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It’s never to soon too start thinking about hitting the slopes.

Whether we’re due for a winter full of fresh powder and blue skies, or an unpredictable and patchy season, it never hurts to be prepared. We highlight some of the best gear and best bets for new adventures, for the snowriders among us.

Check out this year’s sections:

Shiny & New

An Icon on the Move

Top Gear

Ski & Stay in the Backcountry

This article appears in Oct 21-28, 2015.

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Snowriders’ Guide 2015

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 21, 2015

<h1>Snowriders’ Guide 2015</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 21, 2015</p> <p>It's never to soon too start thinking about hitting the slopes.</p> <p>Whether we're due for a winter full of fresh powder and blue skies, or an unpredictable and patchy season, it never hurts to be prepared. We highlight some of the best gear and best bets for new adventures, for the snowriders among us.</p> <p> <b> Check out this year's sections: </b> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/shiny-and-new/Content?oid=2556190" target="_blank">Shiny &amp; New</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/an-icon-on-the-move/Content?oid=2556196" target="_blank">An Icon on the Move</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/top-gear/Content?oid=2556201" target="_blank">Top Gear </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/ski-and-stay-in-the-backcountry/Content?oid=2556215" target="_blank">Ski &amp; Stay in the Backcountry</a></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/snowriders-guide-2015-2556223/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=34798&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/snowriders-guide-2015-2556223/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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