The worst kept secret in snowboarding is now officially out in the open. Armada is making snowboards. Boots and bindings, too. Trevor Brady broke the news on the latest episode of The Bomb Hole Group Chat, which aired October 15, 2026.
While the rest of us wait for the goods, the good folks up at Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain, California, are rolling in them. Much of California was hit with a massive rainstorm this week.
YES Snowboards has undergone several transformations since its inception in 2008. Now, in April 2026, it will take the next step forward and transition out from underneath the Nidecker umbrella.
My favorite part about this job is asking professional riders questions that pop up in my mind while I watch them in their video parts and contests throughout the winter.
We’ve got snow at Snoqualmie. “Seattle’s home mountain” was hit with fresh snow on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Snow covered the trees, chairlifts, base lodges, and more.
Eggs, milk, snowboards, coffee. Seems like the price of everything is going up these days. Add lift ticket prices at Timberline Lodge to that list. That’s not because of inflation or tariffs, though, but rather, the cost of liability insurance.
While it’s snowing in other parts of the United States, it is definitely not winter yet in North Carolina. Temperatures are dipping into the 40s at night, and the high 60s during the day.
Montana: we’ve got snow. Red Lodge Mountain, a ski area just about 70 miles southwest of Billings, saw fresh snowfall blanket its slopes late last week.
The convenience binding has made its way into Salomon’s lineup for 2025-2026. Salomon has introduced the XA Supermatic binding to its lineup this year, and it’s using the technology that Nidecker has nearly perfected for the last few years.
As the temperatures outside drop across much of North America, the heater clips start to come into the forefront. That means the annual onslaught of video projects dropping on YouTube is incoming.
It’s early October, and we’ve got our first snow at Brighton Resort. An overnight storm left the mountain coated with fresh snow Saturday, October 4, 2025.
The X Games has made one thing clear: It is all in. As for the rest of the details, they’re a little bit murky. The X Games rolled out a complete rebrand at the end of September.
The winter season will be stormy. That’s what a report from the AccuWeather Global Weather Center says, at least. Their experts say that millions of people across the upper Midwest and Central United States will see plenty of storms between December 2025 and February 2026.
Residents of Bend, Oregon: clear your schedule on October 10, 2025. That’s when Tactics and Arbor are hosting a pro model release party for Jared Elston, aka Big Air Jar.
Capita, is what I got. I said remember that. If you know anything about 686, you know that the rider-owned outerwear company is at its best when its collaborating with someone else.
Another day, another rebrand. This time, though, the reception has been relatively warm. Burke Mountain, a small, but mighty ski area in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, was purchased by Bear Den Partners back in May.
Snowboard parallel giant slalom might not make it to France for the 2030 Olympics. The news comes out of a meeting between the French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee President Edgar Grospiron and CEO Cyril Linette, and the International Olympic Committee Executive Board.