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SIDE-GOODS i--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I I L __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ ______________ _ DA KINE HIGH ROLLER BOARD BAG With room for a corpse, the High Roller holds everything from your boards and boots to your undergarments and dancing shoes. Aside from a carry-on or two, this is all you need for a world snow board tour. Wheels make it easy to lug through customs, though the same can't be said for the dead body. Da Kine, www.dakine.com. $150 Abandoning traditional zippers, the M40 (and smaller M30) feature a new "Dry8ag" rolltop closure. In addition to being weath- erproof, it's fail-safe. You simply roll and then cinch to either side. Most notably, the harness and shoulder straps conform to your body as if someone were wearing the pack for you, and no matter how short the hike, the ease in lashing your board to it is incentive not to carry. Arc'Teryx, www.arcteryx.com. $225 If you're headed out for months, or just travel with lots of stuff, the wheeled Supernova is a perfect companion to a wheeled board bag. Add a small backpack, and there's no need for an airport cart. It seems you can always find room for more in this thing. Try as we did, it could not be filled to capacity ... whatever that might be. Bonfire, www.bonfiresnow.com. $140 BLACK DIAMOND AVALUNGIT Truly, no board bag should be without one. In fact, you'll want to stash the included torque driver in your pack or jacket, because loose bindings are about as much fun as getting your tongue stuck to a frozen pole. Da Kine, www.dakine.com. $25 It's like a bulletproof vest: You take their word that it works. In fact, we needed to hear only one death-defying story to buy into Avalung. This second generation is smaller than the original vest, yet provides the same solution: It draws oxygen from the snowpack through an intake valve and then exhales carbon dioxide from another. Your job is to make sure it stays in your mouth if you're caught in a slide, because you may not be able to reach it once buried. Black Diamond, www.bdel.com. $120 subscribe now TheAdventure Lifestyle Ma azine ONLY $19Y~R or go to www.blue.com WINNER I GOLD/FIRST PLACE I FOLIO: AWARD FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE I TRAVEL MAGAZINE CATEGORY • caU 1-877-bLue-mag