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Rome’s Stoken event series has returned after a short hiatus, and the good times are guaranteed.  What Stoken lacks in rigid structure, international point rankings, and official rotation judges, it makes up for in what’s most important in any snowboarding event… having FUN with a big crew.
Be ready to get awesome on three communal features [...]

The filming of “The Shred Remains” has officially kicked off. Although we’ve gotten a couple shots here and there in prior weeks, this was the first real trip to get the project underway.  Eiki, Lazz, Will and Paxson along with filmer Leland McNamara,  Team Director Ryan Runke, TWS and Method-Mag photographer Frode Sandabech and myself [...]

The Mid Atlantic is going off right now! The Rome SDS crew is in Philly, partially to reward Temple University Snowboard Club for its Ima Betta Jibba victory, and also to film for the upcoming Rome flick “The Shred Remains.” Upon arrival in the city of brotherly love at 3 am last night, this is [...]

Might as well be a bull’s-eye….
For those of who check out the Rome SDS Blog from time to time, you may or may not remember a little bet between a couple in-house guys over here.  If you don’t recall, Ron bet Shawn Dumont, one of the in-house graphic designers here at Rome, that he couldn’t [...]

We’d just like to give a nod to our friends at Have Some, down in lovely Morgantown, WV for their dedication and overall badassness in regards to this backyard jib contest that Rome SDS is putting on RIGHT NOW. Below you’ll find their entry for the prestigious event, which is awarding free snowboards and the [...]

Photo: Oli Gagnon
Meeting someone in person that you’ve grown up watching in videos or reading about in magazines can be a crippling mental experience – especially if it’s someone that you’ve held in high regards. It’s the first opportunity you’ll get to experience them firsthand, minus the ass-fooling effects of a media filter. Sadly, more [...]

Have you ever been to Glacier, WA? It’s like a 3rd world country in really close proximity to the best mountain, ever. But the third world part is what gets us. No cell service, internet access is spotty at best. Seriously, people still use dial up there. Oh and it’s dark, all the time. So [...]

OK, we actually don’t know if that is true, but she can certainly snowboard better than most of you. And this Friday you’ll be able to find out about her Twitter skills as she becomes the latest rider to field your questions in 140 characters or less as part of the Rome SDS Ask a [...]

Is Rome out of riders to interview? Seems they must because instead of “Ask the Rider” they’re resorting to the dudes in the office. Next up on Twitter is filmer and all-around rad dude John Cavan, so it’s also possible he just whined that he was getting enough attention. Just kidding, Cavan, we love you! [...]

Rome is bringing yet another of its riders to Twitter today, this time it’s Eiki Helgason. We’re not sure why they keep picking the foreign riders for this, but chances are he speaks better English than you anyway.

This may be a bit of a preemptive post since a week from now you will have completely forgotten about it (if you’re anything like us anyway) but Rome SDS is having a warehouse sale!
1st Annual Rome Snowboards Warehouse Sale! Great deals on samples, Demos, 2009 gear etc… Friday Aug. 7th starting at 4pm Saturday [...]

Let us guess. You signed up for a Twitter account because everyone was doing it. Maybe you posted like three things, followed a few people, and then thought, this is fucking stupid. It’s ok, Twitter isn’t going to change the world like the social media experts will have you believe. But the crew at Rome [...]