by The Editors on December 10, 2014
While the mouse dissolving, caffeinated, carbonated, high fructose corn syrup tour may want to you think otherwise, all athletes know that you’re only as good as the food you put in your body. That’s why a box of Perfect Bars makes the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday season. With some Perfect bars the next time your giftee heads out for an all-day shred, they can slip a Perfect Bar in their pocket or backpack. Then, when everyone else is headed in for lunch, they’ll keep charging while snacking on an all-natural, gluten free, and non-GMO snack bar that’s loaded with good stuff (and not one single bit of refined sugar). It’s a difference they’ll noticed from the first bite.
The bars are available in seven flavors including: lite cranberry crunch, lite almond acai, carob chip, fruit and nut, peanut butter, almond butter, and vegan almond coconut. And, while each has a slightly different flavor profile, with the exception of the lite flavors all of them pack in about 300 calories. The lite cranberry crunch and lite almond acai use puffed crisp rice to keep the calorie count in the 200 range. In addition, more than twenty superfoods such as kale, spinach, celery and others are hiding inside the bar in a powdered form.
With all that inside, it’d be easy for the bars to taste like a dirty hippy smells, but they don’t. Instead, the bars taste like fresh peanut butter or almond butter mixed with a little honey and milk—because aside from all those ground up superfoods that’s basically what they are. Though we would have liked to see one or two flavors of the bars sporting a influx of oats for a slower-release of carbohydrates on a sustained effort, for the most part the Perfect Bar really was just that.
Sure they seem simple, but after a few weeks of eating a Perfect Bar for lunch the shreds on your christmas list will be hard pressed to go back to any pre-packaged energy bar that they’ve eaten in the past. You can find Perfect Bars online for about $20 for a box of 8 (or 20 bite-sized minis) at shop.perfectbar.com or in the refrigerated aisle of your local health food grocer.
[Link: Perfect Bar]
by The Editors on December 10, 2014
Silje Norendal has one more really good reason to ignore you on the lift: Skullcandy headphones. The Norwegian Olympic snowboarder has just signed on with the Utah based purveyor of electronica.
“It’s amazing to get to partner with a brand I love so much,” said Silje. “I’m looking forward to being part of the Skullcandy family and working on progressing, competing, and exploring the connection between my music and my riding. This is an exciting time in my career and I can’t wait to see what happens next!”
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by The Editors on December 9, 2014
by The Editors on December 9, 2014
Spy keeps the artist collaboration goggle rolling with a new goggle produced in cooperation with The Seventh Letter and Dabs Myla.
Crafted by the master painting duo dubbed Dabs Myla, the couple lent their cheeky illustration style to the Platoon in their own distinctive way by smothering it in America’s favorite pastime—hot dogs and donuts.
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by The Editors on December 8, 2014
by The Editors on December 7, 2014
by The Editors on December 6, 2014
by The Editors on December 5, 2014
Sometimes getting someone geared up for the backcountry can be both time consuming and expensive, however, Dakine will get you half the way there with their Ally 11L snowboard pack. Not only does it feature 11 liters (660 cubic inches) of packing space and an insulated hydration sleeve, it comes loaded with an SC shovel and SC snow probe already in the back. It will also features a vertical snowboard carry, fleece lined goggle pocket, padded waist belt and sleeve for the snow tools. The Ally comes in Glacier blue and black and retails for $170. For more info (including where you can buy it in time for Christmas) click here.
[Link: Dakine]
12 Days Of Gifts Recap
Day 4: SOL Republic Relays
Day 3: Spy Bravo Goggles
Day 2: Stance Wittlake Five-Toe Compression Socks
Day 1: Byrd Dopp Bag
by The Editors on December 4, 2014
Know someone who likes riding or skating with their own personal sound track rolling? It’s probably hard to think of anyone who doesn’t rock their music when they roll. And those people need headphones that stay where they’re supposed to stay. The SOL Republic Relays are in-ear headphones that lock into the ear canal and don’t budge no matter how hard they get rattled. Not only do they stay put, they fit so well that they block out ambient noise almost as well as more expensive noise-canceling headphones.
The Relays feature an inline mic and music control buttons that are compatible with iOS and other devices, so pausing the music or answering a phone call is as easy as pressing a button on the cord. It’s never been easier to stay in the groove while on the move. The Relays come in five colors (red, lime, blue, white, and black) to fit the fashion plate of even the pickiest of shreds. Replays retail for $79.99 and can be purchased right here.
[Link: SOL Republic]
12 Days Of Gifts Recap
Day 3: Spy Bravo Goggles
Day 2: Stance Wittlake Five-Toe Compression Socks
Day 1: Byrd Dopp Bag
by The Editors on December 4, 2014
To help snowboard photographer Chris Brunkhart and his on-going battle with stage four colon cancer, Laguna Beach, California’s AR4T Gallery is selling 200 copies of Brunkhart’s amazing collection of snowboard photography How Many Dreams In The Dark for $100 each.
Up until December 15th, when you purchase the book for $100 you are given a FREE raffle entry to win a custom Harley Sportster that Landspeed Motorcycle Shop is generously rebuilding. Parts have been generously donated by Otto at Biltwell, @SpeedKingSteve and Vintage Speed Garage.
100% of book sales for the bike go directly to Chris.
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