Burton Family Tree Gril Master Snowboard

Burton’s 2024 iteration of the Gril Master is a mid-flex directional board that can handle just about anything you’d ask of it, but it feels most at home in deep snow. Its floaty, freeride nose profile offers plenty of smooth operating and control in pow, while the camber under the back foot provides the power and stability you’ll need to cruise with confidence (and satisfy that appetite for freshies).

Bataleon Evil Twin Snowboard

If your winter is spent locked up at the mountain, then the Evil Twin is your partner in crime. It’s a cruisy, slashable plank with maxed-out camber that’ll practically beg its owner to crush every feature they find. If you’re a side-hit-seeking, butter-spreading mountain menace, this board will spark season-long smiles. It delivers a snappy, lightweight, and wicked fun experience we can’t get enough of.

Arbor Foundation Snowboard

Adequately named, the Foundation offers a medium flex for newer riders to truly hone their form. From tip-to-tail, it’s designed to inspire turning confidence. It’s an insanely forgiving, easy-to-control, hard-to-catch-an-edge experience that delivers amazing skill-growing value across a variety of terrain.

DC Phase Snowboard Boots

The DC Phase is an established freestyle fave that’s only become better with time. DC upped the insulation to make sure your feet stay warm and dry all day. But what makes these boots stand out is their awesome blend of flexibility and support, allowing riders to comfortably stomp landings and remain nimble, without sacrificing performance when they aren’t in the air.

Vans Infuse BOA® Snowboard Boots

If you’re looking for a boot with all the bells and whistles, this is the one. Removeable tongue stiffeners and the BOA® dial provide hyper-customized flex and deliver a perfect fit for all foot shapes. Vans’ Popcush™ footbeds provide more-than-ample amounts of cushion for the biggest missions. And with even more features offering maximum support, you may never want to take these off.

ThirtyTwo STW Double Boa Snowboard Boot

A proper pick for every condition across the resort, the STW fuses calf-down happiness and performance perfectly. Their liners accurately cinch with a single pull for fast fastening, and dual BOA® dials provide easy on-the-fly adjustments with an extremely precise fit. We love them because they feel nice and responsive, yet they’ll stay comfortable from your first lap to the last.

Union Atlas Snowboard Bindings

Lighter in weight and stiffer all-around this year, the Atlas’ trusted recipe has only gotten better. At an 8/10 flex rating on Union’s scale, it offers plenty of powerful edge-to-edge control no matter how wild things get. And overall, its power and precision solidify this binding as the perfect balance for pushing your limits to new horizons.

Burton Cartel X Snowboard Bindings

Adequately dialed for freestyle expression, the Cartel’s have what you’ll need to find that responsive, pro-caliber control. Their Dual-Component baseplate and versatile highback delivers a smooth ride with easier ollies, and the supple cushion system creates a comfortable board connection. Adjustable lean lets you easily tailor these bindings to your style, providing confidence to crush the season with fast or relaxed response levels for park days or steep drops alike.

Jones Hovercraft Splitboard

While we always hope for the deepest, softest days on our way out of bounds, reality is often less picturesque. Jones’ Hovercraft is just the right lightweight tool for making every day out there a blast. Stout at the tip with a narrow tail, this board invites plenty of pow-filled face shots. It remains solid and predictable wherever you take it and makes no compromise on the way uphill. Plus, the Karakoram clips make that downhill transition seamless and secure.

Nitro Darkseid Step On® Snowboard Boots

With Step On tech making its way into the splitboarding realm this year, you can tour and transition faster and more comfortably than ever. These boots’ liners are fully kitted for long, off-grid hours of warmth and dryness. Plus, they’re Boa dialed—both inside and out—to lock in a perfect fit for maximum foothold and confident charging. It’s top-tier tech that truly transforms the touring experience in all the right ways.

Burton Step On® Splitboard Bindings

Step On tech just leveled up—and now it’s going out-of-bounds. Burton’s first iteration of the Step On Splitboard Bindings will still use the toe hook and heel clip system. And when cold summit winds howl against our tired minds and bodies, moving between tour and ride modes with simplicity and speed is key. Plus, your Step On resort boots can come on backcountry trips now, too.

Jones Nomad Pro Splitboard Skins + Quick Tension Tail Clips

Weight, efficiency, and packability are key specs for us, and these skins certainly impressed us there. The mohair nylon mix offers the perfect grip-to-glide ratio, and the Quick Tension Tail Clips only simplify the setup and transition experience. We also love that you can buy the exact size to match Jones’ snowboards, making seamless pairing simpler than ever.

Mammut Barryvox Beacon

We love how intuitive and easy to operate the Barryvox Beacon is. A triple antenna and 70m of range put this in the gold-standard pocket. The Barryvox is designed to set up users for rescue success by allowing them to quickly get into rescue mode and pinpoint their partner(s) location. It’s an extremely reliable and essential piece of equipment all levels of backcountry goers can master.  

BCA Dozer 1T Shovel

A bestseller and a crowd fave in our office, this shovel is as sturdy as they come, sized perfectly for packing, and the blade easily punctures through tough crud. Dozer’s “stompable” design and the price point solidified it as our top pick.

BCA Stealth 270 Probe

Reliability is key in this tier of gear, and the Stealth 270 delivers. This probe pushes through even the hardest snow without coming undone. It features a locking button on the top, so all you need to do is toss, pull, and press to deploy—one of the most intuitive designs we’ve seen.  

ABS A.Light E Set 25–30L

Waterproof, well-fitting, intuitive external straps, and excellent weight distribution are features that we won’t go without, and A.Light delivers there. But most notably, this is the first pack ABS airbag pack with an electronic airbag: the Alpride E2 super capacitor inflation system, offering extra protection without extra bulk. We love the U-shaped zipper for quick access to key items, and the intelligent pocket design that perfectly fits the essentials, too.  

BCA BC Link 2.0

Touring is unpredictable by nature, so clear communication is required. The Link 2.0s range and battery life is impressive. But its weather resistance and easy-to-talk external microphone are what make this product shine. As far as overall performance and reliable communication go, there’s nothing like the Link 2.0. 

Roxy Poppy Snowboard Package

This is a package that delivers everything your little rider needs to boost their confidence on the mountain. The pre-mounted bindings are small-hand-friendly, so they can practice independence on top of their riding skills. And the Poppy’s soft flex, rocker contour, and side profile create a smooth, catch-free experience that’ll have them happy to ride by your side all day long.

Jones Prodigy Snowboard

The Prodigy offers a friendly flex and all-terrain shape to inspire small-scale riders to become high-level rippers. It’s built with a short sidecut for easy slashing and allows growing groms to experiment with their own style. You’ll find the same cutting-edge tech in this board as you would in mom and dad’s, so young riders can learn to rip just as well as they do.

Burton Zipline Boa Snowboard Boot

Boots can make or break a season, and we know how fun cold kids are to be around... Burton made sure these liners would keep little feet warm and comfortable from the first chair to the ride home. Forgiving flex plus kid-friendly BOA® security ensure kids can operate on their own, mastering everything about riding faster than you can pack their mid-day snacks.

Union Cadet Snowboard Bindings

It’s what the pros ride, just sized down to meet young ones where they’re at. These bindings are keen on tagging along wherever little rippers want to ride. And no matter how they prefer their fit, the Cadets are easily adjustable, leading to stellar levels of comfort. Plus, they’re ultra-durable and will stand up to kids’ rowdy nature.