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard 2018

Butter into tricks, lock in with confidence and manual out of them.

The flat rockered brother of the infamous Artifact, this design is bred of the same park laps and urban zones but with a bit more pressable flex pattern. FreePop Rocker helps round out this rail hungry menace into a playful yet responsive freestyle machine. From the jump line, backyard park or the rope ollie right off the chair, the Artifact Rocker 2018 adds style.

Tech

FreePop Rocker Camber

Design: Flat camber under foot that extends slightly beyond the bindings. From in front of each binding through the nose and tail we place a rocker profile. 

Defining Feel: For riders who like to drive response between their feet and have a buttery feel in the nose and tail, this camber line delivers a versatile performance that is primarily playful. The flat camber provides a stable platform for turning, while the rocker adds pressability in the park and float in the pow. 

True Twin: Our true twin shapes are perfectly symmetrical. If you cut the board in the dead middle of the board the nose piece and the tail piece will be identical in shape and flex. If you remove the graphic from a true twin, there is no way to tell the nose from the the tail. With their balanced feel and equality toward switch riding, this shape helps drive the personality of our park boards and the more jump oriented all mountain freestyle boards.

Stomp Core: For added strength in the park, we add zones of higher density wood in key areas to fight against impacts and deep landings.

Skatecore Profiling: To give some of Rome's park boards the feel of turning a pair of skate trucks, Rome slightly thins the core profile between the feet and increases core thickness under the bindings. The result is a board that turns like a skate deck, but locks into tricks and pops like snowboard.

StraightBiax Laminate: For boards where the focus is on fun and a more mellow feel, pure 90 degree fibers drive the personality.

Rebound Sidewalls: Found in rail boards like our Artifact series, our Rebound Sidewalls feature higher elasticity than normal ABS sidewall material so you can run laps in the park every day of the season and have a board that takes a beating and comes back for more. 

Hot Rods: Glass Single Barrel - Found in both TurboRod and HotRod technologies, a single barrel of carbon, glass or bamboo delivers more pop in the centerline of the board without any unwanted torsional power to increase freeride edge hold.  

Impact Base: For park boards and boards that our team riders take to the streets, we've created a stronger extruded compound to help fight against the abuse of rails and boxes.