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While the other snowboard companies are thinking of all the different ways to bend boards from tip to tail, Bataleon snowboards patented the idea of bending your base from rail to rail since 1997.  Their Triple Base Technology is offered on all their snowboards in a variety of flavors for twin for park and rails, [...]

For Nike 6.0′s inaugural release, the design began with the athletes needs and opinions for making their voice heard through the product they ride in.  Nike 6.0 is different from Nike Snowboarding in it’s designs, functionality and focus on the Nike Heritage.  They take influence from classic Nike silhouettes and continues with the spirit of [...]

Monument was started in 2001 and is driven by art which is apparent in their boards each season.  By working with a roster of established and emerging artists to infuse art into snowboarding, Monument brings inspired high quality products for snowboarder.  For 10-11 Monument works with artist Daniel Jackson to commemorate their limited artist series, [...]

L1 takes the street to the mountains with outerwear designed around a belief that style wins over tech.  Even with a focus on style they offer pieces that vary in tech depending on the riders who need it.  Their premium fit, fabrics and attention to detail create a collection of outerwear for both men and [...]

Omatic marches steadily into the future as a company for the riders by riders and they won’t BS their way into your heads.  Since Omatic was introduced to the public they’ve developed with the changes, seen riders come and go but continued to be about having a fun ride built with honesty.  With legendary Todd [...]

Foursquare products are not your lounge area outerwear but are made to be ridden out on the mountain…clearly put they are built for snowboarding.  Every feature and design element is focused on the simple purpose of making snowboarding more enjoyable and in simple clear patterns that blend earth colors with mountain colors.  Three series help [...]

With a product line focused on the ride from backcountry to freestyle, Atomic snowboarding makes it easy to understand and just wants you to have fun riding it as much as they had making it.  With the alps right out their doorstep, Atomic boards are built in Altenmarkt with a focus on being environmentally friendly [...]

Weekends are about having fun and since everybody’s working for the weekend it makes sense that Weekend Snowboards would continue that tradition by bringing fun into their second year of snowboards.  Their motto is to keep their snowboards coveted not commodities and with limited releases of each size it’s a guaranteed coveted board.  With pros [...]

A backpack from Burton isn’t just your typical backpack; the options to choose from for features, measurements and functionality are endless.  Packs for sled rats to backcountry riders, water packs to day packs for the resorts, packs for traveling and packs for photographers…there are many options depending on your tastes and needs. Their luggage is [...]

Location: Winter Park, Colorado Snow Conditions: Hardpacked snow conditions that softened up during the day with bluebird skies. Setup: I rode the Union Force bindings with the Never Summer Evo and Smokin PYT with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: Average time for the Forces. I grabbed them from [...]