The riva excels in tight trees and open and steep bowls. With its Multi Radial Drop Camber-Rocker-centered on the powder, its wide nose, narrow back, its rugged topsheet, its sintered base and its wooden core Slayer, the riva floats effortlessly in the powder, is agile in the trees tight, is quite rigid to hold the square despite the snap and mud, and is fast enough to keep you at the top all day. Add to that our Split Tech technology for climbs and you will get an optimal tension on the skin, a square hold and ease of turns in kick.