The 2026 Korua Transition Finder is designed to be Korua’s daily driver. It has less taper than more powder-oriented boards like the Korua Dart, while still maintaining decent float, has decent edge hold on hardpack, and a stiff tail that feels stable on landings and can be loaded up for a decent pop. I tested […]
Coming from K2’s Landscape collection of all mountain snowboards, the 2027 Commonwealth is an all-terrain/all-conditions weapon. Intended for top to bottom laps where the entire mountain is viewed through a freestyle lens. While most at home charging the nastiest and steepest lines at full speed or riding pow, this board is perfectly comfortable laping the […]
A true life “daily driver”. I have been riding Burton boards for decades now and I hate to sound biased but… they are my favorite brand and all the gear they make is top-quality. The amount of research and development they have put behind these products is unmatched in the industry. And it’s clearly evident […]
Armada Snowboards? Yep, you read that right, for the 26-27 Winter Season, Armada is entering the Snowboard side of the Snowsports industry for the first time. With several longtime riders from the industry jumping aboard to launch and run the snowboard side, factories specific to snowboards, and a team of pro riders that are about […]
It’s been a minute since I’ve ridden a Rossignol Snowboard. I worked closely with their team during the early 2000s filming T Rice, Jeremy Jones, Beaman, Scotty Arnold, and Jonas Emery. So needless to say all I rode for like 5 years were Rossignol boards. I loved them. And for no other reason but the […]
The 2027 Ride Vantum Snowboard is designed to bridge the gap between the radical “Pig” series and a more traditional, high-performance all-mountain shape in the Ride Snowboards lineup. I put an early-release 157cm Vantum through its paces at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort during our annual TETON Tested board test. From late-season spring park laps to the […]
The Never Summer Proto T3 Eclipse isn’t just another board in the quiver; it’s a high-performance throwback to the roots of a Colorado powerhouse. Featuring the original “Eclipse” logo from the early days, this deck might look like a tribute, but the technology under the hood is strictly from the 21st century. At Mountain Weekly News, […]
“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 […]
I recently took the YES. Pick Your Line XTRM out for some hot laps at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort following a solid dump of fresh snow. As someone who tests boards for a living and has ridden well over 100 different decks, I don’t say this lightly: this snowboard has officially become my daily driver […]
The UNINC Legacy: From Burton Offshoot to YES Snowboards If you remember the mid 2000’s you might remember a groundbreaking offshoot of Burton Snowboards called UNINC. This was a rider designed and marketed brand led by Romain De Marchi, J.P. Solberg, David Carrier-Porcheron (DCP), Gigi Rüf, Jeff Anderson, and Danny Davis. These guys were on […]