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Glove Review: Swany SX-31

August 29th, 2010

Intended Purpose: Cold weather skiing/snowboarding mitten with good insulation to keep your hands warm on the mountain.
Location: I spent the majority of time riding these in late season storms in Colorado.
Conditions: I’ve worn these mittens on cold snowy days on the mountain, typically below 25 degrees.
Sizing: I have typical women’s hands and am wearing a [...]

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Snowboard Review: 10-11 Arbor Draft

August 25th, 2010

Location: Steamboat, CO & Timberline, OR
Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked to slushy groomers to powder days.
Setup: I rode the Arbor Draft with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8.
Size: 155cm.
First Impression: Soft buttery goodness for park laps
Weight: average
Flex: The draft is the soft buttery flexing board in the arbor line, it’s meant [...]

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Snowboard Review: 10-11 Capita Horrorscope FK

August 16th, 2010

Location: Timberline, OR
Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked to slushy groomers.
Setup: I rode the Capita Horrorscope FK with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8.
Size: 151cm.
First Impression: The horrorscope is that fun soft board that is just meant for park
Weight: Lighter than average
Flex: The horrorscope is meant to be that soft [...]

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Snowboard Review: 10-11 Forum Holy Moly

August 9th, 2010

Location: Breckenridge, CO
Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked to slushy groomers.
Setup: I rode the Forum Holy Moly with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8.
Size: 152cm.
First Impression: I was told this was a love it or hate it board but I’m actually in the middle of the road on this board…never knew what [...]

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Review: Remind Insoles

August 2nd, 2010

Intended Purpose: The Remind insoles come in two versions, cush and thin.  The thin are meant for more shoes and low impact like walking, the cush are ideal for higher impact activities like snowboarding.  I’ve worn both in my snowboard boots and the cush are definitely more favorable for snowboarding.
Appearance: This is one of my [...]

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