GEAR REVIEW: Arc’teryx Vertical SV Gloves The Arc’teryx Vertical SV glove is the short cuff version of their big gauntlet glove, the Alpha SV. With a full leather palm, beefy fleece interior and a Gore-Tex membrane to keep you dry, these gloves just look burly. After wearing them on most of the colder, wetter days throughout a whole winter season, I can safely say, they stand up as well as most things Arc’teryx makes. They were bomber. At first glance, these gloves are a little strange and chunky looking. Thick, anatomically curved fingers gave me pause as to how they would perform doing anything that required a little dexterity. While they struggled with finer movements at first, […] Gear Review D’Arcy McLeish | December 5, 2013 0 Comments
10 Powder Day Essentials When things get deep, there’s a few items you’re going to want in order to keep you afloat while staying warm and keeping the stoke flowing. Here are 10 of our powder day essentials when Ullr goes big: 1. Volkl Two If things are going to be deep, and you want to go big you’re going to need a set of big skis. The Two by Volkl is perfect for the job with a healthy waist of 124mm, fully rockered, and […] Gear Review SnowBrains | December 4, 2013 2 Comments
Patagonia Down Sweater Review An essential member of every backcountry rider or winter shredder’s coat collection is the puffy jacket. For this Patagonia down sweater review the jacket has seen it all. From blustery changeovers on exposed ridges to treks home from the bars on cloudless nights, warmth is key and down is king. Patagonia has become widely recognized as a crafter of outstanding quality and environmentally responsible gear, and now even beer. The Patagonia down sweater hoody is an iconic, stylish, and backcountry tested down jacket. With one-inch baffles the down sweater is toasty, without making you look like the Michelin Man. In a crowded […] Gear Review Chaz Diamond | November 27, 2013 1 Comment
Gear Review by Jeremy Jones: 2014 Splitboard the “Solution” Jeremy Jones, standing in front of Tram Face at Squaw Valley, gives you the full break down of the 2014 Solution and Carbon Solution. These are the boards Jeremy takes with him to Alaska, the Himalaya, Japan, the Sierra Nevada, anywhere when he’s filming big lines for his big movies. These boards are why he created Jones Snowboards. It was his vision to create strong splitboards that would deliver high functionality uphill and […] Gear Review SnowBrains | November 22, 2013 0 Comments
10 Gear Essentials for Sidecountry Skiing Backcountry skiing is the fastest growing genre of our sport. Having the right equipment is important; having the right amount of experience and education is vital. Listed below are 10 pieces of gear that I recommend for sidecountry skiing or short backcountry day trips. This is the gear I use know works well. Gear is never a substitute […] Gear Review Eric Bryant | November 21, 2013 7 Comments
Airblaster Freedom Suit | Gear Review Airblaster is one of the coolest makers of snowboard goods around. With three priorities: friends, freedom, and fun; not one piece of Airblasters line up it too serious or too boring to be part of snowboarding, because we all know snowboarding is all about having fun. The Freedom Suit is no exception to the guidelines that our friends from Airblaster live by, in fact it’s a keystone item in their lineup […] Gear Review Eric Behn | November 20, 2013 2 Comments
RAMP Peacepipe | Ski Review Last season I almost exclusively skied on RAMP Skis. With the majority of that skiing being on the RAMP Peacepipe, one of their “Hard Charging Powder Skis”. For myself I skied on the 179cm model mounted with Look Pivots on the recommended mounting point. In total during the 2012/2013 snow sliding season I put over 120 days on my skis. Working with the Snowbird Ski Patrol meant a vast majority of those days were 8-10 hour days of “work”. When on the clock I don’t always have the choice to ski where I want. This means skiing in unfavorable conditions such as frozen chicken-heads and sheets of ice that […] Gear Review Kyler Roush | November 15, 2013 3 Comments
Top 10 Best Ski Graphics of 2014 Freeskier Magazine just released their list of what they feel are the top 10 best ski graphics of 2014. While it’s not the graphics that define a ski, it doesn’t hurt to have some rad looking sticks under your feet to help fuel your stoke and motivate some quality chair ride conversation. We think Ski Logik should have made it in there somewhere with their sexy wooden inlays or perhaps […] Gear Review SnowBrains | November 14, 2013 2 Comments
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