Hey what’s goin’ on!?

Hope you’re making the most of what we have left of winter. We’re hoping to get out spring riding soon-if it ever warms up around here!

In the meantime, I’ve been working inside on the computer and tuning out the fam with these cool new headphones that ifrogz sent us!

The ifrogz company offers the Ear Pollution line of customisable headphones. They have been awesome and offered us a chance to design and order a pair of Nerve Pipes for review!

The process for customising the Nerve Pipes online was very interactive and a lot of fun. There are 6 component pieces to customise with colour and artwork; the headband, sidepieces, hinges, speakers, ear cushions and outer speaker area.

Being a graphic designer, I was very impressed with all the potential colour and texture combinations that are possible. I’m also a terrible decision maker and I spent much time perfecting a headphone design; tweaking, adding, removing-then starting from scratch to get the perfect pair happening!

Once submitting my final order, the Nerve Pipes arrived here very quickly and I was impressed right away. The packaging was nice (and very easy to open!) and my headphones inside matched the high quality image on the website-to a T! They are very stylin’ (as you can see), fold up into a compact size and sound fantastic!

Thanks ifrogz!

Check out their website to pick a headphone model and customise you own pair today!

See you later,

Tim

Hey!

Last weekend, we had a great time snowboarding at one of our local hills. The weather was phenomenal! Warm, but still cold enough that there were big fat flakes falling from the sky!

I was lucky enough to have Orage send me a Thrilla Jacket for review. This was fantastic, because my previous outerwear was kind of bulky and without waterproofing after years of riding.
I tested the Thrilla Jacket at the hill in the midst of mild conditions with heavy snowfall - and then the weather switched to windy and cold late in the day.

I was able to maintain a comfortable core temperature all day with just a fleece and long sleeve underneath - and the jacket was able to keep me dry with it’s waterproofing features.

I had a full range of motion at all times and the outer material is very pliable and form fitting. Also, I was able to use each and every pocket! I kept my wallet up front and the deep interior pockets were great for holding an mp3 player with headphones on the left and camera and goggles in the pouch on the other. Honorable mention goes to the lift pass hanger which was very convenient.

The style of the jacket is great too; I can easily wear it even when I’m not boarding and still have all the handy perks of the Thrilla Jacket!

Thanks again, Orage!

Tim

So, as we said in our recent posts, things are getting exciting over here at FreshPow!

One of those things is ready to be announced!!!

We are going to be performing reviews!

Tim received a really sweet jacket from Orage the other day and will be wearing it everywhere (especially the hills) to give you an honest review of what it’s like!

We also have formed a few key friendships with people that have access to reviews that we don’t (yet!).

One of those People is Shannon a.k.a Shayboarder. Shay does reviews on numerous accessories and boards throughout the season and writes an honest review, complete with pics and links; all for your information and enjoyment.

When we contact her to be able to provide her reviews with you, she was very pleased to help spread the word.. so without further ado… here is FreshPow!’s first ever review.. as reviewed by Shayboarder!

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2008-2009 Salomon Sanchez

Location: Loveland, Colorado

Snow Conditions: Snowing with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers to fresh snow on the runs.

Setup: I rode the Salomon Salomon Sanchez with Salomon women’s relay-e bindings and my Vans Omni Focus boots.

First Impression: Full Article @ The World of Snowboarding through Fembot Eyes