I have the 22/23 Rome Ravine Select in 166 and absolutely love this board. I’m tall, weigh around 240lbs, wear size 12s, and this deck absolutely rips for me. The first time I tried it out, I was blown away by how fast and fluid the edge-to-edge transitions were. Despite the board size, I felt nimble and totally in control of my lines. The base is fast as hell and will let you haul it when you want to. I’ve gotten to ride this board over the past three seasons on every condition imaginable, and it’s tackled everything I’ve thrown at it with ease. The shape and flex helps you float easily in pow, you can absolutely tear up groomers, and it dominates tech lines. Add in the fact that it’s stable, relatively damp, and has awesome snap out of the tail if you know how to load it (and have the weight to throw into it), and this board easily tops most others I’ve tried. I’ve demo’d tons of boards back to back against the Ravine, and every time I come back to the Ravine I am reminded just how much I love this board!

This board is an all mountain destroyer! Ride groomers, powder, trees, side hits with precision. This is a top notch quality board you can trust to deliver the goods.

The best do-it-all deck I've ridden so far. Coming off of directional twin shapes, I was able to purchase the Ravine Select ('23-'24) and ride it all last season. 20 sessions last season - Jane, Winter Park, Copper, Steamboat - varying conditions - nothing but stoke for this board. This is my daily driver and looking forward to logging in many more laps on this deck. A true all-mountain/freeride directional board with a slightly stiffer than middle of the road flex. Don't let the directionality of the Ravine deter you from riding this switch with confidence - it does just fine reverse. Very stable at speed, as well as a decent carving board (med to long drawn out carving) and fairly maneuverable when needed. You can push this thing to your limits and I feel that it favors a more aggressive and experienced rider. It does decent in powder and the small amount of time I took it into the trees - and does well with freestyle and presses. Side hits, park laps, groomers, pow, side country, trees, presses and butters - such a fun, cool looking deck that just performs in most all conditions. Yes, this could definitely be your only board. Pairs well with the Rome Katana bindings.

I’m a CO resident and work in a board shop. I get to go to demo days, test out endless boards, and lucky enough to have a good size quiver of boards to select from before driving into the mountains…. I probably tested 15-20 boards last year and this was my favorite by a good margin! I mainly go up as high as I can on the mountain and rip blacks, every side hit is a feature and ever roller is a nose butter on this board. It floated like a dream in 18” even in the lower angle stuff. You can lay down a carve, it’s edge transition is impeccable from the 3d nose., which also helps in powder. I paired it with my katanas and they make overshooting a jump into the flats wayyy more forgiving then most set ups. I don’t take it into the park really as I have more specific boards for that, but I’ve certainly will take it for a lap or two if that’s what the crew wants. I can’t express how happy I am with this board. If you need one board to do everything, send it on the ravine and you’ll have no regrets.

Have only ridden 3 days so far in late season, but the board is what I thought it was. Stiff, decent float without sacrificing, rails groomers . I have a jones flagship which is similar, but this is a bit more freeride oriented while being heat on groomers. I like it a lot!

I am coming from a true twin board and with this one I had to do a bit of getting used to it. It rides very fast and the way it is directional I notice it floats a bit more and for carving I have to lean a bit more to hold the edge. Initially, I had the impression that it doesn't hold the edge but it is just a different technique that you need with directional boards. With that said I think is great to try new things since it will challenge your riding style. On soft and powder it does a great job. I am pretty satisfied with it and I don't regret buying it.

Just took it out for the first time on a East Coast 4" fresh over packed powder from earlier in the week and this board shreds! It cruises and carves like no other. Wasn't quite deep enough to see how well she floats but I can tell she will float like a dream. This is my first freeride/pow focused board coming from nothing but True Twins. My only regret is not getting one sooner!

First of all, Rome did me right with their warranty, this company clearly stands behind their product, which isn’t always the case in this industry. That alone should make you consider a Rome!

As for the Ravine Select after my first day out.….i came off a 2023 capita BSOD (got stolen) so my perspective may be a bit skewed, but the Ravine Select is much softer than I expected, particularly in the nose. The flex is very directional, with the tail being reasonably stiff, but getting significantly softer in the nose. I’d rate this at like a 5 or 6 in stiffness overall, not 8.
The select is great in powder and turns on a dime! 3D nose helps with slashing and initiating turns. Carves up groomers great; however in lumpy groomers or steep moguls/ hard- steep terrain the soft nose can be slightly problematic and it doesn’t quite charge as hard as the BSOD. But the select is easier to turn and more nimble, and generally more approachable than the BSoD which is a great bit stiffer all around (like and actual 8). In comparison, I definitely noticed that the soft nose resulted in a more backfoot biased ride and carving experience.

The ravine select is gonna be an amazing powder stick that still does it all and isn’t overly aggressive or stiff. Perfect for freeride dad over here, but I wouldn't categorize it as an aggressive freeride deck! Amazing deck, just know what you’re getting!

Love Rome, you should buy from this company their stuff and warranty/support is top notch.

This thing shreds!

Pretty much have ridden true and directional twins because I really enjoy riding switch. Those boards, as hard as I thought they charged, don’t hold a candle to a directional tapered board. The carving experience is far better with a board like the Ravine Select. It even is enjoyable to ride switch. I’m 5’6”, 153 lbs, size 9 boots and on a board for 32 seasons. The waist width seems to be perfect for my specs. Quick edge to edge and exceptional hold at speed on east coast groomers. Have not been in deeper stuff but did take it out at the end of a storm in the soft chop. It rode well. Easy to manipulate the board. All in all, the board far from sucks.