ice and ride
the ultimate in snowboard reviews and ski reviews: talking to the professionals about their gear and the value of a good sponsor
If you’ve ever wanted to talk to the professionals about their rides, you’re in the right place.
Welcome to your ski and snowboard candy fix. Welcome to ice and ride.
It isn’t a snowboard shop but it is sheer, unashamed, unapologetic temptation. It is a collection of ski and snowboard reviews with a difference. So before you head to the snowboard shop, take a look at a new breed in snowboard reviews.
ice and ride is a series of interviews: it is Torah Bright and the Roxy Torah Bright snowboard. It is Northwave-Drake rider and four-time Olympian Mercedes Nicoll. It is snowboard cross legend Lindsey Jacobellis and her Kessler racing board. It is team Burton bastions and movie participants Roope Tonteri and Kimmy Fasani.
ice and ride isn’t about independent user tests and comparisons so please, do check them out elsewhere first. But come straight back to hear the professionals on the equipment they use and just how much they squeeze out of it.
Some of the links you’ll find in these articles (by no means all though) are affiliate links. That means if you click and purchase something from them via this website I receive a small commission (thank you!) I prioritise links on relevance though so I won’t send you to some random destination I promise.
ice and ride
the ultimate in snowboard reviews and ski reviews: talking to the professionals about their gear and the value of a good sponsor
If you’ve ever wanted to talk to the professionals about their rides, you’re in the right place. Welcome to your ski and snowboard candy fix. Welcome to ice and ride.
It isn’t a snowboard shop but it is sheer, unashamed, unapologetic temptation. It is a collection of ski and snowboard reviews with a difference. So before you head to the snowboard shop, take a look at a new breed in snowboard reviews.
ice and ride is a series of interviews: it is Torah Bright and the Roxy Torah Bright snowboard. It is Northwave-Drake rider and four-time Olympian Mercedes Nicoll. It is snowboard cross legend Lindsey Jacobellis and her Kessler racing board. It is team Burton bastions and movie participants Roope Tonteri and Kimmy Fasani.
ice and ride isn’t about independent user tests and comparisons so please, do check them out elsewhere first. But come straight back to hear the professionals on the equipment they use and just how much they squeeze out of it.
Some of the links you’ll find in these articles (by no means all though) are affiliate links. That means if you click and purchase something from them via this website I receive a small commission (thank you!) I prioritise links on relevance though so I won’t send you to some random destination I promise.
Pierre Vaultier
Pierre Vaultier interview: “There is nothing I regret in my career, everything happened for a reason, good or bad there was always something to learn.”
Two-time Olympic Snowboard Cross Champion Pierre Vaultier talks about the attitude and equipment needed to stay on top of the game.
Mercedes Nicoll and Northwave Drake
Mercedes Nicoll interview: “It holds an amazing edge, has the right amount of pop for not only the halfpipe but riding anywhere and having fun all over the mountain.”
Four-time Olympian Mercedes Nicoll on her Drake DFL snowboard, the Northwave Drake Devine boot and the Northwave Drake Jade binding.
Torah Bright
Torah Bright interview: “You are buying a handmade piece of art when you buy a Roxy snowboard!”
Olympic gold and silver medal winner Torah Bright talks about the snowboard that carries her name and her enduring relationship with the Roxy team.
Roope Tonteri
Roope Tonteri interview: “The Deep Thinker I use for backcountry, that’s why I have it a little bit longer than the Custom.”
Team Burton snowboarder and former Slopestyle and two-time Big Air World Champion Roope Tonteri talks about getting sponsored, and the technicalities of his Burton rides.
Kimmy Fasani
Kimmy Fasani interview: “This board is great for a more experienced rider who loves all types of conditions because it’s responsive with camber under foot and a little bit of rocker in the nose.”
Two-time Women’s Rider of the Year Kimmy Fasani talks about the Burton Story Board that she helped design and her life as a professional snowboarder.