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Intended Purpose: The Pilchuck backpack keeps it short and sweet and is designed for short hikes or sidecountry adventures.  It is ready for backcountry and comes with a aluminum probe and rescue shovel.  All you need is your beacon. Size: The Pilchuck kit is 11L, definitely a smaller backpack for only the essentials.  When I [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked groomers to softpacked slush. Setup: I rode the Arbor Draft with Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: Ideal for spring park laps. Weight: Average Flex: Definitely the softest men’s board in the Arbor line, it’s overall a soft jib board.  The nose [...]

When it comes to keeping your face warm on the mountain, facemasks do the job.  On the deep powder days, they keep you from breathing in the snow.  On the sunny days, they keep you from getting burnt.  On windy days, they keep your face from going numb.  Gone are the days that you have [...]

Job Title: General Manager & President Employer: Northern Escape Heli-Skiing Years on snow: 40 years Days on snow: 120 days/year Currently Riding: Prior Overlords (sorry, I’m a skier…) Currently I am: Getting ready for winter once again Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself John: I started skiing and climbing when I was quite [...]

“It’s not seeing different things, it’s seeing the same things differently” – that simple thought helped define Spy Optics.  In 1994, a group of action sports and motorsports enthusiasts wanted to make sunglasses better and Spy Optics was born to fulfill that demand.  Now you can live through their lens to fulfill your passion whether [...]

Job Title: Owner, Manager, Buyer, Marketing Director, Sales Director, Snowboarder Employer: Shred Soles Performance Snowboard Boot Insoles & Pitcrew Skateboards and Snowboards Years on snow: 22 Days on snow: I don’t count… Many but, never enough. Lots of the guys at the shop have started logging hours instead of days. It’s kinda like a joke [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked icy conditions to soft packed slushy conditions. Setup: I rode the Never Summer Infinity with my Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 154cm. First Impression: Continues to be the women’s SL – ride anything board Weight: average. Flex: The Never Summer Infinity is [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked groomers to softer slushy runs. Setup: I rode the Flow Verve with my Union Team and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: Freestyle fun – that’s the Verve snowboard Weight: average Flex: The Verve has a softer freestyle flex to it.  Torsionally it’s not as soft [...]

The growth of backcountry riders is apparent in snowsports but there’s also a need for an affordable option (other than snowshoes) to get you up the mountains and that’s where MTN Approach comes in.  In January, they  debuted at SIA and introduced a ski device that allows skiers/snowboarders to get up the mountain without paying [...]

When it comes to keeping your face warm on the mountain, facemasks do the job.  On the deep powder days, they keep you from breathing in the snow.  On the sunny days, they keep you from getting burnt.  On windy days, they keep your face from going numb.  Gone are the days that you have [...]