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No one has a better appreciation of wonder than a young skier or snowboarder looking at a beautiful mountain through the Oakley Target Line S Goggles. These shades offer a compact fit for smaller face more→s, eyeglass compatibility, and a Plutonite lens that boosts contrast and color for crispy optics.

No one has a better appreciation of wonder than a young skier or snowboarder looking at a beautiful mountain through the Oakley Target Line S Goggles. These shades offer a compact fit for smaller face more→s, eyeglass compatibility, and a Plutonite lens that boosts contrast and color for crispy optics.

The Hawx Prime 120 Ski Boot is Atomic's best-selling alpine boot that thrives everywhere we take it at the resort. On steep groomers, the stiff 120 flex enables us to drive power to our edges and dig more→trenches. In fresh snow and on creative terrain, the 100mm last ensures we can land confidently and smear turns without our feet sliding around. Finally, at the bar at the base of the mountain the GripWalk soles help us walk around confidently and casually.

During full days spent sliding down rails and popping off every natural feature on the hill, we strap into the K2 Method Ski Boot. The soft flex is forgiving on early dismounts and hard landings, allo more→wing us to recover and stay on our feet. The Method Shell and Intuition Tongue liner are both completely heat-moldable for a customized fit that is perfectly suited to our feet and our style, and they offer cushy comfort when we go a bit bigger than we meant to.

By balancing weight savings with control and power, the K2 Mindbender 120 Ski Boot has become the first choice for many skiers here. These boots combines a lightweight TPU construction and burly walk more→mode lever to rival backcountry boots, with a powerful 120 flex and narrow 98mm last to offer unparalleled inbounds control. The result is a boot that we can trust at the resort all day and for a tour after the lifts stop spinning to catch the sunset.

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.

Union's Juliet Snowboard Binding is a versatile all-mountain binding built to perform in various terrains, from stomping tricks in the park to controlled carving on the fresh groomers. Thermo-formed E more→VA bushings on the Stage 5 Duraflex baseplate dampen vibrations to keep our bodies free of fatigue, while the Stage 11 Duraflex highback maintains consistent flex no matter how cold the mountain gets.

Designed for the progressing intermediate female skiers looking to get off the groomers and into more adventurous terrain, the Mindbender 85W provides an agile, forgiving platform that excels in a var more→iety of conditions. Oufitted with a Slantwall construction, a 30-degree angle to the sidewall in K2’s Hybritech construction, The 85W is responsive while maintaining accuracy and power. Sharing the same Aspen Micro Block core and All-Terrain rocker, a gradual rise in the tip for great versatility in all conditions, with a low, short rise in the tail for added control in variable snow as some of its bigger siblings, the 85W maintains its versatility, float and control. TECHNOLOGY: ALL-TERRAIN ROCKER™ - Gr…