After a few seasons on the slopes, you realise that having a set of goggles with interchangeable lenses is a must. Then you realise that changing the lenses on those goggles is a huge pain in the arse. Well magical magnets are once again the answer to all of our troubles. More »
Meesh Hytner was doing typical pro-snowboarder things, participating in an informal backcountry competition in Colorado, when suddenly she found herself in a class-3 avalanche. Lucky for her, she was wearing an emergency airbag system, and lucky for you, there’s video. More »
The worst part of snowboarding? Getting stuck on the flats, having to uncouple your boot, pedal along like a schmuck — all while hoping you don’t get run down from behind. Bugger that. The Kahuna Snow Stick turns your snowboard into reliable cross-country transportation. More »
Winter is over and done with for the year, but next year it’ll happen all over again. It’ll eventually get cold, it’ll eventually start snowing in some places, and there it’ll be snowboarding season once again. To get a little taste, watch these guys snowboard down gigantically scary mountains. I will never be this cool. More »
The Creators Project put together this video profile of Curt Morgan, a snowboarder turned filmmaker whose team, Brain Farm, uses the world’s most advanced cameras to capture extreme sports as they’ve never been seen before. Think Planet Earth meets snowboarding. More »
While these actual, real, strap-’em-to-your-hands-and-navigate-ski-slopes gloves are, you know, real, I much preferred the GPS gloves concept from two years ago. Give me a bionic hand over insulated glove any day of the week. More »
