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At SIA, the days are long but well worth it because of the amount of fun that’s going to happen. Day two started early with a SIA seminar, continued throughout with appointments and ended into the night with the Transworld Riders Poll. It was the longest day of the tradeshow and probably the most fun [...]

Four days of 2013 snowboard gear. That’s what SIA is about in Denver, Colorado. Today it all went down, the opening speeches, the first glimpses at what’s coming out for next year and a whole lotta high fives and hugs on the tradeshow floor. This is my favorite time of year and the busiest since [...]

Hard to believe it’s that time of year but things are about to get crazy in Colorado! For the next 10 days I’ll be on the road, in the tradeshow for four days, on the snow demos for two days and finally relaxing towards the end of the trip. I’ll be attending the SIA Tradeshow [...]

When it comes to building snowboards, Head is about people, innovative and high quality products. The passion from riding meets technology so that a product rides better. For technologies, Head uses a chip placed close to the front of the board that absorbs vibrations and within five-thousandths of a second stiffens the board and increased [...]

Burton continues to be a leading force in the snowboard industry with their offering of snowboards built around every rider in mind; for backcountry, park, pipe, freeriders or just beginning snowboarders.  The 2012 collection also marks the return of Jake Burton running the show. For board bends, Burton offers two types of rocker EZ V [...]

Oakley continues to set the stage for goggle designs and signature series.  Riders can take their pick from the classic A-Frame series, to the women’s stockholms to the popular Crowbars.  Their pro riders have their signature touch on everything from goggles to outerwear to softgoods in the collection. It’s remarkable to see the variety of [...]

When it comes to keeping your lid protected, Pro-Tec has been delivering innovative, leading technology geared for progression for over 35 years.  Pro-Tec’s goal is to continue to support and protect riders around the world so they can keep innovating, expressing and progressing. For technology, Pro-Tec offers different helmet protection.  The multi-impact protection in the [...]

Designed to be ridden in, it’s simple but yet surprisingly unexpected.  Foursquare products are made just for snowboarding, to make it more enjoyable, to last longer and to be there for those days on the mountain (not in the bar or walking around). Three series help distinguish the outerwear for men and women:  Convertible Series [...]

For over 45 years, Smith has been dedicated to designing and innovating goggles to make great days better.  Smith takes helmets and goggles to be designed to be one seamless, functional integrated system that complements each other. For quickness and adaptability, the I/O and I/OS goggles allow you to swap lenses even faster for changing [...]

For the past 18 years, Vans has been utilizing their 45 year footwear experience to build snowboard boots that are a reflection of Vans deep boardsports heritage.  Vans understands the need to ride but also a boot that will perform for you so you can enjoy each turn.  The boots continue to be developed and [...]