'Snowboarding is GAY' - Transform Gloves Release New 'Pro Rights Mitt'

Transform Gloves believe snowboarding should be for everyone, and that's why they have produced The Pro Rights Mitt. The Pro Rights Mitt will show support for riders – no matter which way they swing – at some small contest in February.

Only 50 pairs are available and can only be won by entering this contest set by Transform's friends in the media.

Please share this if you are down for Pro Rights!

Kombi Sports Canada Supports Protect Our Winters

Kombi Sports Canada, the innovative and stylish glove & mitten, base layer, headwear, and sock company contributed to Protect Our Winters, the environmental non-profit, for 2011.  Their product line includes bamboo shell material, Microban anti-microbial protection, merino wool, and many other progressive, durable, and functional technologies.  A new high tech development Kombi is proud to introduce is Milk Tech. This fabric is derived from dehydrated milk, which is then processed into a liquid state, then delicately spun into fibers for fabric weaving. Its natural features have several benefits including: 
+ Dynamic absorption and moisture management 
+ Soft hand feel 
+ Persistent color 
+ Easy care.

Check out Kombi’s products at www.kombisports.com.

Zimtstern - Functional, Stylish, Sustainable Apparel

Founded 1995 in Switzerland by snowboarders, the apperal company Zimtstern focuses on quality, functionality, style, and sustainable production processes. Zimtstern's DLX line incorporates 100% recycled polyester backing and meets the Bluesign standard. The Bluesign standard is an approach to product sustainability that considers textile environment, health and safety issues from the ground-up, addressing the use of toxic-free ingredients, efficient production and resources, and informed product and process design. Since its development, the standard has been adopted by a number of worldwide textile manufacturers and apparel companies. Certified mills that comply with the standard are more efficient and have less environmental impact, while their operations comply with worker health and safety standards. The bluesign standard is the strongest global solution available to proactively address textile environmental, health and safety strategy.

Zimtstern will be available at the following US retailers next winters: D&E Aspen, Buckeye Ohio, EVO Seattle, and Dogfunk.com. In the mean time check them out at www.zimtstern.com.

Men's Remington Snow Jacket and Rustington Snow Pant shown above

Drop DPI Bigfoot Glove

The second iteration of Drop's tribute to creative individuals who inspire Drop and their lifestyle, this year's DPI SERIES features artwork by legendary BIGFOOT. Features include:

-Aquabloc® Waterproof, Windproof, Breathable insert

-Recycled 3 layer thermal ply soft shell sidewalls, forchettes and main shell

-Artwork by Bigfoot

-Chamude palm with durostick silicone printing

-Moisture wicking microfleece lining

-‘Palm Pull’ micro-adjustment tab

-PU Flock goggle / nose wipe

Purchase at shopatron.com $55

Celtek Sled Dog Glove

Aye Chihuahua! Check out Celtek's Andy Wright photo collaboration glove, the Sled Dog. With trigger finger construction, leather & poly-ox outers, reinforced leather palms, neoprene cuffs, Eco-Live fleece lining, embroidered logo hits, and 20K waterproof/breathability this glove will keep you warm, dry, and styling for the rest of the season.

Purchase at Milosport.com $79.95

Celtek Outbreak Mitten

With its Flip Mitt technology, the Outbreak Mitten provides the best of both worlds on bitter days. Glove dexterity hides behind the Outbreak’s zippered palm, so you can work the cellie, snap a photo, apply chapstick, and do all of that essential stuff. When you’re finished, flip and zip the mitt back into place and shred, shred, shred. It has a ton of sick features including Rip-Stop nylon outer, Bulletproof syntho palm, Stretchy neoprene cuff, Eco-Live fleece lining, Rubber-injected treatments, and Dermizak 20K waterproof breathable inserts.

Available Colors: Carrot Cake, Cookies N’ Cream, Grass Hopper

Purchase at Activerideshop.com $82.99

Dakine Watson Glove

The Dakine Watson glove is a super stylish street glove made out of recycled wool, Fixed Tricot lining, and Durafuse Leather.

Purchase at SuburbanBlend.com $35.95

DogFunk Summer Meltdown Sale

Check out dogfunk.com for their biggest sale of the year on over 10,000 items up to 40% off!  Search for great deals on green snowboard products from Burton, Holden, Quiksilver, and 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!

Wolle Nyvelt's Dakine Bronco Glove

The 2010 Wolle Nyvelt’s pro model Dakine Bronco gloves will be chalked full of sustainable materials since Dakine is making a big effort to be more environmentally aware. They have started to make changes in their product lines such as using vegetable oil inks, recycled paper hang tags, controlled forestry papers, electronic catalogs, and more.

You can win a pair of these gloves at by writing a one-paragraph article describing what you would do to make changes in our industry to “go green” and emailing your paragraph to contest@dakine.com with sizes, and an address for us to ship out some of these amazing Bronco gloves.  After all, if we don’t take care of the world we love, we may not be shredding fresh powder for much longer!