Isaac Laredo loves three things with all his heart: turns, granite cracks, and golden retrievers. He currently resides in North Lake Tahoe to cultivate stoke from these adventure activities in his backyard; the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Isaac is a recent graduate of Sierra Nevada College in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Science and Outdoor Adventure Leadership. The world-class location allows him to be snowboarding, climbing, or biking almost every day. Fortunately, this provides a lot of opportunity for gear testing. He has AAA professional level avalanche training coupled with a wilderness first responder. Isaac is working toward becoming an AMGA Spiltboard guide. The goal of the continued training is to spend his life facilitating the creation of special moments outdoors through recreating, guiding and educating.
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Isaac Laredo
Isaac Laredo
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Best Ski Socks of 2022
Calling all ladies and gents seeking the best ski socks. Our testers virtually live on the slopes in the winter and have been testing the best socks on the market throughout the last...
Best Ski Goggles of 2022
If you're still skiing in your warped and scratched goggles that should have been retired 10 years ago, this is a great time to explore the newest models available. We researched over 100...
Best Ski Helmets of 2022
Buying a new ski helmet can be an overwhelming decision, to say the least. There are so many options for so many different skiers. Our team
Best Buy
Giro Ratio MIPS
Goldilocks conditions are hard to come by, especially when it's a striking balance of performance and price. This helmet nails it
Best Buy
Smith Mission MIPS
One helmet that is great for both backcountry skiing and resort riding go-to for ski touring because of its protective features and weight. This helmet has MIPS and Koroyd for a darn good...
Top Pick
Anon Logan WaveCel
Smart and stylish, this helmet marries heavily-researched and tested protective technology with freeride steez. Ventilation is also
Best Splitboard Climbing Skins
Our expert team purchased and extensively tested 7 models of skins side by side to sort out the distinctions in key metrics.
Editors' Choice
Smartwool Ski Full Cushion
For those who demand the most out of their ski socks, Smartwool has created a new industry standard for quality. These socks fit like a glove with great thermoregulation and durability.
Editors' Choice
G3 Splitboard+ Universal
This plush skin perfectly balances grip and glide. With impressive tip and tail connectors, the Universal is a great choice for nearly every splitboarder out there.
Best Buy
Black Diamond Ascension Splitboard STS
A 100% nylon skin that provides a stunning grip to glide ratio.
How to Choose Splitboard Skins for Backcountry Snowboarding
To test the skins in this review we broke trail in deep powder, we muscled up overly steep skin tracks that some masochistic dawn patroller put in before starting their work day, we tested...
Best Buy
Black Diamond GlideLite Splitboard Mix STS
It provides consistent performance, but never superseded expectations except in packability. Its main drawback is attaching the tip clip and trimming required out of the box.
Top Pick
Contour Hybrid
This skin uses a two layer glue system to improve your handling and transitioning experience.
Top Pick
Jones Nomad PRO
An efficient mohair/nylon mix that is lightweight and packable, they represent a solid choice. Purchasing these skins pre-sized to a Jones splitboard would be an especially smart call.
Best Splitboard Bindings
What's the best splitboard binding of 2021? We evaluated the market and purchased the top 11, testing them side by side to find the best.
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