Category: Winter

Bindings are where your snowboard meets your body. Get them right and your board feels responsive, controllable, and comfortable. Get them wrong and your snowboard feels like a plank with sandbags attached — you can't turn properly, your legs tire early, and you spend the season wishing you were somewhere else.

Flat light is one of the most frustrating conditions a skier or snowboarder can face. The sky is grey, the snow has no contrast, and the mountain loses all its texture. According to most riders, it's also when accidents happen — you can't read the terrain if you can't see it.

Nothing kills the first-day feeling faster than skis or a snowboard that weren't ready. Rusted edges that won't bite, a base that's dry and rough, bindings that need checking — these aren't problems you want to discover at the bottom of the first lift.

If you have narrow feet, buying ski boots can feel like walking into a room full of doorways that are all slightly too wide. Heel lift, sloppy forefoot, numb toes from over-tightening buckles — these are the familiar frustrations of the narrow-footed skier.

There are many different types of ski poles, each designed for a specific use. This blog explains the differences between the four popular types of ski poles available at Twinseasons.

One of the most innovative combinations in the snowboarding world is the combination of the Burton Step On snowboard bindings with the Nitro Step On snowboard boots. This set-up offers not only ease of use, but also excellent performance on the piste and in the powder. No buckles. No straps. No fuss.