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Edits: The Road vs The Mountain: Made by YOU!

The Road vs The Mountain

evoCustomers Josh Cubbin and Bjorn Ballien shared a couple of their edits with us.

Bjorn had a sick day skiing at Alpental, while Josh had a nice little freebord (yes board without an “a”)  skate sesh down his street.

Check out their edits:

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evoVersus: Oakley Airbrake vs Smith I/O Lens Change Challenge

Need to swap out your goggle lens in under 30 seconds?

The Oakley Airbrake Goggles or the Smith I/O Goggles are your answer!

evo’s Chris and Chris compete to see who can change out their goggle lens faster.

On the left is Chris Shalbot with his Oakley Airbrake Goggles.

On the right is Chris Dickerson with his Smith I/O Goggles.

Each frame comes with two lenses and designed to let you swap out your lens as fast as the weather changes.

Click on each goggle for more details:

Oakley Airbrake                            Smith I/O

oakley goggles, oakley airbrake

smith goggles, smith Io

Jib This! Jib That! at The Summit at Snoqualmie -or- Open Season Rail Jam at Stevens Pass

Jib This, Open Season Rail Jam, Stevens Pass, Summit at Snoqualmie

Two awesome events are going down this weekend:

The Summit at Snoqualmie: Jib This! Jib That! and at Stevens Pass: Open Season Rail Jam.

All 3 events are open to all snowboarders and skiers. Do you have what it takes to compete?  Here are the details. Read the rest of this entry »

Gloves vs. Mittens- Over the Top!


Do you love gloves or are you smitten by mittens? Maybe you flirt with each? It used to be a pretty hot topic that varied by region and sport, now it’s a hand-covering free-for-all these days. There are gloves and mitts for all occasions and conditions, but choosing can be the hardest part. Sometimes it’s alright to sacrifice looking “cool” for being warm and comfortable. We are going to highlight a few different types of gloves and mittens and why you might want one over the other. So ditch that pair of gardening gloves you’ve been rocking and make a positive lifestyle choice.

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Transition vs. Flat Landing


We all know that skiing and snowboarding are not rocket science, but some of the terms used in their technology sure make it seem like it. Luckily the fine folks at evo have put together a pretty detailed snowboard buying guide and ski buying guide guaranteed to point anyone in the right direction. This will help you with some important questions.

But what about some of the non-tech jargon that can easily throw off the beginner or casual snowsports enthusiast and only lead to embarrassment. (i.e… no such thing as a “middle grab”). We’ve taken some common confusions and broken them down so you’re left “in the know” and not stuck being “a gaper”.

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Looker’s Right vs. Skier’s Right


We all know that skiing and snowboarding are not rocket science, but some of the terms used in their technology sure make it seem like it. Luckily the fine folks at evo have put together a pretty detailed snowboard buying guide and ski buying guide guaranteed to point anyone in the right direction. This will help you with some important questions. But what about some of the non-tech jargon that can easily throw off the beginner or casual snowsports enthusiast? (i.e… no such thing as a “middle grab”). We’ve taken some common confusions and broken them down to hopefully save you some embarrassment later.

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Frontside versus Backside


We all know that snowboarding is not rocket science, but some of the terms used in snowboarding technology sure make it seem like it. Luckily the fine folks at evo have put together a pretty detailed snowboard buying guide guaranteed to point anyone in the right direction. This will help you with some important questions.

But what about some of the non-tech jargon that can easily throw off the beginner or casual snowboarder and only lead to embarrassment. (i.e… no such thing as a “middle grab”). We’ve taken some common confusions in snowboarding and broken them down so you’re left “in the know” and not stuck being “a gaper”.

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Gaper Gap versus Goggle Sag


We all know that snowboarding is not rocket science, but some of the terms used in snowboarding technology sure make it seem like it. Luckily the fine folks at evo have put together a pretty detailed snowboard buying guide guaranteed to point anyone in the right direction. This will help you with some of the confusing technical terms.

But what about some of the non-tech jargon that can easily throw off the beginner or casual snowboarder and only lead to embarrassment. (i.e… “middle grabs”). We’ve taken some common confusions in snowboarding and broken them down so you’re left “in the know” and not stuck being “a gaper”.

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Indy Grab vs. Tindy Grab


We all know that snowboarding is not rocket science, but some of the terms used in snowboarding technology sure make it seem like it. Luckily the fine folks at evo have put together a pretty detailed snowboard buying guide guaranteed to point anyone in the right direction. This will help you with some questions like “what kind of snowboard should I get?” and “what is a sintered base?”.

But what about some of the non-tech jargon that can easily throw off the beginner or casual snowboarder and only lead to embarrassment. (i.e… no such thing as a “middle grab”). We’ve taken some common confusions in snowboarding and broken them down so you’re left “in the know” and not stuck being “a gaper”.

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