The North Face Purist Pants are designed for backcountry skiers and riders that tend to get after it. These pants are rugged, breathable and are made with a GORE-TEX membrane, what more could you want? And as an added bonus the Purist Pant area apart of The North Face’s legendary Summit Series collection featuring “the […]
Founded in 2005 by Kerry Luckey and Jason Remple, Stellar Heli Skiing is already a major player in the heli skiing world. And things don’t look to be letting up anytime soon. There’s a reason that the Kootenay Rockies were the birthplace of heli skiing and cat skiing. And that reason is the perfect powder, […]
I have started winter camping and was looking for a sleeping bag that would allow me to camp out in temperatures under 32 F ( 0 °C) as well as double as a sleeping bag I could use in the spring, summer and fall. The question is can the Therm-a-Rest Oberon can work in variety of […]
If you think you’re regular snowboard boots are going to cut it as splitboard boots, the harsh reality is they won’t. The main difference is a pair of splitboarding boots like the Deeluxe Spark XV Snowboard Boots will offer a lot more lateral support (sideways) than a traditional snowboard boot. Regular snowboard boots tend to […]
Why aren’t all splitboards made with this sort of shape? The Jones Mountain Twin Splitboard is the sort of board any resort rider can jump on and instantly fall in love with splitboarding. It’s really that simple when you jump on a splitboard like the Jones Mountain Twin. Ready to build your ultimate backcountry setup? Check […]
The Patagonia Powder Bowl Jacket was the one jacket that comes with me anytime I went skiing or snowboarding at a ski resort this winter. Weighting 941 g (33.2 oz) this jacket isn’t the lightest but that’s ok, especially if you’re sitting on a chairlift looking for protection from the wind. GORE-TEX Membrane This years […]
Valhalla, a mystical place ruled over by the god of Odin. It’s where warriors go when they die, a heaven full of food & fighting. Each day the soldiers go to war and regardless of the outcome they come back fresh the following morning as if nothing had happened. An eternal groundhog day of sorts. Tucked […]
One of the better freeride splitboards with plenty of freestyle fun comes to us from Arbor Snowboards. The Arbor Coda Splitboard is not new, we have reviewed it before along with it’s predecessor the Coda Split. Year after year there is one board I’m always excited to mount up, and usually, the first one of […]
The Weston Backwoods Splitboard was the one board the surprised me the most on snow. At first, I looked at the shape and thought it was very powder specific niche type snowboard. Most likely made for the guy that can afford a quiver of splitboards. But for the rest of us, where would a board like […]
Are you looking for a splitboard specific backpack designed for carrying larger loads into the backcountry? If so this year’s Burton Incline 40L Backpack is a must have for your winter touring kit. 40L Storage So why does this backpack work so well for touring. First of all, it’s got 40L of storage space on the inside. […]