Last Southern Hemisphere spring, Lau Nitzsche made a multi-country, multidisciplinary trip on the Andes Mountain. This journey combines her various passions: splitboarding, biking, art and music. Taking place in northern Patagonia, her journey began in Villa La Angostura, Argentina, bickepacking along Ruta de los Siete Lagos (Argentina’s lake district), crossing the border into Chile through Paso Tromen, traveling through Pucón, ascending Volcán Villarrica (Rukapillán) on foot and splitboard and descending on her Weston splitboard. But this story isn’t only about sports, it’s a journ ..read more

Photos & Words by Weston Ambassador, Josh Laskin.   In recent years, Japan has emerged as the capital of powder skiing and riding, with the island of Hokkaido overshadowing the rest of the country’s mountainous regions. “You’re going to ride in Japan? You’re going to love Hokkaido,” avid skiers and riders would exclaim when I mentioned my upcoming trip. But when I joined the Indy Pass crew —who recently began working with local outfitter Japan Ski Tours — in 2023 to chase powder, Hokkaido wasn’t on the itinerary. Located less than four hours north of Tokyo by bullet train, the Tōhoku ..read more

Meet Chuck Morin. Hailing from Quebec, Chuck moved to the mountains to chase his dream of snowboarding and splitboarding as much as he possibly can. From living in a closet to living in a van on the beach during the off-season, Chuck truly follows his passions of slaying pow across the world. Video: Ella Peters Follow @chuckosaurus for more pow slayin greatness ..read more

Weston Athlete Claire Hewitt-Demeyer, a local from South Lake Tahoe, faced a severe injury while climbing at Blue Granite Climbing Gym on a kilter board, tearing seven parts of her knee. Despite the extensive damage, surgeries were only required for her ACL and Double Meniscus in 2021. The following year became a rigorous journey of relentless training and rehabilitation for Claire, from relearning how to walk to preparing for extended days in the backcountry with her Splitboard. A year long period of sideline recovery fueled an unprecedented motivation within her, igniting the idea of craftin ..read more

A team of 4 head into the Australian backcountry, looking for the steepest terrain the red continent has to offer. Challenging popular beliefs of what skiing and snowboarding looks like in Australia. Watch the full film out now!  Directed by Divya Gordon. Featuring Tim van der Krogt, Chris Wills, Divya Gordon, Aaron Dickfos and Lewis Foster. Filmed by Divya Gordon and Aaron Dickfos. Made with support from Arc'teryx Australia, Weston Backcountry, SunGod, Mountain Designs, Bridge Road Bewers and On Track Meals Produced by Rampage Media, Chris Wills and Tim van der Krogt Featured Weston ..read more

After 8 seasons of slogging it out in the Freeride World Qualifiers, long-time Weston Athlete Brian Stenerson will be competing in the Freeride World Tour in 2024! Brian's secret to success? Basically having fun, giving no f***s and splitboarding for zen. After almost calling last season his final season pursuing the FWT, he decided to go back to riding purely for fun. That's when he landed himself on the tour. Steney will be competing on the first ever Weston pro model, the Ridgeline x Stenerson Pro. Keep an eye out for the board hitting the public in Fall 2024. Go Forth & Crush em’ Stene ..read more

Choosing The Best Backcountry Ski Gear For You  With earning your turns exploding in popularity over the past years, you might be thinking about getting into it yourself. Rather than just struggle busing in a boot pack, or using your heavy park skis, there are a few considerations you need to take into account to get the best out of your weekend. Our resident ski expert and member of our design team Nate Dumais has the low down on what you need. Reading not your thing? Watch the Webinar sponsored by Capow Guiding.    Contributing Expert: Nate Dumais  Turner, ME Demo/Tiny H ..read more

In the Spring of 2022, Brian Zigulich and Alex Rupp spent a couple of weeks in the remote Olympic Mountain Range, located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. They had the opportunity to follow the annual migration of water, that starts at Mt Olympus, flows down the Hoh River, and leads out to the Pacific Ocean. They were fortunate enough to work with the Chala’at Nation (Hoh Tribe). They helped bring their journey through their sacred land to fruition. Many other talented individuals and close friends played a huge part in making this happen. This is their story ..read more

  Jaime Del Pizzo Meet Jaime. An incredibly talented photographer, artist, snowboarder, and skateboarder living in Bellingham, WA. Hard of hearing since birth, human life has always been a little different for Jaime. This past March, LOOK Films shadowed Jaime through her day to day as the pandemic added even more of a challenge for an individual who communicates by reading lips. This is her story through hearing loss, COVID, photography, and living this human life. Watch the short documentary "I Still Hear You" out now.       Starring: Jaime Del Pizzo&n ..read more

From face shots in Japan to Canadian couloir drops in the Revelstoke backcountry, Weston Athlete Chuck Morin aka "Chuckosaurus" made the most of the 2022/23 winter both in front and behind the lens. Revelstoke saw a challenging winter with their snowpack, dealing with persistent weak layers December onwards. This led Chuck and crew to fly the nest and hunt for pow in the bottomless buffet of central Hokkaido. Enjoy some epic turns and contagious stoke from Chuck and the gang!  Riders: Chuck Morin, Danny Leblanc, Sammy Carlson, Lauren Powers Filmed by: Chuck Morin, Danny Leb ..read more