Burton Mission Bindings: Review
The Mission bindings have been in Burton’s range for a long time… a good quality, all-round binding that can go everywhere, tried and tested? Here’s the review. Reviewer’s Setup Board: Lib Tech T.Rice Bindings: Burton Mission Boots: 32 Lashed Forward lean: none Hi-back rotation: none Review Terrain. Two weeks of riding with these bindings: Most: [...]
Rome Manual Snowboard Review (and Wide Crail)
This is a guest review, written by René Weiß. René is an intermediate snowboarder, happy riding powder and starting to learn some freestyle, upgrading from his first snowboard setup. Here’s his review… The Rome Manual (and wide Rome Crail) It’s a good board for me, a step up from my previous board, the Burton Bullet. [...]
Getting the Right Powder Board – the Capita Charlie Slasher
So I’ve picked up Capita’s Charlie Slasher snowboard – it’s my first, dedicated powder board. It’s gonna be a while before I get to ride it, so here’s a quick review of the things that I was looking for floating in the deep stuff: Longer board. Pretty obvious really – a longer board should be [...]
Snowboard Pocket Tool Review
The snowboarder’s pocket tool can come in really handy on the hill. If you’re experimenting with binding angles, you’re gonna need some way to adjust your bindings. Maybe your straps need adjusting? Or it’s a powder day and you want to move your bindings back for extra float… Most snowboarders out there appreciate it when [...]
Ride Before You Buy – With BoardDemos.com
Buying a new snowboard can sometimes be confusing situation. What type of board do I need? What size should I get? Will I like the rocker design? Will this board be good for freeriding, or is more freestyle oriented? Yes, there are plenty of snowboarders out there who know exactly what board they’re going to [...]
Do You Take Plastic?
I’ve owned a backcountry, collapsable shovel for a good while now, probably 4 years or so. It’s one of the plastic sorts, from Ortovox. When I bought it, the primary aim was to help with building the occasional kicker in some soft snow. Separating into two parts makes it easy to fit in your back [...]
The Stomp Pad (And One-Footing)
The snowboard stomp pad is a simple, but effective addition to your snowboarding setup. In a nutshell, the stomp pad provides grip for your back foot when it’s not strapped into the binding. Job done. But here’s the question: do you need one? Is the stomp pad seen as a tool for beginners only? The [...]
Getting the Right Snowboard Size for You
What size snowboard should you get? It’s a question that comes up so often. Why? Because there are many factors that influence the length of snowboard you should go for. And, if you haven’t bought a board before, you’ve got no previous experience to help with the decision. When you also consider that snowboards are [...]
