useful gear tips from two cold idiots

Snowboarders obsess over saving a few grams. We used to be just as bad. Here’s why we’ve stopped caring so much about gear weight.

CAPiTA and Union have been sold. More brands sucked up by profit-hungry private equity firms. So what does that actually mean for snowboarding?

Every skier eventually needs a battered old pair for thin snow and hidden rocks. Here’s why rock skis are brilliant, and when yours are finally too far gone.

Trees can make avalanche terrain look reassuringly safe. Sometimes they help. Sometimes they make things considerably worse. Here’s what actually matters.

Skiing a slope one at a time is pointless if everyone regroups in the avalanche path. Here’s what actually makes somewhere a safe place to stop.

We’ve worked remotely from ski resorts using freelance work, UGC and our own websites. Here’s how we do it, what works and what doesn’t.