Ride Algorhythm Snowboard Review

The Ride Algorhythm is a board I've been wanting to ride since it came out and one way or another it just kept eluding me. On paper it's a super versatile ride that could be a great option as a one-board-quiver. 

However, in practice it was pretty disappointing for me. All-be-it in some pretty lousy conditions, so not really a fair test, but in what I had, it was not a great experience, for me. 

In this review, I will take a look at the Algorhythm as an all-mountain snowboard, which we define as the do-it-all swiss-army knives of boards. 

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

Disclosure, as this was an atypical test for us

Note that the day of testing, as you'll see in the conditions section below, was particularly slushy and there weren't really any harder conditions to test in on the day. Typically I have a good variety of conditions to test in, but this was tested on a public demo day, so I was unable to choose the day or the location. So this was a less comprehensive test than our typical reviews and for the most part just reflects how the Algorhythm felt in slushy conditions.

We typically try not to test at public demo days for this reason, unless we know that there will be favorable (and by favorable in this context, I mean variable), but we were unable to acquire any Ride or K2 boards outside of this demo day, so it was our only opportunity to test them.    

Overall Rating

Board: Ride Algorhythm

Price: $679

Style: All-Mountain

Flex Rating: Medium

Flex Feel on Snow: Medium bordering on mid-stiff (6.5/10)

Rating Score: 77.7/100

Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain Boards

Overview of the Algorhythm’S Specs

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

Who is the Algorhythm Most Suited To?

The Algorhythm is best suited to someone looking for a versatile board to use as a one-board quiver, who is at least a solid intermediate rider and prefers to have a little more speed under them, rather than more casual cruising. And preferably someone who doesn't encounter slushy conditions all that often, based on my experience with it. 

Not for beginners, IMO, and even lower-end intermediate riders are likely to struggle with it, even in more favorable conditions, I would say. 

Algorhythm DetailS

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

Demo Info

Board: Ride Algorhythm 2025, 157cm (254mm waist width)

Date: March 23, 2024

Powder

None to be seen on the day, but the Algorhythm would almost certainly have preferred it over the slush. 

Based on specs and experience with boards with similar specs, it should do well in powder, without being a high end powder board - but above average I would say.  Helping it to float the white fluffy stuff is a 20mm (3/4") setback and a directional camber profile with rocker before the contact points, and more of it at the nose end than tail end. 

Carving

This was the Algorhythm's best feature for me, on the day. The conditions weren't particularly well suited to carving but even in the conditions you could feel this was a good carving board. Would be good to get it out on a firmer day to rip some carves on it. 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: Turning in the kind of slush on the day isn't an easy prospect for any board, so it was a tough test for it, and may have been unfair testing conditions for it, but it failed miserably unfortunately. I had a torrid time with this board trying to do any kind of slashing or skidded type turns. No board feared well in this aspect today, but this was the worst of all of them. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Also the least agile at slow speeds on the day. Again, it may have fared better on a firmer day, but it didn't like to take quick turns at slow speeds in sticky, slushy conditions, that's for sure.

Catchiness: Was unfortunately a catch machine in the slush. Now, again, any board will become more prone to catch an edge/get an edge stuck in these types of conditions, but all other boards I rode on the day weren't having as much trouble with it as this did.

Even when not turning it felt like it was trying to pull the base flat, when slightly on edge. If you didn't get a real high angle on the edge, it wanted to revert flat - a feeling I've had a few times with boards and one that I don't like. You never feel like you can just cruise - it's likely you're constantly having to fight the board - which is especially a nightmare on cat-tracks.  

Strangely, it wasn't overly catchy in tail like a lot of catchier boards are, but it was more in the nose, which was weird. It did give me a good selection of clips for a bloopers edit! I was slung to the snow on a few occasions, when just cruising down. It just kept gripping that toe edge contact point on the nose and diving, catching, gripping and pulling me down, unexpectedly.

Speed

Was able to get a decent amount of speed going on the slush, versus other boards and felt pretty stable at speed too. Was definitely a better board with speed under it than it was when riding slower, particularly when you didn't have to turn too much. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: It felt pretty damp and stable, so generally, I would say it should be good for handling rutted out, bumpy, lumpy kinds of snow, but when the mess was of a slushy variety, it wasn't as confidence inspiring.

Trees/Bumps: If you've read above how I found this board to turn sharply and at slower speeds, then you'll likely understand why I say that I didn't enjoy taking it into trees. In light fluffy powder, would be much better, I would say. Even in harder conditions would likely be better. 

Jumps

Wasn't the biggest fan. Again, the conditions weren't conducive to a thorough test, so it's likely better in firmer conditions, but with how poorly it performed in general, for me, in slush, it was never going to feel great for jumps. 

Pop: Total pop was decent enough, but it wasn't super easy to extract it. 

Approach: Wasn't able to trust it to make any adjustments on the approach, so it was a pick a line, point it, shoot it setup. Which it did pretty well at, as it did feel nice and stable, but lining up trickier approach side-hits felt sketchy. 

Landing:  It had a solid feel, but again, any need to make quick speed checks or maneuvers after landing or if you didn't land quite straight and it wasn't the best. 

Side-hits: Not a fan in the conditions. It didn't want to make quick maneuvers and trying to generate my own pop off them felt sketchy, like it could catch an edge at any second. 

Switch

Transitions were quite sketchy with that catchy feeling. And even when in that switch position that revert-to-flat-base feel I got from it was even more disconcerting riding in my weaker direction. 

Spins

Again, wasn't a fan because of that catchy/grippy feeling. Setups and landings both felt sketchy. Not the lightest of boards either. No danger of over-spinning after landing, but definitely didn't feel confident finishing an under-rotation after landing. 

Jibbing

Honestly, my jibbing isn't strong enough and I didn't feel safe taking this on any boxes/rails. But based on how the board felt in general, it's not going to be great, at least not in the conditions we had. 

Butters

Pressing tip and tail took some effort. Not super stiff in the tip/tail, but not super easy to press either. Buttering around wasn't great though, for reasons that have been explained above, but straight presses were ok once you lent some good weight into them. No danger of over-flexing, at least for me. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

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

As outlined at the start of this review and re-iterated throughout, this wasn't really a fair test for the Algorhythm and it may well perform a lot better in different conditions. But for slushy conditions, this would be one of the last boards I would reach for. The other boards I rode that day all had to deal with the same conditions and while it wasn't great conditions for any board, the others handled it noticeably better than the Algorhythm. 

Which was disappointing as this is a board I've been wanting to test since it was first released. Will definitely look to get on it again in more variable conditions, but for now can only report how I found it in slush and it wasn't great.