Having a watch that provides you with reliable information when you’re in the backcountry can be the difference between a long cold night or drinking beers with your friends, safe and warm. A trustworthy altimeter can help you determine your location on a map, or not miss the crucial traverse to avoid the gnarly unskiable […]
I picked up a Jones Hovercraft Splitboard as a dedicated powder stick. Rumored to ride well in all conditions, I was curious to see how this legendary shape from Jones really performed. Jones Hovercraft Splitboard Performance Although my Jones Hovercraft is now a couple of seasons old, in terms of performance the board has essentially […]
Arbor’s A-Frame is like a great powerful sword to slice and dice everything in your path. With that Arbor fierceness and its dedication to craftsmanship, the A-Frame is a directional superplank that’ll take you where you need to go, from pow to ice to everything in between, in and out of bounds. Arbor A-Frame Wooden […]
The Burton Ruler Snowboard Boot is one of the best selling snowboard boots of all time. And for good reasons. The Speed Zone lacing system is simple to use, and out of the box the comfort of the Ruler Boot is spot on. Burton Ruler Lacing vs BOA With the Burton Ruler Snowboard Boots you […]
The new Nitro Capital TLS Boots has been my go-to snowboard boot this season. Nitro’s only true “splitboard boot” offers incredible performance on the way up and especially on the down. If you’re looking for a stiff boot that can do it all you found it. Nitro Capital TLS Stiffness Splitboarders are slower than skiers […]
The Dynafit Hoji Pro Tour Ski Boot provides excellent downhill performance and surprisingly good uphill performance. Historically, most backcountry ski boots have performed well in one realm or the other, but the HOJI PRO TOUR does both well. The system to switch between walk and ski modes is pretty slick and secures a surprisingly tight […]
ToughTested’s Jump Starter V8 is something that I really coulda used 7 years ago. I’d just driven from L.A. to Mt. High for the day, leaving just before dawn but with the big dump dropping, I had my headlights on even after sunrise. And at the end of the day, a might-I-add abnormally cold day […]
Triolet may be a place in the Alps or something (I don’t know, I didn’t look it up) but the toilet-y sound of the Patagonia Triolet Jacket is a real discredit to the performance it provides onhill. Patagonia Triolet Jacket 2L GORE-TEX Far from being a flushable, run of the mill hardshell, the Patagonia Triolet […]
Airblaster is one of my favorite brands out there: A snowboarding company that makes snowboard gear for snowboarders. Should come as no surprise, then, that they make a sick pair of snowboard goggles. Specifically the Airblaster Savage Air Goggle. And they make it at a price that even the most dirtbagging rider can swing. Moisture […]
I love myself a good helmet but the K2 Route Helmet is anything but that. Being a snowboard mountaineer I was excited to try a helmet geared towards mountaineering but it let me down. I encourage you to continue to read this and hear out why you don’t want this helmet. It may give you […]