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Intended Purpose: The Bonfire Banked Fleece is essential for the mountains. The jacket is designed with a fleece lining for snowboarding (or around town) and an accented hood. It’s a great collection for layering on the mountain during the cold winter or warm spring conditions. Fit: It was designed to be a layering piece in [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Salomon Absolutes on the Salomon Salomonder with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: The bindings were quick to set up on the board.  In hindsight I thought the toe strap was centered and [...]

Ride it for real – a simple idea that often goes unnoticed by companies.  But Salomon Snowboards stands by collaborating, constructing and communicating with riders all over the mountain, all over the world.  It gives the snowboards a commitment of quality, authencity and next level performance that the riders can experience. Salomon Snowboards focuses on [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked groomers to icy death. Setup: I rode the Salomon Answer with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: This board has some snap, crackle and pop to it giving you a lighter all mountain lively board. Weight: lighter than average. [...]

Usually when Pipe to Pipe comes to Mt Hood, Oregon I’m sitting in Colorado working and watching the updates from the contest wishing I could be there just to enjoy the summer shred.  But this year, I was there bright and early to watch from registration, each riders runs on snow and skate until the [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions. Setup: I rode the Salomon Pop Star with Salomon Celeste bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 153cm. First Impression: So far this is a good all around mountain ride and enjoying being back on camber. Weight: Lighter [...]

Location: Winter Park, Colorado Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions. Setup: I rode the Salomon Celeste bindings on the  Salomon Pop Star with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: I think I made the guy nervous because it took a lot longer than [...]

Shay: What is your job title? Scotty: Pro Boarda Shay: Did your parents question your job choice? Scotty: They definetly would have liked to see me go to college but were very supportive of whatever I chose to do. Shay: What was your first set up? Scotty: I bought a BlackSnow mogul monster from Ames. [...]

Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked ice in the morning turning to softer snow throughout the day. The Ivy was the first board of the day and got the hardpacked icy conditions. Setup: I rode the Salomon Ivy with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Riding my size board, [...]

Designed for all styles of riders in all conditions, Salomon Snowboards has taken the logical steps for 09-10 to reduce their impact while developing and designing boards. With Wolfgang Nyvelt and David Benedek leading the pack, it’s no wonder that the boards are fun to ride. Salomon Snowboards continues with the G.I.F.T (Green Initiative for [...]