Stepchild/Nomis rider Simon Chamberlain teaches me, you, and everyone else who watches this how to do handplants.

FEATURED RIDERS: Simon Chamberlain, Joe Sexton, Terry Kidwell, Stian Solberg, Fredu Sirvio, Chris Wimbles, Mark Sollors, Markku Koski, Scotty Vine, Risto Ruokola, Eddie Wall, Tom Burt, Jonaven Moore, Antti Autti, Shin Campos, Knut Eliassen.

Here’s the last chunk of new snowboard gear previewed at the 2011 Ispo tradeshow. We might have to check into a Betty Ford clinic now, so let’s get this over with: More images of the latest products from 686, Stepchild, Völkl, Forum, Special Blend, Vans and Pro-Tec…

154 centimetres of pure Don-approved dopeness up for grabs.

So there we were, picking fluff from our navel, drinking green tea and enduring bouts of insanity brought on by compiling next season’s product guide when we noticed JP Walker’s pro model Stepchild sat in the corner looking lonesome. We can’t have the board that helped JP achieve the first ever ALL SWITCH movie part sat in the corner of our dank subterranean lair, so we’re gonna give it away to one of you lucky cats to get freaky gnarly on from now till the end of time.

[JP's all switch ender from This Video... err, figure it out yourselves. One word though - BANGING.]

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To be in with a chance of spending summer hitting the glaciers on this slick Stepchild, answer the question below and thumb your lucky rabbit’s foot…

COMPETITION CLOSES 5.4.2010

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Check more of next season’s gear now.

The madness of ISPO has come to an end for 2010 and while the fingering of all the new kit and broing down with the riders and industry types is a fun way to pass several days cooped up in a cavernous hall or 10, our livers and vocal chords could certainly do with a vacation.

So, let the images do the talking as we run through yet more shots of next season’s kit…

Sneak a peek at next winter’s gear

Onboard are on the ground at the snowboard industry trade show, ISPO, where all the brands in the sport are showcasing their product for the 2010-2011 winter season.

After we peppered big mountain legend Jeremy Jones with your questions (look out for his answers in the video at the end of this week), we ambled around checking stuff out. Here’s a bunch of snowboards, boots, bindings, accessories and outerwear that grabbed our eyes…