Review of Burton Molotov EST Bindings
Price: $260
Key Feature: A winged highback for added lateral support and leverage.
Pros: The flex, combined with the height and the wings, allowed for endless nose- and tailpresses. Comfortable foot beds, handy gas pedals, and plush straps seal the dea.
Cons: Snow sticks to the denim accents, and at times the buckles are a little sticky and [...]
Review of Ride Contraband Bindings
Price: $199
Key feature: One-touch in-and-out V-Strap single ratchet.
Pros: This binding is a little faster to strap into because you only have one ratchet.
Cons: These bindings are hard and time-consuming to set up. The Contraband and the ankle strap were equally as tight, which causes too much pressure on the toes.
Overall Verdict: It may [...]
Bonfire Launches Boots in 2009
Bonfire Snowboarding is pleased to announce the launch of a new collaboration with Salomon Snowboards. Bonfire Boots will launch in the fall of 2009 at select retail stores.Bonfire’s design team has harnessed the power of Salomon’s world-leading boot development group to create two men’s boots and two women’s boots that feature custom fit foam [...]
Review of ThirtyTwo Ultralight Boots
Key feature: Lightweight.
Pros: The boots are really light and comfortable. The lacing system is really solid, too. If you like a soft-to-medium-flex boot—these are them.
Cons: The liner, which makes the boots so light, is hard to get into—the material on the inside is really grippy. The sole has good tread for traction on snow, but [...]
There’s No Better Time Than Now
It is October 26, 2009 and we are still patiently (un-patiently for many) waiting for the snow to get here. This is a great time to plan for the upcoming season including researching what the best new gear is and what resorts you want to shred up.
Crystal offers many deals on season passes that are [...]
Volcom’s PB and Rail Jam (After)
The Peanut Butter and Rail Jam is Volcom’s amateur snowboard contest series. The goal of the series is to give something back to the kids. Deviating from the normal way snowboard contests are run, Volcom came up with a fresh format. Instead of having three rails in a row, the rails are side by side [...]
Volcom’s PB and Rail Jam (Before)
I haven’t had the opportunity to ride at Snoqualmie anytime in the past several years so I don’t have any awesome stories to tell. However, many of my fellow shredders from WSU went to Snoqualmie the weekend of Valentine’s Day last year to compete in Volcom’s Peanut Butter and Rail Jam.
For six years the Summit [...]
Subaru and Snowboarders Share the Hill
In another clip from DC Mountain Lab 1.5 Ken Block takes his Subaru WRX on to the mountain to do some tricks with the other DC riders.
