One of the most noticeable changes to this years Furberg splitboard is easy to spot, the Isosport Polyamide topsheet. The topsheet has a nice rich blue color that really jumps out, especially when compared to the last Freeride Splitboard from Furberg with a plain off-white olive colorway. This topsheet is meant to be one of the […]
What is it that sets these Glade Goggles apart from the likes of Smith, Dragon, and Spy? The price. Move over big players in the eye-wear industry there is a new manufacturer in town, Glade Optics. Although not entirely new to the optics world, Glade has been making killer sunglasses for the last few years. […]
The POC Orb Clarity Goggle has changed the way I see so to speak. The overall quality of the goggles is readily apparent, and between the lens and the frame, there are plenty of great attributes to go around. But let’s start with the most important of the two, and the half where this goggle […]
There is a good reason that the GNU Riders Choice Snowboard sports the name it does. Riders of all preferences and skill levels, including GNU team riders Mathieu Crepel, Blake Paul, and Max and Gus Warbington, favor the board for it’s absolute control on snow. C2 BTX Banana Camber The GNU Riders Choice Snowboard has […]
There is something crazy that happens when you put on the Ride Insano Focus Snowboard Boots Even though you put them on your feet, they get inside your head. These bad boys are so responsive that all you have to do is think it, and they are already making it happen. This is no joke. […]
The Never Summer Proto Type Two is the most lively, fun, surfy, poppy hippie loving snowboard I have ever ridden and it makes me uber proud that this snowboard was handmade in Denver, Colorado and even pressed by Sasso (a snowboarder). When you buy a board from NS you’re supporting snowboarding and more importantly snowboarders […]
The Spark R&D Surge Binding is not for the faint of heart. For the guy or gal that runs stiff boots and loves a stiff splitboard binding, the Spark R&D Surge Binding was designed with you in mind. A burly, big mountain crusher binding designed by Spark R&D. Find out more in my Spark R&D […]
The Arbor Element Snowboard is an all-mountain beast. This board will do everything you think up, from side hits to ripping steep and deep powder. With 20 years under its belt, the Arbor Element Snowboard offers classic design is here to stay! Arbor Element Grip Tech Thanks to a parabolic rocker (rocker that fades out […]
The Mammut Stoney HS Jacket is perhaps the first shell that performs equally as well on the skin track as it does in the lift line. Heck, I even wore this jacket all fall in the rain, so it’s truly a multi-seasonal piece of gear you can wear throughout the year. Mammut Stoney HS Jacket Testing […]
I made the switch over to a Spark Dyno DH Dyna-split setup and the truth is, those randos have always had a HUGE advantage over us on the up. But then how do you get back down? Enter the Spark Dyno DH, pretty much the final piece in the split mountaineer puzzle. Those damn AT […]