Comments about Ride Concept TMS Snowboard 2009:

This has replaced my older Ride All Mountain boards. I'm not a park rat and generally ride the steeps and natural terrain a lot more than I play around in the park. The board will tear it up, and is the most stable board at high speeds that I have ridden. I tend to ride really fast and was in dire need of a board that could hold an edge on varying conditions without loosing it's edge when it gets choppy and you are charging down the hill in varied conditions. This board was the ticket last season. Granted large icy sections still suck, but they will on just about any board. The board floats in powder a lot better than I was expecting it to, not as well as a powder dedicated board, but it floats quite well with minor effort. Overall I'd rate this board a 5 for an all mountain board for someone that is not a dedicated park rat and likes to charge down the mountain and drop off just about anything. It has a ton of pop off of the kickers, but not enough flex in my opinion for anything more than basic grinds on rails. All mountain performance at it's finest!

Comments about Ride Concept TMS Snowboard 2009:

The reincarnation of the Timeless is not from the same mold as the original. A slightly softer flex pattern has upped this board's versatility (if that's possible). The Timeless could always go anywhere on the mountain and hold its own in the park. The TMS will own the park better than any other one stick quiver out there.

The only knock I had on this board is the fact that it is more versatile than it used to be (I'm definitely biased towards freeride boards) and I preferred the stiffer Timeless. But that's a personal preference, and to be honest, I don't think the TMS cares one bit. It still is the bar against which any other "All mountain, versatile" boards must be measured, and most come up wanting.