Ride

With a clear eyed focus on streamlining their styles and maintaining a consistent vibe throughout every category, Ride is jumping into 2015 with a supreme new lineup. In the hardgoods department, Ride is debuting two killer new boards, the Alter Ego and the Helix. The Alter Ego boasts a split tail that can be released to amp up the board on a pow day, then latched back together when the corduroy calls. Ride’s second new shape is the Helix, the brand’s first asymmetrical board, which features a steep heel side cut as well as a quiver killing graphic, created in collaboration with Akomplice. The collab extends into Ride’s boot and binding lines as well, the Fuse boot and Rodeo binding both featuring Akomplice’s street-inspired designs.

For its part, the Fuse boot features Ride’s new Slime Tongue tech, which essentially means that the tongue of the boot is made of a harder material than we’re used to seeing. This new tech gives the fuse exceptional durability, all without sacrificing spring and flex.

Patagonia

From base layers on up, Patagonia is hitting every market with solid new styles. New for baselayers is the Capilene Gore Pro kit, a combo of boot cut bottoms and tall collar top made to complement backcountry adventures. The Hybrid Down jacket makes a prime mid-layer, with a longer hem to keep the snow out and Polartec power stretch for unrestricted movement. In the name of sustainability, Patagonia made sure that all the down in the jacket is traceable, taken from non-force fed geese. Patagonia is the first brand in the space to certify this process, a part of the brand’s efforts to produce eco-friendly products.

Moving on to outerwear, Patagonia is debuting the women’s Pow Slayer jacket for 2015, a jacket that has been a staple of the men’s line for the past two years but is a new addition to the women’s. A Gore Tex pro shell, drop-in side pockets, and minimalist powder skirt; this jacket is all about function, without the fluff.

Giro

Giro’s spotlight new design for 2015 is their revamped Combyn helmet. The Combyn has a soft shell, made with the same foam currently being used in NHL and NFL helmets. Able to bounce back from repeated impact, the helmet is built with removable layers, meaning that riders can tweak the fit of the helmet layer by layer as needed.

On the goggle front, Giro has refined their Onset goggle, thinning out the foam between frame and face in order to ensure a snug fit. Giro has also introduced temple adjustments, which lend themselves to both a solid fit and an extended field of vision.

Holden

A brand that has built itself around clean, classic styles made with eco-friendly materials, Holden’s 2015 line retains the quality that it has become known for while also pushing new, lower price point pieces. Holden’s tried and true styles are sticking around, tweaked and revamped with new accents— like a tropical lining in jacket hoods— and new materials. One collab in particular, with Alternative Apparel, uses Peruvian-made materials  and falls directly in line with Holden’s environmentally friendly efforts.

Holden is pushing lower price points next season as well, an effort to make their high quality gear more accessible. Layers, snowpants, vests, heavy on hill coats and more stylized streetwear; Holden is on point across all categories.

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