Description
The Japanese style master's signature Stratos
All-conditions freeride, versatile, energetic
Ideal for all-conditions freeriding and carving
Ruiki Masuda’s Signature Series Stratos is a hybrid all-mountain board built for creative freeriding. Its
tapered freeride shape and energetic board feel make the Stratos incredibly versatile and agile in powder
and mixed conditions. Featuring an ash wood veneer topsheet that enhances stability by absorbing chatter,
Ruiki’s Stratos glides across all terrain and thrives in deep snow.
Artwork by Toshikazu Nozaka (@toshikazu1) depicts a scene of Ruiki’s home, between the mountain and
the sea, with the symbolic “kaeru” (frog) in the center.
As Ruiki explains:
“I was born in an area where it never snows. I love both the sea and the mountains, so this is a story from the
base of the sea to the top of the mountain. This mountain is the highest in Japan, Mt. Fuji, my home mountain.
A frog is called "kaeru" in Japanese, and "kaeru" also means "return." That's why a frog is a symbol of luck in
Japan. For example, customers return to your business, or people return home safely.”
Short description:
Ruiki Masuda's Signature Series Stratos is a hybrid all-mountain freeride board that features a directional
shape and an energetic, playful board feel.
Key benefits:
- Medium flex for confident control
- BComp Carbon / Flax stringers + Ash veneer topsheet to absorb chatter in rough snow
- Directional camber/rocker profile for float + grip
- Tapered directional shape for nimble float
- Short sidecut for tight slashing
- 3D Contour Base for all-terrain glide and fluid turn initiation
Model/size/sku Men's Stratos - Signature Series Ruiki Masuda - Size 153 - J.26.SNM.RST.XX.153.1
Men's Stratos - Signature Series Ruiki Masuda - Size 156 - J.26.SNM.RST.XX.156.1
Men's Stratos - Signature Series Ruiki Masuda - Size 159 - J.26.SNM.RST.XX.159.1
Flex: 3/5
On Piste + All-Mountain: 8/10 | Freeride + Powder: 10/10 | Freestyle + Park: 4/10
Shape/Flex/Features: Identical construction except for the addition of the ash veneer topsheet, which
helps dampen vibration and chatter.