1. Forum

Youngblood

148, 152, 154, 155W, 156, 157W

This softer-fl exing true twin is built for stepping your game up. The Youngblood team are the kids pushing the limits and the board refl ects this, being perfect for spinning on and off rails, cranking that spin round an extra 180 or stomping your fi rst dub. Lightweight, responsive, and with graphics that say ‘Yo, check me out!’ these are bang on for freestylers wanting to up the ante. Also available with Chillydog Rocker.

€399.00

www.forumsnowboards.com

2. Skullcandy

Icon 2

Skullcandy’s colorful team favorite – Halldor Helgason is particularly down with these ear cans – just got even better. The Icon 2 headphones are super durable, ultra light and the 30mm speakers ensure that they can easily go to 11. Basically these are all you need from a good pair of headphones for shredding the hill or for every-day use, and now you can even control your iThingy with the on-cord microphone and control switch.

€34.95

www.skullcandy.eu

3. Transform

The Figurines

Transform have been holding the glove game down for a couple of seasons, bringing their unique euro fl avour to the hand shoe game, and if you’re looking for a tasty bit of spring session fi nger fun then check these bad boys. The Figurines have an über low-profile shape, stretch fingers and a fully loved-up grippy silicon palm and are just what you need for slushy funtimes.

€49.95

www.transformgloves.com

4. APO

Seed

154, 157, 160, 158W, 161W, 164W, 166W

As we all know, we could tell what great tech a board has an you’ll still not buy it if you weren’t feeling the graphic. But what could be better than a board that looks like a bottle of Jägermeister? That’s right, not much. If you’re a beginner or intermediate rider wanting to push your riding all over the hill it’ll ride as good as it looks: it’s a directional twin with rocker with a forgiving flex but enough in the tank to step it up when you want to. And at 300 bucks the price is killer.

€300.00

www.apo-snow.com

5. Electric

EG2.5

The little brother of the awesome EG2, the 2.5 packs the same goodness into a more compact package for those with smaller faces. If you’re looking for maximum fi eld of vision and epic comfort, then look no further. Less frames and more goldfi sh bowl-like spherical lens give you awesomem peripheral vision and offer 100% UV protection. The triple-density foam also makes them super comfy to wear and they fi t with a helmet easily too. As they say: these are your widescreen HDTV for the mountains.

€from 132

www.electricvisual.com

6. Protest

Hopton

Mobility is a key feature in snowboard clothing. That’s why using flexible soft shell fabric, as Protest have done with the Hopton, is a great idea. You get the good looks, you get the waterproofness (8K) but you also get better breathability and a better range of motion. So your on-hill dance moves will be like Travolta. Lycra wrist gaiters, pow skirt, fixed hood and pit vents make sure your body can break dance too.

€149.95

www.protest.eu

7. Horsefeathers

Pictor

Top-of-the-line tech from the Horsefeathers crew – jackets don’t come much more complete than the Pictor. This lightweight shell has a 20/20K waterproof/breathability rating and, of course, has fully taped seams. As you’d expect there are pit vents and, to keep you Fonzy cool, a back vent
to, and then there is also all the pockets, zip-out pow skirt, Lycra cuffs and other dope features that are par for the course. We’re backing the waspish colourway too.

€319.90

www.horsefeathers.eu

8. SP

Brotherhood

One of the quickest bindings to get in and out of thanks to the fold-down highback ‘Fastec’ system, you’ll be spending time lapping not strapping with the Brotherhood. The aerospace aluminium ‘sLab’ baseplate is super light and gives electric response with some cushioning built in to take
the sting out of landings while the new anatomical ankle straps are more comfortable than ever.

€249.95

www.sp-united.com

9. eleven

Bred

This bit of outerwear was born and bred in Switzerland but is good to go no matter where you strap in. The 15/10K shell boasts fully-taped seams and is characterised by subtle styling, a good selection of pockets, the SPS ventilation (for optimum airfl ow), and the ability to be zipped together with Eleven pants for perfect sealing. Eugenics may be frowned upon these days but for outerwear it’s all good – thankfully, as this is most certainly a pure breed.

€349.00

www.eleven.ch

10. Celtek

Faded

If you’re after a glove with minimum bulk, maximum warmth and some eye-popping style, Celtek’s Faded should be top of your list. The perfect choice for sessions any time of the year, the 10K fabric will keep your pinkies dry, budded fl eece will keep ‘em warm and the abundance of silicon on the palm will have you hanging onto grabs like a limpet.

€59.00

www.celtekclan.com

11. Zimtstern

A-Team

“I love it when a plan comes together!” We don’t know if they said that when they designed this marvelous women’s jacket at Zimstern, but they should have. This fashion piece is loaded with different technical features, 10/10k of waterproof/breathable and fully taped seams to name a few. The A-team is also kinder to the environment. And best of all you don’t have to have a mohawk to wear ‘em.

10/10, par insulation, fully taped

€269.00

www.zimtstern.com

12. Icon

Movement

153/156/159/162

Icon’s Movement is a true slay-it-all board. Anything from powder to park will be your playground with this directional, classic camber  powerhouse. The snappy and responsive fusion 2.0 core combined with V-shaped carbon reinforcements in the nose and tail will guarantee that you’re never short of pop. This mid-flex board’s ideal master is someone who knows what’s up and wants to lay it down everywhere. Movement for the masses!

€425.00

www.iconsnowboards.com

13. analog

Danny’s Sig

Danny Davis has to be one of our favourite riders to watch, and this is his signature cloak from the AG crew. Featuring the patented Analog steeze bolstered by a print made up of photography from his close buddy and über lensman Cole Barash, this has the bang in the looks department and in terms of tech it’s got what it takes: 10/10k protection, fully-taped seams, waxcoated canvas and full insulation.

€240.00

www.analogclothing.com

14. Coal

The Frena

Righto, let’s be honest there’s no 21st century scientific Frankenstein technology in the Frena, it’s a fine-knit ribbed beanie and a damned fine one at that. Three colours with a baggy fi t, but turn it up and you can go full Cousteau.

€19.00

www.coalheadwear.com

15. deeluxe

ID Coin Coin

Making an awesome boot isn’t as easy as you might think, but Deeluxe has nailed it with this killer pair of Gerome Mathieu pro model boots. Single section control lacing (a speedlace that allows you to independently adjust 3 sections with a single pull) and a powerstrap make sure that your feet stay locked in the boot and design created by Nicolas Thomas gives your feet the ‘interested ducklings’ look. Random, until you realise Gerome’s
nickname, ‘Coin Coin’, is the sound French ducks make…

€239.95

www.deeluxe.com

16. vans

Sedgewick Insulated

Sedgewick is a small town in the middle of Canada. Like the Vans Sedgewick jacket it is safe, vibrant and affordable. Vans has loaded this jacket with an incredible amount of technical features for a decent bit o’ dollar: 10/8K waterproof/breathability, insulation, pit vents and powderskirt with jacket-to-pant interface are there to keep you warm and dry. Did you know that Sedgewick has the best water in Alberta, Canada? Now you know.

€160.00

www.vanssnow.com

Welcome to another credit card-quivvering installment of brand spanking, our section where you can feast your eyes on a selection of the finest shred gear for making your time on the hill mo’ betta.

1. K2

Fastplant

151, 154, 157, 160 WIDES 156, 159, 162

This skate-inspired, eco-friendly shred sled boasts K2’s all new Bambooyah core to give it unrivalled pop, response and toughness. In fact, they’re so confi dent in the board’s indestructibility they’ve given it a 5-year warranty against all core breaks. Being jacked up on Jib Rocker – a versatile twin rocker engineered to dominate park riding – means it’s loose enough, yet still has epic pop, and the Carbon Matrix II torsion forks add even more with stellar response to boot. It’s got killer graphics and also comes in wide. Welcome to the future.

€549.95

www.k2snowboarding.com

2. Volcom

Crack gore-Tex

The eye-popping Crack jacket uses the renowned Gore-Tex fabric to guarantee you’ll stay dry, and the renowned Volcom design slickness to guarantee you’ll look the bomb. You get the neat-o stowaway Face Tech facemask, Lycra wristgaiters and Ziptech jacket-to-pant interface for keeping you comfortable on pow days, while pit vents can be used to dump heat when it’s toasty. Recco’s built in, there’s all the pockets you need and everything’s designed for ease of use with gloves on. A banger.

€399.00

www.volcom.com

3. Thirtytwo

Ultralight

The favoured boot of our photo ed, the Ultralight has to be worn to believed – it really is just unbelievably ultrafrickin’- light. This is all great and that but it means bugger all if the boot feels like a medieval torture device to ride with. Happily this isn’t the case with the Ultralight – the fit is spot on, comfy as hell and there’s heaps of cushioning to take the sting out of stomps. Mid flex, grippy and durable sole and standard laces round out the package perfectly.

€300.00

www.thirtytwo.com

4. Pull-In

Snow sock

In the quest for the perfect kit for getting on the gnar, it’s often that the humble sock is overlooked. Sure, you can slip on any old one from C&A but chances are you’ll sweat like MJ at a kindergarden and they’ll bunch up and cause your feet to beg for mercy. These shred specific socks from Pull-In, however, are not only designed to wick sweat away as best as possible, they have padding in all the right places and an articulated snowboard specific fi t to cling to your plates as you wang out the Ingemar nosebone.

€22.00

www.pull-in.com

5. Lib tech

Travis rice C2 BTX horsepower

153, 157, 161.5, 164.5

“The beauty of C2 is that is combines the best of both worlds,” Travis says, before tearing snowboarding a new exit hole. C2 combines reverse camber ‘Banana’ between the feet with regular camber under the bindings to the nose and tail to give you the float and fun of Banana with the pop and power of camber. The Horsepower bit? It’s all eco-tech to give sustainable performance. This all-mountain true twin is Trice’s baby for hairball AK, mega Jackson booters, powder days and X-Games assaults.

€N/A

www.lib-tech.com

6. Ride

Highlife

155, 158, 159W, 161, 163W, 164, 167, 168W, 172W

When Jake Blauvelt jumped aboard the good ship Ride, this was the board he immediately took a shine to – that should tell you all you need to know about the Highlife. But if you’ve spanked your head and forgot that Blauvelt’s one of the best natural terrain freestylers in the game, it’s an all-mountain directional twin built for fun cruising or warp speed macking. With the all-new LowPro rocker shape (LowRize in the tip and tail for fun versatility and ProRize in the tail for grip) you can chill or charge depending on your mood. As they say, “You’re destined to cover more mountain on the HighLife. Enjoy!” We’d say, “The mountain is your funpark with this bad boy.”

€499.95

www.ridesnowboards.com

7. Spy

Zed

Favoured by the team for its knack of holding it down whatever’s thrown at it, the Zed is also the model DCP chose for the DCP/YES colab goggle. The tough unibody construction takes durability to the max while the patanted Scoop ventilation system ensures moisture doesn’t hang about bringing the chances of fogging up way down. Dual density face foam makes them comfy to wear, and of course the cylindrical lens keeps the death rays at bay. Comes with a free bonus lens too.

€110.00

www.spy-optic.com

8. Vans

Etienne lF

Vans’ outerwear range not only looks banging, it’s bombproof and teched out too, and the Etienne’s a good example of what they do best. With a design targeting the axe-wielding lumberjack it’s got the classic padded shirt vibe about it, but the 10K waterproof/breathable yarn dye fabric will perform in crappy mountain weather to keep you shred happy. With critically taped seams, a fi xed hood, pit vents and a removable powder skirt, it’s ready to keep you rocking both on and off the hill.

€210.00

www.vans.eu

9. Stepchild

Salaryman aka Powder sucks

149, 152, 152 MW, 155, 155 MW, 158

This true twin is built to dominate the park and pipe, but it’ll handle a couple of powder stompers too. A medium fl ex tipto-tail wood core wrapped in biax glass means the Salaryman is easy to handle, and that it’s available in both regular and reverse camber incarnations (152, 152MW, 155, 155MW) means whichever side of that fence you fall you’ll be happy. It’s one of Stepchild’s most popular boards, and for good reason. Get the
Salaryman out the offi ce and on the hill!

€N/A

www.stepchildsnowboards.com

10. Roxy

Kjersti Buaas

Just like our gal Kjersti’s riding, her jacket’s got mad steeze. Zips and studs allow you to unleash your inner S&M fantasies, but gags aside this is one slick looking shred cloak for discerning radicalistas. It’ll do the business, too – 10/10k waterproof protection takes care of the elements and keeps you comfortable, while Lycra hand gaiters, pant-to-jacket connecting system, removeable hood, powder skirt and vents are just some of the features. It looks good, fi ts good, rides good, is good.

€289.00

www.roxy.com

11. Union

Flite

Park varmints looking for a super light binder that’s Chuck Norris tough better check out the FLITE. “F***ing Light!” is how Union describe ‘em, and they achieve it with the hollowed out freestyle-focussed highback sat on the new FLITE base with EVA dampening for impact absorption. These are all about tricked out freestyle performance and even boast a lifetime warranty on the baseplates so you know these’ll take your stomps.

€149.00

www.unionbindingcompany.com

12. Protest

Helmington Wmns

Being made of softshell fabric means the Helmington is super comfy and easy to move around in, yet it still gives you all the waterproof protection and breathability (8K) that you need to shred happy for the whole season. There are pit vents for regulating your temperature, a powder skirt, zip-off hood and an array of pockets too, but we’re also digging the long cut – not only good for a bit of extra coverage on pow days, we’re reckoning chicks will look smokin’ in it to boot.

€159.95

www.protest.eu

13. Santa Cruz

Hand

This steezy number from the Brand of the Screaming Hand, though dubbed the ‘Hand’, steers clear of the inyour-face-ness the name might suggest for an altogether more subtle look. It’s a fully insulated, fully taped 5/5K beastie too, so unless you’re wanting camp in the BC this’ll look after you on park sessions and bluebird pow days. Things like a microfl eece chin liner, handwarmer pockets, brushed tricot lining and a shred-specific cut look after your comfort, while removable snow skirt, Lycra wrist gaiters and a one-cinch hood seal you in. Vents and a heap of pockets for all your clobber wrap up this neat-o jacket.

€230.00

www.santacruzeurope.com

14. Rossignol

Decoy AmpTek

152/156/157W/160

This true twin-shaped stick is aimed at freestylers who have dominating the park and pipe in their sights. Laced with Rossi’s Freestyle AmpTek, shredding is made more easy thanks to AmpTek’s combined cambers that give a stable, yet poppy, ride with awesome edge grip too. The core’s light and bolstered by carbon and Kevlar, and comes in on the stiffer end of the spectrum, plus there’s a highdensity sintered base to get you hauling ass.

€419.95

www.rossignol.com

15. Oakley

Entire jkt

This is what our man Eero Ettala was rocking when he pulled out that insane run to win last season’s X-Games slopestyle gold. While it ain’t gonna help you with your double cork 9s or switch double backies, Eero’s designed the Entire to perform whether you’re jibbing downtown, lapping the park or getting heli drops in the BC. 15/20K waterproof/breathable fabric, welded seams, wrist gaiters, powder skirt and a fi xed hood takes care of the elements, while 80g of Thinsulate will keep you nicely toasted.

€225.00

www.oakley.com