Capita. Devour! Making some of the most popular boards out there Capita comes in with their brand of quirkiness and odd mix of fantasy/irony/fun….

Sessions. Sessions has a soft spot in my heart not only because of how they began but also because they meant so much to our little Alabama skate scene back in the day. We’d get Thrashers and go through and find the old Sessions ads and look at all the punk rock tees. We “discovered” bands like DK, Minor Threat, Seven Seconds, Bad Brains, even The Smiths through those ads. I’ll admit though the last few seasons Sessions has been kind of slipping in their design but they got a new guy and this years line up is looking great. They have a huge concentration on soft shells that can be worn on the mountain, around town, or where ever for the upcoming year. They still have that same Sessions simplicity but now theyve gotten back on board with some good design as well…..

Jones Snowboards. Jones snowboards was started by big mountain legend Jeremy Jones. His small but award winning line is quickly catching the attention of everyone not just the big mountain crowd. There may only be four boards in the Jones catalog but when you consider three of them have won best of awards from three DIFFERENT publications ( Backcountry, Snowboard, Outside) you definitely have to put Jones in the quality not quantity group. An ambassador for not only the fight against global warming but also for the split board (re)revolution Jeremy is now making just as many waves within the production side of the industry as he has in the riding side…