But don't Ferrari's cost a pant load? They do, so why not buy the snowboard equivalent? Artec Snowboards are made in Austria by skilled craftsmen at a factory that has been in production for 60 years. That's a long time, I bet they know what they're doing. Their materials and construction are what makes them the Ferrari of snowboarding. Eco friendly wood cores that pop like crazy. 30 degree side walls for more energy transfer to the edge with damping materials in them to help you enjoy your ride. Ultra trick bases for hauling ass. What else do you need?
We have wide models. Girls boards. Park sticks. All of it. Discounted 40-50% off. If you don't know about Artec check their site. Gus, Nima, Gabe and Johnny ride for them, so you know they have to be pimp.

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Hey ladies what are you wearing under there? Not much? Well you need some layering and we have the Nikita goodies for you. We just received a new shipment of Nikita softshells and hoodies. I'm already thinking of getting one for my little chicita. As always, Nikita has carefully chosen their colors and styles for their target consumer, females that shred. If you are in this category then it is up to you to direct your daddy warbucks over to www.solsticesupply.com to pick you up some new duds. Tell him that a new softshell will make you turn heads and have the other boys sayin', "Damn, look at that dudes chick. What is that she's wearing? Nikita?" Take it from me, every guy likes a little stroking every once and a while. His ego, of course.

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Are the goggles choices of today way to big for your face? Have we got a eye shield for you. IS Designs makes so many different colors and styles your face has to be abnormal not to fit them.( Hope not.)
The Mid Series Goggle is the fit if you don't want your goggle to make it from your hair line to your philtrum. Smaller in stature but big on style. Two different frame and lens styles to chose from, I can't believe how many permutations there are.
Straight out of Canada these guys make some of the most tech goggles out there. Eyewear is all they make. You know how I feel on that subject. In addition, this medium-fit goggle features Advanced DSDT (Down & Side Draft Technology), dual icon vents, dual side vents, and two hidden nose bridge vents that work together to keep your goggle clear. And seeing is half the battle. If you don't like the uber largo face shields then go IS Designs Mid Series, on sale in the mid 40's and 50's.

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Mt Bachelor Opening 09/10 from Roberto Gongora on Vimeo.

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Www.solsticesupply went riding today. Great start to the season at Mt Bachelor, new snow and more on the way. Fluffy stuff all around. And check out the lift lines, wait I didn't capture this pic till I got down the hill. The blog is coming out a little later today. Hope you don't mind.
How is your mountain? Do you live in BC, getting pooped on? How about East coast, looks like something swirling around, Noreaster? Anyway, it is time to ride and you may not be geared up. Is your get-up all old wack style? Www.solsticesupply.com is your place to get Airblaster, Academy, Anon, Artec, Ashbury, Atmosphere, Automaton, Bent Metal, Celtek, Coal, Defcon, Elm, Flux, GNU, Grenade, Holden, IS Goggles, Lib Tech, Lifetime Collective, Mission Six, Nikita, Nixon, Roxy, and Union. Holy crap that is a bunch of brands. Don't see your super underground, rider owned brand up there? Shout to us on Facebook or drop us a line @ solsticesupply@gmail.com. You are our chosen people we love and respect all your knowledgeable incite. BTW, new solsticesupply.com super sticky pieces of thin plastic are here. Remember order some goods, get some stickers. They are f-ing hot looking!

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You ever walk into a shop looking for a piece of gear, like a binding or what not, and immediately you pick up the one that costs the most? Why would you buy the most expensive model when the other models are the same without all the hype associated with them. You know a Pro model of anything is going to leave you with no lunch money. Just look lower down, all hidden near the floor, and you'll find the same quality piece but for half the cost. When selling something you want people to go for the big dollar item. Marketing, take a class. But if your savvy then you will check the stats on the gear and make an informed decision. No class needed.
At www.solsticesupply.com we don't have shelves. Ok, we do, but you aren't here to see them. Our site lists our products in alphabetical order with no real preference to any particular Pro model and such. We want you to buy it all, not just the hyped up shit.
Today class, we are going to have a look at the Union Cadet bindings for Men and Ladies. This binder is exactly what I'm trying to preach. Yes, it is one of the least expensive bindings we carry but it is no less "the shit" than the rest of it's brother and sister bindings. Same base plate, highback, heel cup, and strapping system as all the rest. What else do you need, someone to put them on for you? Buy these bindings and still have money left over for a PBR. Stay thrifty, buy more.

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Made close to Canada, sounds familiar, but this name GNU, odd. I can remember when Mervin came out with their new line of boards back in the nineties. We all thought it was some new company, little did we know they were made at the same factory as the boards we loved. Back then they were less expensive than the Lib Tech lines. We didn't know. How smart is Mervin for making another brand and tricking us into buying them. And with all the same secret herbs and spices for both lines of boards. Tasty.
GNU today is like Lib's sister. All the same genetics go into the boards that Mervin manufactures. BTX is on both teams. And you know what? We got loads of GNU for you. From 115 up to 155 with gobs of MTX and BTX thrown in the mix. Some even less than 2 bills. Buy a new GNU for you. Say it fast, its tough.

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Airblaster manufactured a system that helps keep us safe and free from legal recourse. One of the first products that launched Airblaster into super snowboard fashion fame is the Airleash and the Leg bag. Seemingly goofy but so precise in its board management. It keeps the board attached to you so you don't look like some gaping idiot when you drop your shred stick and it mobs down the slope toward unsuspecting targets. Hopefully your binder doesn't fall off then the leash becomes very ineffective. Anyhoo, these are RAD. You need one anyway so why not buy multiple colors or even one for all your hooves. Snowboarding centaurs, think of it. Thanks to our orangutan for modeling them on his face, we gave him peanuts, then he proceeded to fling feces in everyone's general direction. Bad Monkey!!!

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Have you got your eye protection for the season? Can we interest you in some Ashbury goggles? With help from pro rider, Nima Jalali, Ashbury Eyewear is coming on strong with goggles and sunglasses. Solid construction and killer style are what they are all about. So foamy nice for your grill, so big for your mug, not bad for your cash flow.
So you are really thrifty with your dead presidents, maybe you'll see these guys on www.gearSlash.com. Keep checkin' and vote while you're there, we love to see what you want.
Also be looking for more Ashbury streetwear coming to www.solsticesupply.com soon. You should look fly all the time, not just in the lift line.

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As a new day dawns, you awake with a sense that something fabulous and new has arrived.  You ponder the happenings of the day but what you really need to do is be looking at gearslash.com Have you been there and seen the deals? The Slash features the same brands as solsticesupply.com, but at a lightning quick pace.  The idea is for you, the user, to vote on what you want discounted next.  Vote for what’s cheap, what a concept.  Check it, it’s pretty beefy.

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The name alone, “El Pancho,” meaning “the pancho”, speaks volumes for its machismo. I checked this Defcon glove out and it felt like taco flavored kisses, yummy.The palm has got some cool rip stop nylon with griptastic logos for when your grabbing that area between your tail and your binding on your heel edge. ( WE DON’T ADVISE THIS!!!). Plus there is some leather between the thumb and forefinger. Yah, I said forefinger. Included with all the sickness are glove leashes, endless possibilities. If you ride with some Hispanic flare, like I do, you should “comprobar estos, putas.”

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Made by women for women, Nikita is an Icelandic clothing brand, founded by its head designer Heida Birgisdottir and friends in a tiny skate/streetwear store in Reykjavik in early 2000. Since then the brand has grown into producing 2 street wear lines every year, plus they also make some fine ass snowboard threads. Speaking of that, we have pant loads of pants and jackets that are so stylish the other girls in the lift line will be whispering about you.
Take a look at all the different colors on these hotties. Two styles and 6 colors on the shelves right now. Pants with a purpose, the Method Pants are for springy riding and the Park Run Pants are for the snowy days. The cut on them is straight forward, no frilly stuff either. These pants are for girls who rip on the hill then get all the looks walking back to there ride in the lot.
Special thanks to Moni Blaze for letting us use her lower half.

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Love this glove! I have put this one on about 80 times. The Clan Winter glove is so low pro you could keep your gloves on when you make that emergency pit stop in the trees. Pissin', smokin' whatever. Are they warm though? Celtek rates their gloves with a heat index. One is for hot ass spring and ten is for nut freezing cold. These rate at a 7. Warm enough without the Dr. Sweaty Palms effect. If your one of those cold-hearted types then you can add a hand warmer to the zip-able pocket right above the knuckle pads. Pussy.
This glove is Orange. Not like tangerine and not all over, subtle orange that slips right into your ensemble unnoticed. Black palm grippage is tight and the solid rubber pull is so Celtek. 20K waterproof leather that must have come from high altitude Kobe cows. Supple too.
Founded by Bjorn and Erik Leines, Celtek makes gloves. Companies that focus on one product always make that product better. At Celtek, they have a motto, "if it snows more than six inches, you drop everything and go snowboard with your friends." Sounds good to me. Tomorrow there may be no blog.

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Since September of 2002, Airblaster has been keeping the shred pure. With only 6 people runnin' things, they have the lean mean fighting machine to stay up on the big guys of the industry. Of course they want to ride every day like you but they have responsibilities. They need to keep you warm, dry and looking good.
Based in Portland, OR, Airblaster started their company to remind us that snowboarding is fun. Their outerwear is FUNctional and very tech. Riding in the NW is tough at times, we at www.solsticesupply.com are very aware of that. Everyone needs the basics, waterproof and warm. I ride in a Mixed Down from '08 and just picked up a pair of Hip bag pants. My Mixed Down has served me well for at least 100 days on the hill. Plus it was made from pieces of remnants that were unusable by other manufacturers; reuse, recycle.
Today we received a new shipment from our pals to the north. Included were many items that were new to us along with a healthy restock of our Air accessories. Check out all the new colors of Airshades and Terryclavas. After that go to our search engine and type in "hoodie," F-ing millions.(T shirts too!) Is Poppy your favorite Airblaster color, well then we have some Airgoggles for you. At $37, we can't give them away for any cheaper.
Airblaster remains one of our favorite brands. They helped us out when we were just coming up. Now we try to give it up to them as much as we can.

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Any one remember the Merv Griffin show? Probs not but every time I see the words, “Trust Mervin Industries,” I think of the Merv Griffin’s show in the 70’s that was way more swank than Jay Leno could ever be. I digress, Mervin Industries is a wondrous place close to the boarder of Canada. It’s a place where snowboards are hand made by people like you and me. Sounds like Santa’s work shop minus the elves. Way better, trust me. I am pretty sure St Nick knows nothing about BTX.
Banana traction is Mervin’s patent pending board shape that takes all the lameness out of snowboarding. Rocker and magna-traction is the ultimate combo for all mountain riding. The snow can be balls deep or bullet proof death ice and BTX don’t give a shit. Or roll in to the park and give those features a big long nose or tail press that would make your grandma proud. Sick right? So of course we had to pick up as many of these boards as we could. Right now we are sitting on two models you have to get. The Lib Tech TRS is banana to the max. We only have 148’s but they ride like 153’s in the pow. Banana gives you that perceived extra length while keeping you in the center of your stance, so switch in the deep stuff ain’t no thing. Go ahead try it.
Like the finer things in life? We have a board that is better than your dad’s Porsche. The Cygnus X-1 is made in limited amounts and has the best and eco-friendliest materials in the industry. So light you won’t even know it’s in the box when you get it. Ok, the price on these guys is breakin’ your balls. www.solsticesupply.com is letting you have them for 40% off ($479!!! less than it should be;) You are losing money not buying this deck!

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At the beginning of 2009, www.solsticesupply.com was approached by a outerwear company from Portland, OR. We hadn't heard much about Atmosphere Super Fashion so we took a look at there web site. What we found was a company not unlike our own, up and coming with a passion for riding. Like us, Atmosphere was started by people who actually use their products.
When I blow up a new company I like to put on a piece of their gear and really get a good feeling for all it tells me. So I threw on a Mandate Jacket in Camo. This camo isn't like your uncle Bill's hunting suit, no redneckerie here. Three different shades of brown make up a dope ass pattern that blends with all its surroundings. Tons of pocket for stashing things like the removable fur from the low pro hood. Han Solo should have used this coat to get away from the Empire on Hoth. It's waterproofing and insulation are that baller. But what pants would I put with this jacket? Ask your fashion consultant. Mine said the Mike Western Pants in Grey would get me all the ladies. They may have a hard time getting them off you though. Atmosphere has bullet proof metal zips in all their stuff. The Carhart-esque design allows you to be shredding one minute then hop over to the job site the next to pound a few nails. I give this Atmosphere get-up the big thumbs toward the sky. Stay warm, dry, and blend in with nature, sick! I almost forget to tell you, Atmosphere opened a store today in Portland. Check this link to their blog. http://www.atmosphere-clothing.com. Good Luck Atmosphere Super Fashion Company on your new bricks.

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Are you lookin' at the chick on the front of the box? I've seen her a bunch, every time a Flux binder flies off the shelf. But what do really know about Flux Bindings? Quick synopsis of the Flux story. A guy named Yoshinori “YoYo” Uchie was working at Car Mate in Japan, he snowboards so he decided to make bindings in his spare time. One night while he was out with some of his bosses for some after work drinks, he pitches the idea of making bindings to these dudes. They loved it, now there's Flux. Still made in Japan these are some of the most highly engineered bindings out there. Yah, they're made by a car parts manufacturer, but who knows plastic better than those guys? Durability, styling and comfort are what they are all about. Flux's also has a team of shredders to back up their solid name in the industry. One of the notables on the team is Pat Milbery. Flux must like him so much that they put some Skull Candy headphones in with his ultra stlyie binding model. Free head phones that match my bindings, gotta have 'em. Maybe your not needing a flexible binder like Milbery's. Then you need to get yourself a pair of the Feedback Bindings, and there red, if that fits your costume. The Feedback bindings give out all the response you need for your all over the mountain booter finding. Both bindings come with the illest toe straps that I've ever seen and supposedly the straps are comfortable in bare feet. Awesome for those late night carpet sessions. How'd you learn nose presses?

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I realize how boring it is to hear about the same board company day after day. But Academy is the one I would marry if i could marry a snowboard company. As of Nov. 3rd, 2009, sometime in the am. We, solsticesupply.com, have a featured link on academysnowboards.com. Go there, click on the BUY NOW tab at top then blam, powww, zipp, you see our logo there, damn son you best recognize our come-up-ence. F-ing geniuous if you ask me.
So we got that going for us but what about you? Today I checked out a women's and a men's board from our hommies @ Academy. The Serenity in a 145cm. The graphic is what caught my eye. Pachyderms are the shit! No riding like an elephant on this thing. Light as a feather and flexie for the ladies. The dudes board I like is the Propaganda 147. You love park, this board love park. 147 is a tad small for me but some of you smaller folk might like it. Purple and green topsheet bearing a striking resemblance to our latest Solstice customer loving stickers.(You know we give you a free one when when you buy crap.) I know, lots of Academy Snowboard promotion, but we support those who support us. Thanks Jeff @ Academy!

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“The harder the battle the sweeter the jah victory.” -Bob Marley Academy Snowboards embraces this concept in their Merit snowboard. From CA the company uses 1% of it’s profits to give out yearly scholarships to encourage kids to stay shredding and stay learning. Along those lines, they also give a yearly camp session with their pro riders in attendance to help the promote the sport and snowboarding. You can definitely learn something from Jonas Michilot.
Made in Austria these boards are pressed to perfection. Sidewall construct for better feel and more dampening. The Merit is a directional freestyle/ freeride board with enough pop to keep in the air for days. Check out www.academysnowboards.com for all the details.