Rome Muse Snowboard Review

Overview of the Muse’ Specs

Who is the Muse Most Suited To?

The Muse is  best suited to anyone looking for a do-it-all board that's on the more aggressive side. It rides best at speed and excels at carving and smashing through crud. 

Can be good for freestyle stuff, but you want to be an experienced freestyle rider to be able to manage it. Would be tricky for someone just getting into freestyle riding. 

Definitely not for beginners. Even lower end intermediate riders will probably find it a bit challenging. 

Muse DetailS

Bindings angles: +12/-9

Stance width: 510mm (20.1″)

Stance Setback: Centered

Width at Front Insert: 250mm (9.8")

Width at Back Insert: 251mm (9.9")  

Weight: 2840g (6lbs, 4oz)

Weight per cm: 19.06g/cm

Average Weight per cm: 17.38 grams/cm*

* based on just over 40 women's boards that I've weighed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 models. The Talent Scout was quite a bit heavier on the scales than average and felt a little heavier than average on snow. 

Tester: Meira

Rider Height:  5'4 (163cm)

Rider Weight: 130lbs (58kg)

Rider Boot Size: US Women's 8 (Burton Limelite)

Bindings Used: Union Milan

Powder

No powder to test in but based on feel and specs, it should be OK with out being great. It's got a slightly longer nose than tail, but is otherwise pretty close to a twin, so not a lot of directional things to help in powder. It does have some rocker in the tip and tail, which helps, but it's pretty subtle. 

Carving

You can really lock into and rip carves. Great feeling for long and short carves. Very little to no wash out. Still able to carve at slow speeds. 

Turning

Ease of Turning/Slashing: Easy to turn with some speed under it. Takes effort to get turn it when riding slow. 

Maneuverability at slow speeds: Takes a good bit of effort to go edge-to-edge at slow speeds. You can get it going relatively quickly, but it's definitely not effortless. 

Catchiness: Quite a catchy feeling at slower speeds. Feels less catchy as you ride it faster. 

Speed

Board feels very fast, glides very well and feels stable and holds an edge well at high speeds speeds. Feels at its best when riding faster. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud/Chunder: The muse smashes through crud very well. Doesn't get bucked around easily. Very stable through variable terrain. 

Trees/Bumps: The board moves through mogals and bumps well at speeds but more effort at slow speeds. 

Jumps

Slightly hard to set up for jumps. Have to get it right and really nail it to stomp jumps. Pop is not easy access so overall harder to pop. 

Pop: Not very easy to access pop. You get solid pop when you wind it up and put the effort in, but not much if you don't really load it up. 

Approach: Nice and stable for when you pick your line and don't deviate from it. Not as good for making adjustments/speed checking.  

Landing: You can stomp a landing if you nail it but not very forgiving if you get it wrong. 

Side-hits: Slightly hard to approach side hits, not very good for side hits as the pop is not easy access.

Small jumps/Big jumps: Best for large jumps for experienced jumpers, where you need a stability at speed on approach and a solid landing platform. 

Switch

Slightly hard to transition in and out of switch due to catchiness and stiffness of the board. But riding switch is very similar to its normal direction. 

Spins

Can spin but have to put in a good amount of effort to get a spin because of that catchiness at slower speeds on setup, the extra weight and the hard to access pop. 

Jibbing

Approach is hard for quick speed checks. Pop is hard to windup and access. Stable feeling over features. Dismount is solid when the take off is solid but it's not easy to get right and can feel catchy on both approach and landing. You'd want to be an experienced jibber to feel comfortable on this board for rails/boxes. 

Butters

Pretty hard to press the nose and tail. Feels quite stiff in nose and tail. Gotta really get your weight over the ends. 

Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

Overall, the Muse is a beast of a board that can bomb and carve really well for those who are strong and have good technique. You've got to ride it or it can ride you - and it feels best at speed. At slower speeds it can feel a little catchy and takes quite a bit of effort to turn. 

Well suited to freestyle/park for experienced park riders but would be challenging if you're just starting out with doing freestyle stuff.