{"id":1732,"date":"2015-03-03T14:38:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T14:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2023-04-01T15:04:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:04:52","slug":"atbshops-staff-picks-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/atbshops-staff-picks-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"ATBShops Staff Picks of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>So it&#8217;s not far into 2015, the snow season is in full wack and we here at the ATBShop thought we&#8217;d share our staff picks for all 2015 snow board kit we have. We&#8217;ve already been shredding the slopes at all the board tests and other events that have been going on this year and have extensively tested all this years stuff\u00a0to the limit in a huge variety of conditions. So here it is:<\/h5>\n<p><center><strong><\/p>\n<h4>Diana Kirk<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>So first up we have Diana Kirk, ex- british champion of down hill mountain boarding who&#8217;s skills are as good as they are on the dirt as they are on the snow:<\/h6>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"300px\">\n<a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1915\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/atbshops-staff-picks-2015\/diana-staff-pics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"986,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana-Staff-Pics\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics-189x346.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics-560x1024.jpg\" src=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics-560x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Diana-Staff-Pics\" width=\"560\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics-560x1024.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Diana-Staff-Pics-189x346.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Helmet: <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-helmets\/demon-snow-phantom-snowboard-helmet-black\" title=\"Demon Snow Phantom -ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demon Snow Phantom<\/a><\/strong><em>-&#8220;I hate helmets but it&#8217;s saved me a few times. They are cheap and comfortable.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Goggles:<\/font> <a title=\"Dragon APX Goggles with Inverse lens\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snow-goggles\/dragon-apx-inverse-red-goggles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon APX w\/ Inverse Red lens<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; <em>&#8220;Again I hate wearing them and used to wear sunglasses. Sunglass don&#8217;t work well in low light but these bad boys do. They are well worth the investment!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Jacket:<\/font><a title=\"686 GLCR Cirque Thermograph ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-jackets\/686-glcr-cirque-thermagraph-womens-jacket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">686 GLCR Cirque Thermograph<\/strong><\/a><em>&#8211; &#8220;I loved my new Jacket and Snow pants combo. They kept me warm and dry with loads of cool tech and looked super stylish on the slopes, I don&#8217;t think I will ever buy a normal jacket ever again!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Gloves:<\/font> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-gloves\/dakine-blazer-black-gloves\" title=\"Dakine Blazer Snow Gloves- ATBSHop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dakine Blazer<\/a><\/strong><em>-&#8220;Always Dakine &#8211; Pipe for when I&#8217;m riding and a full glove for when I&#8217;m freezing on the lift!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Pants:<\/font><a title=\"686 GLCR Trail ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-pants\/686-glcr-trail-womens-snowboard-pants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">686 GLCR Trail<\/a><\/strong><em>-&#8220;These are amazing &#8211; they do what they say on the tin. They keep you warm and dry and have a built in RECCO reflector!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Board: <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboards\/burton-feelgood-flying-v-womens-snowboard\" title=\"Burton Feel Good- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Sweet Tooth<\/a><\/strong><em>-&#8220;I always had a cheap board but after testing a load of better ones at board test, I quickly realised my old one sucked. I was looking forward to snowboarding once a year and was struggling and kept catching an edge. The new Feel Good by Burton really sets the bench for all boards &#8211; in fact at board test all Burtons competitors compared their boards saying it was like the Feel Good. Trust me when I say if you want a board that riders like the Feel Good then buy that board because nothing comes close.  My riding has really improved thanks to this board and now I can keep up with the lads.&#8221;<\/em><\/font><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bindings:<\/font><em>&#8220;Loads of people think that bindings don&#8217;t really make a difference, but believe me they do. These binding are really comfortable and have a good response.&#8221;<\/em><\/font>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-bindings\/burton-scribe-reflex-womens-bindings\" title=\"Burton Scribe ReFlex Binding-ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Scribe Re-Flex<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/tr>\n<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><strong><\/p>\n<h4>Stuart Kirk<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>Next up we have kiteboarding, mountain board and snowboard enthusiast Stuart Kirk. With a huge amount of board sports history and experience at his disposal, it&#8217;s only the best for the boss man.<\/center><\/h6>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Goggles:<\/font> <a title=\"Dragon NFXs goggles ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snow-goggles\/dragon-nfxs-jet-goggles-green-ion-lens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragon NFXs Jet w\/ Green ION lens<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <em>&#8220;Great fit and is real easy to swap over to the super low light lens.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Jacket:<\/font> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-jackets\/thirty-two-blythe-gold-snowboard-jacket\" title=\"Thirty Two Blythe Gold- ATBShop\">Thirty Two Blythe Gold<\/a><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <em>&#8220;Top Tech at a super good price.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Shirt:<\/font> <a title=\"Thirty Two Rest Stop Fleece ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/sweatshirts\/thirty-two-rest-stop-woven-shirt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thirty Two Rest Stop Fleece<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;<em> &#8220;The most awesome mid layer ever invented! A super warm and water resistant fleece.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Gloves: <\/font><a title=\"Bitten by mitten Gator Mitt ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-jackets\/686-plexus-mccarthy-jacket-in-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtek Bitten by Mitten Gator<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <em>&#8220;I wasnt a fan of the mitt before, however these managed to convert me! Super warm and not sweaty!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Pants:<\/font> <a title=\"Burton Cargo ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-pants\/burton-cargo-snowboard-pant-in-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Cargo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <em>&#8220;A classic pant that suits me perfect.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Board: <\/font><a title=\"Burton Baracuda ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboards\/burton-barracuda-snowboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Barracuda<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;<em> &#8220;Super fun in lumpy pow, a definite personal favourite as you can bomb it down pistes without needing super soft snow to mess about with!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bindings:<\/font><a title=\"Burton Mission EST\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-bindings\/burton-mission-est-snowboard-bindings-black-wool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Burton Mission EST<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>&#8220;A responsive, reliable and comfortable binding that looks the part too.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300px\"> <a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/atbshops-staff-picks-2015\/stuart-staff-puics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"992,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stuart-staff-puics\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics-190x346.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics-564x1024.jpg\" src=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics-564x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart-staff-pics\" width=\"564\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics-564x1024.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics-190x346.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Stuart-staff-puics.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><strong><\/p>\n<h4>Mathew Drever<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h6>Team rider and skateboarder Matt likes to keep things colour co-ordinated and warm on the slopes, everything from the face mask to the technical pants, he likes to be ready for the cold.<\/h6>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"300px\">\n<a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/atbshops-staff-picks-2015\/matt-staff-pics-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"matt-staff-pics-web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web-178x346.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web-529x1024.jpg\" src=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web-529x1024.jpg\" alt=\"matt-staff-pics-web\" width=\"529\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web-529x1024.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web-178x346.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/matt-staff-pics-web.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Helmet:<\/font> <a title=\"Smith Holt ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-helmets\/smith-holt-snowboard-helmet-matte-gunmetal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith Holt<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; <em>&#8220;Keeps my head protected and cool whilst also keeping\u00a0my ears warm.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Goggles:<\/font> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snow-goggles\/smith?\" title=\"Smith Optics- ATBshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith Stance<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; <em>&#8220;I got these for a nice goggle-to-helmet fit\u00a0with my Smith Holt Helmet, some sweet goggles that look awesome with the helmet!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Neck Warmer:<\/font> <a title=\"Airhole Technical Facemask ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-and-ski-face-masks\/airhole-technical-facemask-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airhole Technical Face Mask<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>&#8220;Great for those cold days around the shop and keeping the chill off my face on the mountain.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Jacket:<\/font> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-jackets\/686?\" title=\"686 Snow Jackets- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">686 Command<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; <em>&#8220;Probably the best jacket I have ever had or ever will, this stays close during the winter season!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Gloves:<\/font> <a title=\"Bern Durden Mitt ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-gloves\/bern-durden-mitten-w--removable-wrist-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bern\u00a0Durden Mitt<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>&#8220;These are great! Real warm and dry with that much needed removable wrist guard.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Pants:<\/font><a title=\"686 Smarty Pants ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-pants\/686-smarty-cargo-snow-pants-black-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 686 Smarty Pants<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;With a removable inner layer, it&#8217;s easy add or remove an extra layer to cool down in the sun or warm up in the shadow of the mountain.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Board: <\/font><a title=\"Capita Horroscope ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboards\/capita-horroscope-snowboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capita Horroscope 153<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>&#8220;Quite simply because it&#8217;s the best board in the world, by far my favourite to ride!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bindings:<\/font> <a title=\"Union Contact Binding ATBShop\" href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-bindings\/union-contact-orange-snowboard-bindings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Union Contact<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;<\/li>\n<li><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Boots:<\/font> Thirty Two Exodus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><strong><\/p>\n<h4>Harry Calvert<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h6>Of course I saved the best till last. With a history of kiteboarding, wakeboarding and skateboarding I started off as a complete beginner in snowboarding, thats not to say my equipment wasn&#8217;t top spec&#8230; Working in an extreme sports shop has it&#8217;s perks&#8230;<\/h6>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Helmet:\u00a0<\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-helmets\/bern-macon-premium-eps-helmet-in-black\" title=\"Bern Macon Premium EPS Helmet- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bern Macon Premium EPS<\/a><\/strong> &#8211;<em> &#8220;This helmet is awesome, super comfy, super light and I can listen to my tunes\u00a0using the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-helmets\/smith-direct-connection-drop-in-helmet-audio\" title=\"Smith\/ Skull Candy Audio helmet inserts- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skull Candy Audio Kit<\/a>.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Goggles:\u00a0<\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snow-goggles\/anon-m2-landvik-pro-snowboard-goggles\" title=\"Anon M2 Landvick Pro Goggles- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anon M2 Landvik Pro<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong><em> &#8221; Because they&#8217;re sweet googles, they look the absolute nuts and I think the Magna Tech lens changing system really did it for me, no more messing around on the slopes with your goggles!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Neck Warmer:<\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-and-ski-face-masks\/airhole-airtube-simple-black-facemask\" title=\"Airhole AirTube- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airhole Airtube<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong><em>&#8220;A must have for any cold environment, keeps the moisture out and my beard from freezing into an icicle.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Jacket:\u00a0<\/font><\/strong>686 Mannual Jacket &#8211; <em>&#8220;It&#8217;s yellow, frikken warm and dry. The only jacket that never lets me down!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Gloves: <\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-gloves\/burton-formula-glove-in-black\" title=\"Burton Formula Glove- ATBShop\">Burton Formula Gloves<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>&#8220;Amazing for snow kiting! For snow boarding it would have to be the <\/em><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-gloves\/burton-baker-2-in-1-under-mitt-in-bog-heather\" title=\"Burton 2-in-1 Baker Mitt- ATBShop\">Baker Two-In-One Baker Mitt<\/a><\/strong><em>, specifically in Bog Heather as they look sweet, are super warm and have a removable inner layer that I can use to keep my hands warm\u00a0when filming or taking photos! A photographers must have!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Pants: <\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-pants\/burton-cargo-snowboard-pant-in-black\" title=\"Burton Cargo Pant- ATBShop\">Burton Cargo Pant <\/strong><\/a>&#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8221; They&#8217;re practical, super warm and most importantly never let me down in regards to waterproofing.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Boots:\u00a0<\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-boots\/thirty-two-jp-walker-light-snowboard-boots\" title=\"Thirty-Two JP Walker Boots- ATBShop\">Thirty Two JP Walker<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>&#8220;I spent a lot of time choosing my boots, aiming for the right level of comfort paid off and they look badass!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Board:\u00a0<\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboards\/never-summer-proto-hd-snowboard\" title=\"Never Summer- Proto HD- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Summer Proto XD<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>&#8220;The next size up from the Proto HD. I kept getting compliments on this badboy all over the slopes! Ride&#8217;s like a dream and makes a lot of people jealous, what&#8217;s not to love?!&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><font size=\"+1\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bindings:\u00a0<\/font><a href=\"\/\/www.atbshop.co.uk\/snowboard-bindings\/burton-mission-reflex-snowboard-bindings-black-wool\" title=\"Burton Mission Reflex Binding- ATBShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burton Mission Reflex<\/a><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;Because why settle for anything less? 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