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Intended Purpose: These women’s gloves are designed to be a pipe glove for spring conditions. But I disagree, they offer a warmer fit than I think pipe gloves should be. I consider them an all around glove that could be used on cold days and warmer days. Location: I’ve been wearing these gloves during the [...]

Usually I know exactly what outerwear I want the second I see it at the SIA Tradeshow but 686 was hard to choose from this year. They really do a good job of making designs for every style of rider. But there were so many options to consider: going bright, going snaggletooth or just going [...]

Intended Purpose: The Smarty Original Cargo snowboard pant started it all with the smarty series.  Highly waterproof and breathable with a ton of pockets to store everything you need on the mountain. Fit: The original cargo pants have the baggy fit to them in usual 686 standard sizing.  Baggier all around feel and super comfortable [...]

Intended Purpose: The 686 Plexus collection is all about the minimalist, lightweight, shell jackets that go above your standard shell jackets.  The Sonar softshell jacket continues with the minimalist features in a shell jacket but also offers 15,000k waterproofing and 10,000gm breathability. Fit: The 686 Sonar continues with the 686 fit so it will run [...]

Over the past 19 years, 686 has created outerwear with a signature purpose of making things better through snowboarding with technical apparel.  The 2012 686 collection features the Smarty, Mannual, Plexus and Reserved series that offer a range of apparel for various riders/conditions. For 2012, 686 collaborates with Fallen to bring  the skateboarding influence into [...]

It’s no surprise that I love snowboard gear but what I really love is outerwear.  Luckily each year I get to try out more and more brands of outerwear, the first of which is 686 which I’ll be wearing this season.  This rider driven outerwear brand mixes it up with technical collections that range from [...]

Intended Purpose: The Smarty 2.5 complete ply pant offers a high waterproofing and breathability rating, fleece and thermal inner liner to help keep you layered on the mountain when you need it. Fit: The 2.5 complete ply pants are a 686 regular fit.  At first when I got them I didn’t like the fit, I [...]

Job Title: VP of Marketing Employer: 686/Westlife Distribution Years on snow: Wow, I can’t believe it but 19. Since 1991. Days on snow: Not enough, that’s for sure! Currently Riding: A few different boards – Omatic, Never Summer, Lib Tech and Elan, all different sizes and shapes, depending on the conditions. Currently I am: Sitting [...]

Each year 686 consistently offers a fun collection of outerwear from bright bold statements to the subtle color choices.  They understand that technology needs to be combined with quality and bring that to their collection year after year.  This year the collection continues with their signature lines: Smarty, Plexus, Mannual and the new Reserved.  The [...]

Intended Purpose: The 686 KR3W Lumberjack is a softshell jacket that is a limited edition collaboration between 686 and KR3W.  The softshell jacket is durable enough to be used as your main jacket and with 10,000mm and 8,000gm it holds up for most days on the mountain. Fit: The 686 KR3W jacket continues with the [...]