2020 Marker Kingpin 13 Gear Review The 2020 Marker Kingpin does it all. It the no-brainer choice when it comes to picking one binding to bridge the gap between resort skiing and backcountry laps. It’s a durable binding meant to charge hard even on the most hardpack of days, yet will still bring stability and stoke when riding soft powder. I try to stay away from […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | January 10, 2020 1 Comment
How To: Custom Mold Your Intuition Liners at Home Brought to you by Intuition Liners Here at SnowBrains, we’re all fans of Intuition Liners. They make liners for just about every snowsports application you could imagine, and the fit and performance is unrivaled. Another great benefit is that if you don’t want to head into a ski shop, you can order liners right off their website and mold them […] Gear Review Mike Lavery | January 7, 2020 0 Comments
Gear Guide: What You Need Bring on a Ski Trip to Japan Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY If a trip to Japan isn’t on your bucket list, it should be.ย Because of its deep powder, massive inventory ofย skiable terrain, and rich and unique culture, Japan has been attracting skiers and boarders from all over the world. With over 600 ski resorts, and some of the world’s greatest lift accessible backcountry, you’ll find […] Eric Behn | January 3, 2020 0 Comments
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Marker Drops New Duke PT Hybrid-Touring Binding The Duke PT is Marker’s latest hybrid-freeski binding with a convertible toepiece that allows for both pintech touring capabilities and alpine-certified downhill skiing. The Duke PT will rival similar products from binding manufacturers like Salomon, Atomic, and Armada. Developed in cooperation with Marker’s freeride athletes, the binding is being offered in both a 12 and 16 DIN variation. Related: The […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2019 0 Comments
Dynafit Is Majorly Extending Protection For Pin Bindings Dynafit is majorly extending its bindings warranty starting this winter. The ski manufacturer is extending its tech-bindingย warranty from two to ten years. (Warranties from otherย manufacturers range from one to three years.)ย The brand is calling the new policy a lifetime warranty,ย referring to the expected decade-longย lifetime of the product. It will apply to bindings purchased during or after the 2019โ20ย season. Related: SKI […] Gear Review SnowBrains | October 16, 2019 0 Comments
New Lumalens Goggle by Dragon Alliance Optimizes Clarity and Color Heads up gear heads! Dragon’s new Lumalens goggle options will make you see and ski better this season! This year, Dragon has launched new Lumalens goggle options and colors to boost color and increase contrast in a variety of visibility and weather conditions! Dragons’ new Lumalens lenses features include more clarity, better depth perception, color optimization and a reduction of […] Gear Review Kristen Strom | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
Black Diamond Fall 2019 Gear Swap Black Diamond is a full-service climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry ski shop located at the Black Diamond factory headquarters in Salt Lake City. They’ve been there since 1992 and ship nationwide and internationally. Black Diamond sells an assortment of outdoors gear ranging from climbing equipment, apparel, backcountry ski gear, and much, much more. They also make quality skis. Black Diamond’s staff […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 5, 2019 0 Comments