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Jones Snowboard Founder Jeremey Jones Drops New Outerwear Line

For the first time in its ten-year-history Jones Snowboards is selling snowboards and outerwear.  Jones Snowboards announced today that the brand will start selling apparel for the first time later this year. A new line of outerwear including jackets, bibs, pants, and base layer pieces will hit retailers sometime in the fall, a spokesperson for the company told Snews.  Snews reports that the […]
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Don’t Miss the 27th Annual UAC Backcountry Benefit on September 10th | Last Chance to Get Party Pack Tickets

Do you hear that? That silent churning in your gut, that gradual shift in your attitude as the leaves die prettily and the temperatures drop? That’s winter you’re hearing. It’s creeping up on you. Within the span of less than two surprisingly short months, snow will soon be falling and you’ll be in the backcountry again. You know this. We […]
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Why You Need to Get Your Backcountry Gear Now | Gear Shortages Possible

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When powder-coated lifts stopped spinning in the middle of last season, touring skins went like candy. As did touring bindings, beacons, probes, shovels, and all that is related to backcountry skiing/snowboarding, gear-wise. And industry professionals such as backcountry ski shop owners and avalanche forecasters expect it happen it all over again (the gear flying off store shelves, not the closing […]
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A Huge Shift In Uphill Access for North American Resorts

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Backcountry skiing and ski-touring is becoming a huge attraction throughout the North American mountains. It has been very popular in Europe for many years as the resorts in the alps offer an entirely different style of off-piste skiing and ski-mountaineering. Now, many resorts across the US are beginning to adopt uphill access policies in order to attract a more diverse crowd. […]
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Dylan Cautela |
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