“I’m on the road almost all winter. From events like X Games and JOSS to trips in British Columbia to spring shoots, I need my gear to be light, uncompromising and reliable. Without the right equipment, I’m pretty much S.O.L.”
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Skis
Product: Armada Alpha 1
Price: $710
Description: “When I travel, I bring one pair of skis: the Armada Alpha 1. Versatile, snappy and responsive, the Alpha 1 is a mobile missile that stays on the tails of the pros I’m shooting. It’s light as hell to boot, making my travel life that much easier.”
Skis
Product: Salomon Twenty-Twelve
Price: $750
Description: “When the snow gets slushy in the spring and I get some time to freeride, I’ll break out Salomon’s new 2012. I’m no Matt Walker, but the 2012’s early rise and super soft flex make me feel like I can do anything.”
Boots
Product: Nordica Ace of Spades
Price: $745
Description: “Nordica took a big risk when the company created the new Ace of Spades boot. And you know what? It absolutely rules. Soft when it needs to be, stiff when you want it to be. Comfortable, light and uncompromising, it is the perfect boot for me.”
Jacket
Product: Oakley Navies Jacket
Price: $280
Description: “This jacket possesses the style and panache that many jackets desperately try to achieve. The pant keeps my temperature in check no matter what the conditions. Both are rated at 15K/20K and have 3M thinsulate, so I know they’re tech enough, and Oakley’s designers keep me looking (almost) as good as their elite team of riders.”
Pants
Product: Oakley Ampiler Pants
Price: $230
Description: “This jacket possesses the style and panache that many jackets desperately try to achieve. The pant keeps my temperature in check no matter what the conditions. Both are rated at 15K/20K and have 3M thinsulate, so I know they’re tech enough, and Oakley’s designers keep me looking (almost) as good as their elite team of riders.”
Goggles
Product: Oakley Splice
Price: $150
Description: “With my incredibly poor vision, I need all the help I can get. Oakley heard my prayers and created the Splice. A comfortable, wide peripheral goggle with a lens for every microclimate? Yes, please.”
Sunglasses
Product: Oakley Holbrook
Price: $120
Description: “Driving to the hill, ordering your coffee, on the chairlift, lunch on the glacier, enjoying après ski, ‘80s party at night, hiding that hangover the next morning, sunglasses are vital every day. These frames designed by Shaun White help me get through mine.”
Gloves
Product: Empire Pipe Glove II
Price: $39
Description: “Cameras are cold magnets and these Empires are the barriers between that cold and my hands. These gloves are almost as essential to my work as the camera itself.”
Backpack
Product: Oakley Checkpoint
Price: $75
Description: “In the land of backpacks, I opt for a laptop-specific shoulder bag. Why? My laptop (and travel docs) are more important than my left arm, and this bag stylishly protects and organizes the digital and travel mess that is my life.”
Bindings
Product: Salomon 16 STEEL
Price: $535
Description: “Bindings have a lot of fancy buzzwords nowadays, but to those of us that aren’t binding scientists, a lot gets lost in translation. Salomon has been making reputable bindings for years, and that has been good enough for my knees since I started skiing.”
Pole
Product: Scott Empire Pole
Price: $95
Description: “We’ve all used crappy poles before. Bent, broken, flimsy, neon pink… because poles are poles, right? Wrong. After using a pair of Scotts infused with the strongest grade aircraft aluminum available, you’ll never be the same.”
Accessory 1
Product: Voleurz Slanted Hoodie
Price: $100
Description: “Voleurz is a family. And not in the way that those creepy cults in Colorado Springs are a “family.†Rather, they are a honest-to-goodness, hard working, hard partying lifestyle company that produces some of the best threads around. As seen here.”
