Lessons are built around the idea of progression: growing throughout the day in your confidence and skills as a snowboarder. Instructors are really good at picking terrain and techniques that will push your ability in a safe environment and make you a better rider. Even if you’ve snowboarded...
When looking to buy a new snowboard jacket or a new pair snowboard pants, you want something that is both waterproof and breathable. Sometimes, however, a high waterproof rating means that you will need to compromise on the breathability (which isn’t always) ideal. This has become an equati...
Any skier or snowboarder can tell you that not being able to see ruins a day as fast as poor fitting boots or a bad chili dog from the lodge. All ski and snowboard goggles will offer some basic protection from wind and cold, but beyond the basics, there are some key features to ...
our employees and our pro riders,” Saari said. “And we’re able to stay relevant because we’re so passionate. We’re such nerds about snowboard, ski, surf and skate culture that we’ve become our own hub.”
But I know what you’re thinking, “Small price to pay for legendary powder-hound status, right?” A word of caution – to quote a wise (albeit slightly shaky) backcountry snowboarder I once met: "Backcountry boarding is like tequila - it'll beat you up, spit you out, but you'll ...
Subscribe to the BLISTER YouTube Channel BLISTER+: Learn More & Become a Member We get a lot of questions that go something like this: “Hi, the new [insert name of a particular ski] sounds exactly like what I’m looking for! I’m 5’9”, 180 lbs – should I go with the 184 ...
So now that we’ve officially become Those People who visit Tahoe like 12 times per year in every season, we want to let you in on some of the things nobody told us before we started visiting. Driving from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe is like a giant, communal road trip. When Tahoe ...
Devin Lehman is the Product Manager for Gaia GPS.Join him in planning and going on a backcountry ski tour, and to learn how to use Gaia GPS for your winter backcountry excursions. I’m a backcountry snowboarder who happens to work in tech. It’s a lame joke I’ve told coworkers ove...
“People don’t tend to talk about climate change except when they’re pissed around a table! We would love for it just to become part of the conversation; you talk about the riding, the equipment, about what you’re doing for climate change or Protect Our Winters, what you’re going ...
These days, however, we're much more likely to use snowshoes for winter recreation than for survival. Snowshoeing has become a popular activity because the equipment is relatively inexpensive (and much less bulky and unwieldy than the snowshoes that were in use just a few decades ago), and...