As soon as I put it on Brooks Range Armor Light Jacket, I was struck by how stretchy, yet durable the fabric felt. Made with Polartec® NeoShell® material, the Armor is waterproof but breathable; It’s designed to stop outside elements from entering while allowing inside moisture and hot air to escape. This specialized fabric keeps […]
I was surprised when I got my hands on the brand new BCA Tracker 3 Avalanche Beacon. The sleek, lightweight, NON-Bulkiness of it is amazing. BCA has done a heck of a job slimming down the Tracker3. Three Antenna Beacon The profile of the BCA Tracker 3 Beacon is so low that I sometimes panic […]
With a medium flex, the Arbor Abacus Splitboard is easy quick to maneuver and extremely fast from edge to edge. Find out how the true twin-tip Arbor Abacus Splitboard designed for backcountry riding and pow shredding, held up in the legendary terrain around the Tetons. Reverse Camber & System Rocker The Arbor Abacus Splitboard has […]
The Arbor Coda Camber took everything I fed it and was hungry for in a snowboard and more. I need a stiff board. I’m on the heavier, meatheadier end of the snowboarder body type spectrum and I like to ride aggressively. Deep powder slashes like I was bashing some dream head-high lip. And it’s nice […]
The Burton Flight Attendant has a unique -rocker shape. It features regular camper about 2/3 of the way from the tail, then a rockered tip that kicks the nose up. That profile gives you the float you need to effortlessly rip through the fluff. However, the board is aggressive enough to dissect all kinds of terrain […]
“There are five reasons people buy an electric car,” someone told me at the Driving Change event in Centennial this past Wednesday. Those reasons are to save money, to save the environment, to reduce dependence on foreign oil, to use the carpool lane, and to have fun. Every person who buys an electric car has […]
I have been using the Fitwell Backcountry Boot for the last 2 years in which they have been a roller coaster ride of a boot. Find out how they performed in my Fitwell Backcountry review below : Fitwell Backcountry Weight I opened the box and these things looked, and felt like they wanted to stomp on […]
Lib Tech is by far one of my favorite snowboarding companies. They always have killer snowboards (often with unique board profiles), they’re committed to environmental sustainability, and they’re basically located right in my backyard, out on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. So you can imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity to try out the 2015 […]
It’s hard, if not impossible, to best the Orvis Clearwater Vest. As the longest continually operating fly-fishing business in the world, Orvis absolutely knows what they’re doing when it comes to angling gear and equipment. I’m a fourth-generation user of the company’s many products, and even though he’s not around anymore, I know my great […]
I got the GNU Beast Splitboard handed to me the day I was leaving to drive to BC for a two week hut trip. It was part of a ski guides training where we got a heli bump into a lodge and toured from there. I didn’t want to commit to a board I’d never used before […]