It’s no secret to those who know me that I’m a Union fan boy. I’ve tried almost every binding in their line and currently ride a few pairs of the classic Force, the Stratus, and a set of Falcor’s from a few years back. I also had the Atlas the year it came out, as […]
“The perfect freeride board doesn’t exi………….” I’ve always used Never Summer snowboards as my go to, early season, “rock boards”. They are known to be tough as nails, and the boards I choose to ride are often multi camber profiles, and high on the dampness scale. I think, “there’s rock out there, and I’m still […]
Over the years as I’ve traveled around to different ski regions, I noticed certain areas have a seem to have a dominant goggle brand that most locals tend to gravitate towards. Jackson, WY (where I have spent 15 years living and riding) has always been a Smith town. This Smith Google was picked for this […]
Smaller, lighter, more powerful, and packed with more features and new technology, the new Mammut S2 Avalanche Beacon is their flagship professional beacon and has many more offerings than its predecessor, the popular Barryvox S model we tested in 2024. Is it worth the upgrade? Let go over some of the stand out new features […]
When the legendary snowboard boot brand ThirtyTwo announced they were getting into the binding game, this was quite a big deal in itself. But when their initial offerings all feature an all new ThirtyTwo T32M FASE fast entry binding system, it marks a new point in snowboard technology and puts us firmly into the “future […]
I’m a Union binding lover, and have been riding them exclusively for the past 15 seasons. So when I saw that Union had partnered with Burton and licensed the Step On system, I absolutely had to see what was going on. This power move shows that this system is here to stay, and the two […]
Look around next time you are out ripping at your local resort, and you can’t not notice the Burton Step On System everywhere! I see them in nearly every liftline I’m in, so obviously I can’t not try these out. My first round demoing the Burton Genesis Binding and Swath Step On was interesting. My […]
Binding straps are SO 2022…JK, but every time I go out on the hill I notice more and more step in/on strapless bindings out there. I don’t doubt the functionality of these new systems, but something about the feel (I’ve tried a few “Step On” set ups) leave me craving my good ol’ boot/ binding/ […]
I got to ride the new Never Summer V-Twin Snowboard at Grand Targhee Resort in foggy spring conditions with a lot of slush and a bit of ice. I used my regular binding/ boot set up of large Union Strata Snowboard Bindings and size 11.5 Adidas Acerras’ on the 160cm model for this day of […]