Bond Outerwear

Bond utilizes a top down sustainability model in its operations, and is a carbon neutral company. From the loom to your room, Bond looks to be a new model of sustainability for the snowboard industry. 

Look for Bond Outerwear this fall!

www.bondlimited.com

Venture Snowboards

Venture snowboards uses sustainable poplar and ash hardwood for their cores certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.  They have been powering their factory with wind energy since 2004 and now are currently building a new green snowboard factory in Silverton, CO.  This new factory plans to include passive and active solar features as well as recycled, reclaimed materials throughout.  Examples of this effort include using soy-based foam for insulation and reclaimed barn wood and corrugated metal for the exterior.  They source materials close to the factory and print all of their collateral materials on recycled paper with high post consumer content, and reclaimed scrap wood from their snowboard core manufacturing process and use it to make POP for retailers. Venture is also a member of One Percent For the Planet which donates 1% of annuals sales to environmental causes. Go to venturesnowboards.com to learn more!

Drop DP Roots Glove

Here’s a classic Drop glove with a new eco-twist. The all new DP Roots uses a recycled Thinsulate to help be a little friendlier to our environment. Other features include:

• Aquabloc waterproof, windproof, breathable insert 
• Full neoprene shell with injection molded 'roots' design 
• Chamude palm with durostick silicone printing 
• 70 gram recycled thinsulate insulation 
• Moisture wicking microfleece lining 
• PU flock goggle / nose wipe 
• Lycra stretch panel on closure

You’ll see pros like Max Legend, Mark Landvik and MFM rockin these gloves this time of year. Check them out at DropMFG.com!

Quiksilver Travis Rice Jacket

Designed by the man himself; Quiksilver’s Travis Rice Jacket taps both TRice's artistic and environmental sides. Almost entirely eco-friendly, this insulated jacket is 55% hemp and 45% recycled PET. The satin lining and lycra hand gaiters provide comfort while water tight pockets and exterior waterproofing keep you dry. And with the 3-way adjustable hood and lower arm stash pocket, this jacket has all the features you'll need this winter.  Other features include:

• Waterproof rating: 10,000, Breathable rating: 10,000
  
• Pockets: 2 hand, 1 media, 1 internal
  
• Fully taped seams, Removable powder skirt
  
• Poly fill: 60g all over, Printed Satin Lining
  

Check out Travis’s jacket at evogear.com or quicksilver.com!

Rusty Cage Eco Jacket

Eco-aggressive and eco-stylish, the Rusty Cage Jacket combines 70% recycled PET with 30% hemp for a military-inspired style and fit that makes a bold statement. Perfect for foul weather or bluebird skies, the jacket features a fixed 3-way adjustable hood, Lycra hand gaiter, and interior pass pocket. The printed lining is 100% recyclable polyester and all zippers are made of recycled materials, providing all-natural peak performance. Quiksilver Wintersports is proud to donate a portion of the sales from its eco-friendly program to the Eddie Nash Foundation (ENF)! Other features include:

• Solvent free TPU laminate
  
• Schoeller Nanotech(r) water/stain resistant yarn treatment
  
• 100% recycled polyester printed taffeta lined shell
  
• 100% recycled material zippers
  
• Fixed 3-way adjustable hood
  
• Interior pass pocket
  
• Military fashion styling
  
• Regular fit
  

Check out this sick jacket quiksilver.com!

Holden Northfield 3L Pant

The Northfield 3L pant utilizes Holden’s new 3 layer fabric featuring the award winning c-change laminate (used by BMW’s technical motorcycle wear), a bluesign certified Schoeller technology, meaning it’s made with certified eco-friendly processes and meets strict environmental standards of commitment, and a fluorocarbon-free 80/20 DWR coating which drastically cuts down on harmful emissions emitted by traditional DWR applications. Holden packages all products in fully biodegradable acetate ethylene bags which take a mere six years to decompose (even w/o sunlight)! The Northfeild 3L pant also has fully taped seams and Holden’s RiRi Aqua Zip.  Go to www.holdenouterwear.com to find out more!

Salomon Sick Stick

In the winter of 2007, Salomon Snowboards launched The Green Initiative for Tomorrow, or G.I.F.T, for short. The centerpiece of the G.I.F.T line is the Salomon Sick Stick freestyle powder snowboard, which utilizes a revolutionary bamboo core.

Salomon Sick Stick Facts
-20% reduction of petroleum-based materials content.
-25% reduction of non-renewable materials.
-10% reduction in board weight.
-The Sick Stick comes in a cotton-bamboo knit bag instead of a PVC sleeve, and the hang tags are printed on recycled paper instead of coated stickers.
-There are no petroleum-based topsheet materials or lacquer coats on the Sick Stick. The graphic is direct-printed on the board, making it less toxic and, in turn, lighter.
-The Sick Stick won the Volvo SportsDesign Award for Eco-Design in boardsports for its eco-friendly production methods.

According to Salomon Product Line Manager Alex Warburton, the Sick Stick is made by sandwiching a core between two structural bamboo veneers, lowering the needed weight of traditional fiberglass and resin by 25%.

For more info go to salomonsnowboards.com!