RAMP

Hello, Friends of RAMP, this is Kilch, President and CESnow.

 

We are now in full production for 13-14, which is very exciting to me. Since we founded RAMP, we’ve always been behind in having inventory (backorders) and it obviously affects our sales potential. People who support us are awesome because even while being sold out we have been getting orders and growth. This season we will be in stock and it will have a dramatic effect on what we sell.

 

We are also getting the new made in USA snowboard...

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Behind the Curtain with the Wonderful Wizard of RAMP

 

Christian Alary, aka the "Wonderful Wizard of RAMP," will be writing bi-weekly technical blogs about his ski/board engineering at RAMP. 

Christian holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious INSA in Lyon, France. He has 12 years hands-on experience designing skis and snowboards, leading the new technology projects for the largest company in the industry, Rossignol. 

He holds many inventions, patents, and is incredibly ...

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Ski: Ramp Frenzy, 179cm.

 

Location: Deer Valley, UT

 

Conditions: Many wind blown areas, 20-30 degrees F. 4-6 inches of wet snow two days prior, wet especially at lower elevations, causing the snow to become even softer once in sunlight. With higher edge degrees and edge angles, the chances of loosing your downhill edge and "hipping out" becomes greater as there is nothing to "hang onto." The snow simply falls away. So, it forces one to bend his knees to a great angle, lowering his center of gravit...

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Hello, Friends of RAMP, this is Kilch, President and CESnow. 

 

We just got back form a long road trip doing more magazine tests, music events, and resort shop demos, a great trip overall. We still have the SKIING magazine test next week at Loveland, Colorado.  Really Fun Stuff.

 

I came back to our factory, which is busy with making the first snowboards. We even had Lindsey Jacobellis mold one. She’s working hard on knee rehab to be ready to dominate at the Olympics while not molding. We’re making ...

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