Gear reviews for backcountry skiing and splitboarding, tested from people who are out there pushing boundaries.
The Arc’teryx Sabre jacket has become one of the world’s go-to gore-tex shells for resort skiing and snowboarding in the past few years. This year they have updated to using the new ePe fabric, which is free of the harmful PFAS “forever chemicals” that leech into our ecosystem. After testing the jacket for the past […]
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ThirtyTwo T32M FASE Bindings: First Impressions Specs: Quick-release highback, double-beam heelcup, fast ankle strap Pro Models: Pat Fava (featured here), Scott Stevens, Chris Bradshaw Best For: All-mountain shredding Overall Feel: Responsive, yet durable, with super fast ankle strap adjustments I’ll get it out of the way now that I’m a fan of ThirtyTwo. Over the
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The Dark Start is a honoured tradition where the brave and the foolish unite in the same body to leave their tent in pre-dawn hours to get a head start on the day for optimal riding conditions. The jacket of the same name is an ode to those times and also an enhancer for them.
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A good day skiing or snowboarding starts at home, the moment we get dressed. The right thermal base layer will make or break a day out there by providing warmth, expelling sweat, and regulating the body temperature in frigid temperatures. It might be the big turning point in a person’s skiing or snowboarding journey when
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Support small business! We use affiliate links on some of the items below to help pay the bills. If you have a friend who loves backcountry skiing or splitboarding but maybe aren’t as obsessed as they are, it might be hard to find the idea gift. That’s where we come in! As people who are
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A good pair of snowboard pants satisfies a few different needs: It has to be warm, keep you dry, look good, and not hinder your riding. That’s the absolute baseline. But for snowboard pants to ascend from good to great, you also need pockets that are functional, and craftsmanship that will wisthstand years of shredding
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To discuss snowboarding’s history and not mention the Forum 8 is leaving out a key player in a 40 year old saga. The VHS era of snowboarding videos inspired a generation of riders, with the Forum videos of the late 90’s and early 00’s being at the top of that list. The team was arguably
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Every snowboard has a story worth telling. Because somewhere, someone with a vision set out to have a board that can help us ride better, or shred faster, or jump higher. We’ve seen the rise and fall of mainstream hype towards snowboarding so even the larger companies know that it’s pointless to make mass-produced garbage
YES. Sender XTRM Snowboard Review: This Thing Pops! Read More »
When I was a kid, snowboard bindings didn’t really innovate for at least a decade. The biggest new development would be a new toe piece or some new bushings. Then, a few years ago, Step-ons came out and totally changed the game. Since then, snowboard bindings have been evolving at a rapid pace. It seems
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Snowboarding in fresh powder. Those who know the feeling undoubtedly have their own emotions come out when they hear that phrase. It elicits a feeling of freedom, weightlessness, and flow. There really is nothing like it, and for those who pursue it, a lifelong passion is born at the first moment those turns connect. Surfing
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