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2013 Spark R&D Bindings

Justin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:41:52 +0000

While the rest of us have been going about our regular 9-to-5s, the inhabitants of a parallel universe that consists of career bloggers, retail buyers, and retail buyer bloggers have spent the past few weeks at Outdoor Retailer, SIA (still going) and various other “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours” events.

Sneak Peek: 2012-13 Venture Euphoria

Justin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:43:42 +0000

Just got a press release from Venture Snowboards mentioning next year’s Venture Euphoria. Yup, the Euphoria is back, and she’s looking just a wee bit different after Johan Olofsson had his way with her.

In its latest incarnation, the Euphoria boasts rocker, reverse sidecut, and a swallowtail. A full insert pack allows it to

Splitboard Stats Comparison

Justin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:07:26 +0000

36-24-36? HAHA, only if she’s 153. Midnight insomniac fun times. Couldn’t sleep last night, eyes were tired but my body was wired, hoped that looking at numbers would put me to sleep. A-man threw a comment in the other day asking about splitboard price comparisons, which made me think that could be part of

2011-2012 Lib Tech T. Rice splitboard

Justin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:59:48 +0000

So the peek at 2011-12 splitboards has been a bit interrupted, apologize for that, ADD kicking in I guess. By now most of these are in your local shop, but for the one guy that lives in Kansas and their local shop doesn’t carry splitboards we’ll press on.

Next up is one that people

Homeschool Snowboarding – 2011 outerwear

Justin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:18:16 +0000

Came across Homeschool Snowboarding by chance, was reading an article on the Portland Seed Fund’s first investment class, initially thinking maybe it was some form e-learning solution for the next generation of Shaun Whites (note: massive failboat assumption on my part). After learning they were in the North Coast Seed building (note #2: I

G3 Alpinist Splitboard skins

Justin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:12:30 +0000

Ever lust over those skins your skier friends had with the tail connectors while the rear of your skins was flopping around due to poor storage, causing the glue to get that waxy white color and rock hard? If so you’ll dig what Genuine Guide Gear (aka G3) is bringing to market this year

Voile Splitboards 2011-2012

Justin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:42:50 +0000

Next up in the look at 2011-2012 splitboards are the offerings from Voile. Voile took what I think is a surprising twist and are again only offering one board, but in four different lengths. I find it surprising as a few years back they had a deeper product line, and I know there are

2011-2012 K2 Panoramic splitboard

Justin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:27:36 +0000

Next in line at our look at 2011-2012 splitboards is the offering from K2, who is a newcomer to the factory splitboard game. Given the resources K2 has been pouring into their massively expanding backcountry ski line, and the fact that slack and backcountry riding is becoming more mainstream, it should be of no

Never Summer splitboards 2011-2012

Justin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:10:02 +0000

Next in line for our 2011-2012 splitboard overview are the offerings from the Never Summer and the super Blaho bros. What started as a labor of love, custom built after hours by the Blaho brothers, the Never Summer splits are now done during the regular 9-5 (I think…will doublecheck with them to confirm) with

Prior Splitboards 2011-2012

Justin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:39:51 +0000

Up next in the 2011-2012 splitboard looksee are the offerings from Prior. Designed and built in Whistler, Prior takes a slightly different approach from most and sells custom boards direct to the consumer, as well as have a network of dealers so you can touch/feel/fondle locally. If your local shops don’t carry Prior splitboards