Jones Mind Expander 154 2022 /2023

With fun looks and a wide field of vision, the Giro Buster Goggle is perfect for young skiers and riders in ski school and beyond. This goggle is designed for a comfortable fit with a wide variety of more→helmets, so they’ll be able to focus on progressing their skills on the hill rather than constantly adjusting their goggles.

A big part of heading into the mountains for a day on the slopes is being surrounded by snow-capped peaks and appreciating the details dotting every run. The SPY+ Legacy SE Goggles allow us to soak in more→the scenery and spot every hazard on the hill thanks to their wide field of view and distortion-free lenses. Happy Lens technology boosts the color and contrast of everything on the mountain for exceptional clarity, so we can seek out side hits while avoiding tree wells and buried logs. Made with a slightly smaller frame than the Legacy model, the Legacy SE fits snugly for maximum comfort in the mountains.

Built for all-mountain shredding, the thirtytwo Lashed Double BOA Bradshaw Snowboard Boot keeps us comfortable and supported as we spend our days at our favorite resort. The BOA® Fit System featuring more→Dual Zone H4 Coiler dial and TX3 lace provides a secure fit that is easy to adjust on the fly, while the 3D molded tongue and Team Internal Harness provide the support and even flex we need to conquer any line. With thirtytwo's Team Fit, we are able to further customize our fit with a heat moldable liner and heel hold kit.

Our favorite option for learning to ride, The Shifty Snowboard Boot is stuffed with an incredible amount of comfort and convenience. Inside the Shifty, ThirtyTwo's microfleece-lined Comfort Fit liner more→provides a cozy-warm feel without irritation. This liner is comprised of Intuition foam for an adaptive, heat-moldable fit that wraps our feet in heavenly comfort and molds to the unique contours of our feet as we ride throughout the season. Its internal lacing system tightens over the liner to eliminate heel lift, and the comfy Evolution Foam sole softly cushions and reliably grips on icy walkways.

For crushing park laps, dialing in new skills, and deep, surfy carving, we prefer the soft flex of the ThirtyTwo STW Double BOA Snowboard Boot. This boot offers an easy-going and forgiving feel as w more→e maneuver rails and runs, but the dual-zone BOA lacing keeps us locked in and ready for anything. Comfort-focused features around the foot let us ride for hours.

Back for another season, the Lexa X EST Snowboard Binding still offers the most-popular pro-caliber control on the mountain. With upgrades that make this binding lighter and reground materials that ma more→ke the design greener, this year's edition is our favorite yet. Double Take buckles with Insta-Click let us strap in fast so we can keep charging lap after lap, and the supportive Heel Hammock and highback keep us comfortable while maximizing support. Underfoot, the strong, responsive, and shockingly playful baseplate is equipped with shock-absorbing EVA and B3 gel padding.

The Trilogy Snowboard Binding from Union has proved itself worthy in the biggest battlegrounds of freestyle snowboarding. Beyond nailing a park-worthy design, Union also optimized it to help us ride a more→ny snow type in any weather with superior control. Union's popular Duraflex material, a stiffer flex, comfortably secure straps, and loads of other boot-gripping features make the Trilogy ready to embark on any of our epic riding quests.

The latest in the famous Juvy line, the K2 Juvy 4. 5 FDT Large Plate Ski shows why K2 has used that name for over a decade. This combination of a ski and binding thrives on newer skiers who are starti more→ng to put in multiple days a week on the slopes. The Duracap construction and composite core offer an easy-to-maneuver lightweight feel that is further bolstered by the short turn radius and forgiving rocker profile.