Tested
Gnu Park Pickle ($490) Key feature: Asymmetrical sidecut (deeper on the heelside) for better foot and body symmetry and balance on the board. Pros: Alex says, “It’s such an easy board to ride and has tons of pop. Heelside turns are almost too easy.” Cons: “The Banana Technology reverse camber and Magnetraction edges take a [...]
Flow Prima SE Bindings ($280) Key feature: New locking mini-ratchets for custom adjustments. Pros: Caroline says, “The boot hold is snug, and the bindings are super responsive and light—I felt like I was floating on my board! Plus they look pretty cool and have a super low-profile, my skinny pants fit right over them.” Cons: [...]
Bond National Jacket ($290) Key feature: An eco-friendlier, highly waterproof coating utilized with recycled fabrics. Pros: Dave says, “It’s really waterproof with good style—clean lines and subtle highlights. It fits well with an appropriate length in the body and sleeves, and there’re pockets everywhere for all the gear.” Cons: “It’s a little thin for all [...]
Nixon Wire Mic Earphones ($90) Key Feature: iPhone compatible earphones with a mic for answering/ignoring calls and changing songs. Pros: “Clean-cut design. Great acoustics. Easy to use—one touch of the button answers or denies a call, two touches on the button changes the track. And the cloth-covered, tangle-free cord doesn’t hang up on gear like [...]
Bataleon Goliath Snowboard, ($470) Key Feature: Freestyle Triple Base Technology (TBT)—a concave base for freestyle riding. Pros: Says Chris, “This board is more forgiving on landings and easier to butter. It makes catching your edge a little harder and helps when you over or under rotate spins.” Cons: He also mentions, “It’s a little squirrelly [...]
K2 Auto Ever Binding, ($299) Key Feature: Auto cinching toe strap. Pros: Chris exclaims, “Strap in faster than your friends on a pow day! The auto cinching toe strap gets plenty tight. They ride and feel like a normal binding, plus they’re easy to setup and adjust.” Cons: “The toe strap can get in the [...]
Holden Marie 3L Jacket ($480) Key Feature: C_Change fabric—a Swiss design featuring exceptional wind and waterproofness and eco-friendlier production in accordance with Blue Sign (bluesign.com). Pros: Jess remarked, “It’s unbelievably lightweight and extremely windproof and waterproof. The length is great, and it has deep pockets and the Recco system. I love the matte black color, [...]
Oakley Splice Goggles ($110–150) Key Feature: A cut-out nose bridge for improved downward visibility and reduced nasal pressure. Pros: Dave says, “They have very little pressure on the nose and a good fit on my face. Plus the VR50 emerald lens works great in sun and clouds.” Cons: Dave blurts, “Haters getting used to a [...]
RED Pure Helmet ($80) Key Feature: Internal ventilation and super lightweight in-molded polycarbonate shell. Pros: Caroline says, “This helmet is super light! It’s a helmet I could actually get used to wearing because I don’t feel the weight of it on my neck and it has a pretty low profile.” Cons: Caroline noticed, “It was [...]
Urethane high backs (the same stuff in skateboard wheels) make for a binding that'll tweak and stay semi-rigid.
Based on those early '90s notebooks (Trapper Keepers) these boots Velcro you in and offer tons of mobility.
