Snowboard Reviews

Review: Burton Freestyle One-Up Binding

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Slip yourself into this snug single strap and say hello to more laps and less time ratcheting. Burton’s new One-Up strap provides plenty of boot coverage with one oversized strap that keeps your feet locked in while offering a relaxed feel that many other single strap systems simply cannot match. The strap is fully adjustable,…

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Review: Lib Tech Skate Banana

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Lib Tech’s Skate Banana is widely regarded as the impetus of the rocker revolution that began around the 06/07 season, and has continued to be a staple in the market since.  It features more rock for your rupees than most other decks, and comes in enough colors to make sure you won’t match any of…

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Review: K2 Hurrithane Snowboard Bindings

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The K2 Hurrithane Binding ushers in a revolution of tweak, with their Tweakback Asymmetrical Highback. The whole thing is made of a soft urethane, that has a solid feel when you go edge-to-edge, but goes soft when you start reaching for crail, double-method, seatbelt, and any combinations of tweak-tastic grabs. The baseplate hides under a…

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Ride DH2 Snowboard Review

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Ride’s DH is a time-tested model that kids have been strapping into for years. Now the DH2 has been added to the line-up and brings rocker construction to the family. Ride put their ProRize shape on the DH2 which makes it versatile enough to hit some booters on your way to the rail line. The…

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Review: Signal Park & Vita Rocker

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The Signal Rocker features a three-stage design that provides contact points from binding-to-binding at all times, and a second stage acts as a pivot point to get you into stage three—the press zone. These zones can help anyone get their nose and tail presses into the twelve-inch press club on this super soft stick. The…

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Review: Burton Restricted Whammy Marley Snowboard

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We be jibbin’. The Burton Whammy Bar Marley board is here, lion of Judah and all. For a board that would make Champ Kind beam with pride, look no farther than the Burton Whammy Bar. This board is one of Burton’s higher end offerings and it has the features inside to match the sticker outside….

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Review: Limited Edition Ride Deathkills 2.4 Snowboard

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Adding to its long history of artist collaborations, Ride Snowboards just released the limited edition DH2.4, featuring graphics from the art collective Deathkills. The DH 2.4 will hit select stores on October 1, but availability is limited. Here’s what Ride has to say about the tech: “DH 2.4 features our brand new board shape –…

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VIDEO: Jess Kimura Shred to Toe

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Jess Kimura is one bad-ass rider. She’s so bad-ass that she’s got an entire system to keeping her gear legit while living out of her truck during her summer’s training at Mt. Hood. Hang with Jess as she goes through her setup piece by piece in a little series we like to call “Shred to…

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VIDEO: Forest Bailey Shred to Toe

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Take a relaxing stroll through the woods with Forest Bailey as he catches The House Boardshop up on the latest gear he’s rocking when’s he’s out playing professional snowboarder in the latest installment of Shred to Toe, brought to you by Snowboarder Magazine and The House Boardshop.

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VIDEO: Bode Merrill Shred to Toe

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Ever wondered what allows Bode Merrill to double-cork into powder? Maybe it was what their mom fed them for breakfast as a kid, maybe it is natural talent, or it could just be the gear they are riding. That is why SNOWBOARDER Magazine and The House Boardshop are catching up with some of the top…

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