Ride Moderator Wide Snowboard 2026

The 2026 Ride Moderator is the ultimate all-mountain snowboard, built to tackle any condition with ease. Featuring a medium flex and a Tapered Directional Extra Camber profile, it offers a smooth, responsive ride with impressive pop and excellent flotation in deep powder. The Tapered Linear Quadratic Sidecut ensures effortless turns and exceptional edge hold, while the Slim Wall construction enhances flexibility and shock absorption for a smooth, comfortable ride across the mountain.

Packed with high-performance features like the Performance Light Core, Carbon Array 3, and a Sintered Stone Ground Base, the Moderator is designed for speed and precision. Plus, with eco-friendly bio-resin, this board delivers top-tier performance while reducing environmental impact. Whether you're carving up groomers or floating through fresh powder, the 2026 Ride Moderator is ready to take on whatever the mountain throws your way.

Rider Type: All Mountain / Freeride

Ability: Intermediate / Advanced

Camber: Directional Extra Camber

Flex: Medium

Shape

A tapered directional snowboard features a shape where the tail is narrower than the nose, providing enhanced control and stability in deeper snow. This design improves floatation in powder and allows for smoother turns, making it ideal for freeride and backcountry riding. While it excels in one direction, the taper helps the board naturally guide you through challenging conditions.

Camber

A directional shape with a predominantly positive camber profile, complemented by a subtle rocker in the nose.

Topsheet: Topless Topsheet

Topless Construction eliminates the need for a topsheet by transferring graphics directly to the fiberglass. This process enhances durability, reduces weight, and minimises raw material usage.

Laminate: Hybrid Glass, Linear Carbon, Carbon Array 3, Single Impact Plates

Triaxial fiberglass on top and biaxial on the base, providing balanced torsional flex and stiffness for improved response at high speeds.

Two carbon strips beneath the core enhance snap, boosting ollie power.

This power distribution technology ensures complete board control at every stance position. Three carbon stringers, strategically placed in the binding zone, collect input from any stance width and pressure angles. Rider input is efficiently directed to the opposite contact point for optimal board control.

Single layer urethane weaves placed beneath each binding area enhance compressive strength, preventing board breaks where it’s needed most.

Core: Performance Light Core

Sidewall: Slimewalls

Flexible and impact-absorbing, Slimewalls work like skateboard wheels, softening interactions with snow, wood, or metal surfaces. Virtually indestructible, they’re the most durable sidewalls in snowboarding.

Base: Sintered, Stone Ground Base

This base is created by heating and compressing small polyethylene particles, forming a porous structure that absorbs wax efficiently. As a result, the board glides smoothly and quickly on snow. Sintered bases are known for their toughness, durability, and speed. Ride uses a premium 4000 PTEX material for its sintered bases.

Edges: Standard Steel Edge

A strong, standard metal edge material.

Additional Features:

Thin Con - All Ride boards are designed with Thin Construction, featuring tapered tips and tails. This design reduces swing weight, improves tip flex, and boosts overall durability.

Bio Resin - A plant-based epoxy used to bond the layers of snowboards, crafted from renewable resources like vegetable oils instead of petrochemicals. This eco-friendly resin helps create snowboards with a reduced carbon footprint.