snowboarding gear

Starting at the top:

Giro Nine Helmet
Oakley Topcoat shades
or Arnette a4 goggle
Patagonia midweight Capilene LS or equivalent
Bonfire Platinum jacket
DaKine Ranger gloves
Patagonia Midwight Capilene long underwear
Oakley Winter Pant
Smartwool snowboarding socks
Northwave Essential 2 boots
Switch AX-9 step-in bindings
Salomon DT-152 or Salomon FR450 154 or Ride Concept 153

I carry a Kyptonite Ball and Chain lock, DaKine Tool, Platypus Sport bottle, Motorola Talkabout, wallet, a few knives (usually a Military, a Mini-Dyad, and a SAK Manager), lip balm, eye drops, and an energy bar or two.

If I decide to carry my digital camera, I'll use a Mountainsmith Tour pack with Strapettes.

I used to use a North Face GoreTex pant, but it didn't have enough pockets, and the lack of insulation made my butt cold when I was sitting on the snow. I'm actually very impressed with Oakley's clothes; they are well thought out and well engineered. I got a good price on them last year, otherwise I don't have any issue with buying another maker's pants. Bonfire was going to be my first choice, but Burton and K2 make good stuff too.

If I were to buy new equipment, I'd probably buy strap bindings (I like the Ride EX's) for a lighter boot. The Northwaves are really nice, but I end up waiting for my partners to strap in anyway.

Oh yeah: Alpine Meadows, Sugar Bowl, and Northstar

gm
 
I wonder if the Buttshield is any good. I got serious with snowboarding just last Christmas weekend. Now here's a past time where you can get overwhelmed with the amount of gear you can have. Here's what I got so far:

~Giro Nine helmet
~Oakley A Frame goggles
~Arc'teryx Theta AR jacket
~Black Diamond Guide gloves
~cheap, no name Gore-tex pants
~ThorLo snowboarding socks
~Salomon Malamute boots
~Burton Custom 156 board
~Burton Mission bindings

I'm looking into getting the Salomon SP5 bindings on sale at Paragonsports.com. Anyone have any experience with them?

-Greg
 
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