2023 Ride ShadowBan

The Ride Shadow Ban is a directional, well-rounded board that offers up great performance at a fantastic value. Ideally suited for mellower riding, it still has a lot of features built in that give it an upscale feel and style. Built with Ride’s Performance core, Slimewalls, Pre-Cured Glass, and Roll-In construction, the Shadow Ban loves to explore the mountain, excelling in park, groomers, and powder. While the tip and tail width are similar in this board, it definitely has that more directional twin shape and style with standard camber to provide the pop and energy to the mix. The carbon stringers are pulled diagonally across the board right on top of the binding zone, and this increases torsional stiffness and energy without getting in the way of a light weight and pliable feel. No matter what you choose to do on the Shadow Ban from ride, you’re sure to get a ton of performance at a great price and with endless versatility.

Eric Gagnon rode the 157 and found it to be true to size. He gave it top marks of 5 out of 5 for overall impression, quickness, and maneuverability. Versatility, forgiveness, torsional stiffness, edge hold, flotation, and stability all got 4’s. This is a pretty high level of scores for a board that falls into the mellow range, so it’s great to see that Eric feels this way about Shadow Ban. He calls it an “Awesome all-around all-mountain board very playful and poppy but still holds a carve like a dream.” It’s that type of range that satisfies the needs of a whole lot of riders, and it’s awesome that Shadow Ban can be this many things to so many different individuals. While it may not be the best in one particular category, the overall personality and character of the board certainly shines through.

Also on the 157, Maxx Connolly notes that the length was good, and scored it 4’s out of 5 for overall impression, versatility, playfulness, quickness, maneuverability, and flotation. Stability, forgiveness, torsional stiffness, and edge hold all got 3’s so a nice well-rounded spread here from Maxx. He notes that “For a beginner or intermediate rider this board would be perfect. Nothing really stood out for me on this one. Feels like a solid board and pretty versatile as well. Would take it on most kinds of terrain.” Again, that notion of being a jack of all trades shines through here, bringing the versatility of the Shadow Ban to the forefront of the board’s personality.

If you’re a rider spanning from beginner to intermediate, and even beyond, the Ride Shadow Ban has a lot to offer. Thanks to the shape, profile, and construction, the Shadow Ban is able to hold a lot of things in its hand all at once. This is a Swiss-Army knife type of ride that a whole lot of people are going to like.