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Hello and welcome to my Rome Stale Crewzer review.

In this review, I will take a look at the Stale Crewzer as an aggressive all-mountain snowboard.

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Stale Crewzer a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other aggressive all-mountain snowboards.

Overall Rating

Board: Rome Stale Crewzer

Price: $549

Style: Aggressive All-Mountain

Flex Rating: Medium (6/10)

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Stiff (6.5/10)

Rating Score: 84.2/100

Compared to other Men’s Aggressive All-Mountain Boards

Out of the 19 men’s aggressive all-mountain snowboards that I rated:

Overview of the Stale Crewzer’s Specs

Check out the tables for the Stale Crewzer ’s specs and available sizes.

Specs

Who is the Stale Crewzer Most Suited To?

The Stale Crewzer is best suited to those who want to do a bit of everything on the mountain, but rarely see deep powder - or have another board for that. And when doing a bit of everything they want to do it more aggressively - riding faster and carving as opposed to slashing. 

But this thing can take you anywhere and do anything - the biggest weaknesses being jibs, powder and skidded turns. If those things aren't of concern to you, this board is likely going to excite you, if you ride it. 

Certainly not for a beginner. A little too stiff and can punish you for poor technique, but because it's not ultra stiff, a high end intermediate rider with solid technique should be fine - and advanced and expert riders who are a style match with this board should have a blast. 

The Stale Crewzer in More Detail

O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Stale Crewzer is capable of.

Demo Info

Board: Rome Stale Crewzer 2023, 156cm (254mm waist width)

Date: February 17, 2022

Conditions

Overhead: Whiteout. Visibility really bad. Like 20%. Got a little better after a while. 

Temperature:  -1°C (30°F) through the day. -4°C (25°F) with wind chill in morning. -1°C (30°F) with wind in afternoon. Wind pretty much non existent though. 5kph (3mph) winds all day. Slight change of wind direction in afternoon, which wasn't as cold a wind. 

24 hour snow: 0cm (0")

48 hour snow: 0cm (0") 

7 day snow: 4cm (1.5")

On groomer: Nicely groomed. Soft packed. Got slushier as the day went on. 

Off groomer: Pretty soft with a couple of harder semi icy patches but for the most part semi-slush, particularly as the day went on. 

Set Up

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 575mm (22.6″) - reference stance was 535mm (21") but I rode it with a wider stance

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Inserts: 266mm (10.47") at front and back insert (at the 575mm (22.6") stance - 264mm at the 535mm (21") reference stance)

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 180lbs

Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Tactical ADV

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M 

Weight: 2840grams (6lbs 4oz)

Weight per cm: 18.21 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.59 grams/cm*

*based on a sample size of around 200 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 models. The Stale Crewzer was slightly lighter than average weight and felt normal on snow.

Powder

No powder to test in on the day. 

According to specs, it hasn't got a lot going for it in terms of powder. Yes, it has a little rocker in the nose, but this thing is camber dominant and that rocker is pretty subtle. It's not a full twin, so there is a marginally longer nose than tail, but again it's pretty subtle and it has a centered reference stance. 

Carving

You can lay down a really nice carve on this board - and where the camber dominant profile doesn't help with powder, it certainly helps with carving. You can lay this board over pretty deep and it will oblige. 

Turning 

Ease of Turning/Slashes: Not super easy to turn on. It's got good spring out of a turn for sure, which was really fun, but you do have to work a bit for it. It's not completely effortless. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: It's not lightning quick edge-toe-edge when you're riding it slower. It's not sluggish either, but you do have to muscle it a little bit, so it's not effortless maneuverability, but when you do muscle it a bit, it responds fairly quick, even at slower speeds. 

Skids: Not the easiest to skid turns on. It can punish you for sure. It's not the catchiest thing going around either, but you can't get too lazy on it. 

Speed

I found I could really open this board out and bomb it. It can handle a good amount of speed and with minimal chatter. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: Smashed the crud pretty well. Not super easy to correct, if you're gonna skid but correction not really needed most of the time. You could commit to it and plow through. 

Trees/Bumps: Not super fast edge-to-edge but nimble enough when you commit your weight. Not effortless so could get fatiguing by end of day if not that fit/strong.

Let’s Break up this text with a Video

Jumps

Overall really well suited to jumps. 

Pop: When you wind it up, there's a really good amount of pop in this board. But it's not super easy to access - you do have to put it in to get it out. If you're someone who prefers to get pop without much effort, you might find it too much hard work. But if you're looking for really good pop and willing to to put it in, then you should love the pop it has. 

Approach: Nice and stable and you can definitely pick your line and gun it. Not quite as good when you want to make little corrections along the way.

Landing: Stomper! Enough said. 

Side-hits: All good for the most part. Approach to trickier side hits or last minute spotting not ideal, but all round good for side hits. 

Small jumps/Big Jumps: This board prefers larger jumps, IMO. But still really good for medium jumps as well. 

Switch

Feels pretty similar riding in both directions - and that's no surprise given that it's pretty much a centered twin on effective edge. Can feel a little catchy on transitions though. 

Spins

Overall pretty good. Good landing/setting up switch, and good overall pop. With a little easier access pop and a little less catchy on switch transitions, I would prefer it a little more. 

Butters

It's not the kind of board that just butters when you just think about buttering or anything, but it's not super hard to butter either, when you commit your weight to it. I'd say 3.5/5. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

It's not a walk in the park on a Sunday afternoon. You've got to ride this board pretty hard. But when you do, it gives back and is seriously fun for carves and popping big air. 

Doesn't do the best when it comes to powder, jibs or skidded turns, but outside of that it can do pretty much everything else well.