Orsden Jacket
Powe. Snowboard's Cowe Board
Vermont Flannel Shirt
Budnitz Model E
get the most out of the nutrients. Blend 11 tastes great mixed with berries or yogurt, or add a touch of maple syrup for sweetness. If you’re looking to get creative, the website lists sweet and savory recipes for carrot cake quinoa porridge, cauliflower, pumpkin, pine nut and paprika salad, nutty bliss bombs and more. Good Mix didn’t start as a local company—in fact, it started on the other side of the world, on the Gold Coast of Australia. But ever since founder Jeanie McClymont’s brother, Andrew, moved to Waitsfield, Vt., it’s been produced right in the Mad River Valley and available in farmers’ markets and co-ops around the state. goodmix.com
HATS FOR SKIERS
Worried about losing track of your loved ones on a winter run or Nordic ski? Not if they are wearing Skida’s color-popping hats. The snuggly fleece-lined Alpine Hat ($36) will keep you warm during days on the slopes or nights on the town, and you can rock the same line of patterns in its lighter cousin, the Nordic Hat ($30). Originally designed for cross-country skiers, the polyblend hats wick moisture, keeping you dry and adding the perfect layer of comfort for a winter trot or ride. They have a high
convenience factor, too—fiting perfectly under a helmet and slipping easily into the pocket of your winter coat. Unless you’re knitting your own hats and scarves, (power to ya), this Burlingtonbased company is as local as it gets, with their main line of accessories sewn by seamstresses in the Northeast Kingdom. Founded by skier Corinne Prevot, an alumna of both Burke Mountain Academy and Middlebury College, the company is staffed with outdoor-lovers who know what they’re doing when it comes to ski and snow gear. skida.com
THE LIGHTEST E-BIKE
Think how much you spend a year on a car, or on gas. And then consider this alternative: the new Budnitz Model E electric bike, $3,950. Designed by Burlington artist and inventor Paul Budnitz, the bike has a titanium frame (it also comes in Cro-Moly steel), a Gates carbon belt drive and a Zehus Bike+ 250W electric rear hub from Italy. And with all that, the bike weighs in at 29 lbs., making it (according to Budnitz) the lightest electric bike on the market. The all-in-one drivetrain is sleek, minimalist and grease-free and can power you along at 15 mph for a range of 20 to 100 miles. You
can choose to pedal or not, use Bluetooth to control the power output and when you get to work or your destination, turn on the automatic hub lock so it can’t be stolen. budnitzbicycles.com
AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE SKIWEAR
Stratton skier and Dartmouth alumna Sara Segall and her husband are putting southern Vermont back on the winter apparel map with their new line of Orsden jackets ($330). “We wanted to create affordable, functional and stylish skiwear,” says Segall ,who has worked for such fashion brands as Hermés and Jones New York. We’ve tried two of her micro-twill jackets and you know what? She’s done it. The insulated jackets fit beautifully (the women’s has an asymmetrical diagonal zipper that keeps it from bunching up when you lean over), are warm, stretchy and have all the bells and whistles you’d want in a serious piece of skiwear: pit zips, a powder skirt, gusseted zippers, thumbholes in the sleeves, a helmet-compatible hood and a high collar. Best yet, at just $330 the jackets perform as well and are as well-made as ones twice the price. For now, there are just two models
(men’s and women’s) that come in a variety of muted colors but watch for more from this start-up. orsden.com
GIVE A COWE
There are few things more Vermont than a cow. And few snowboards that say Vermont the way Powe. Snowboard's Cowe ($399.98) does. The Vermontiness goes beyond the graphics—which feature the classic cow and farm scene with Camel's Hump in the background. Artist Adam Vindigni started the business with his older brother Eric shortly after he graduated from UVM in 2015. Powe. bills itself as an "environmentally conscious" company and it lives up to this by hosting clean-ups at ski resorts areound Vermont and by using sustainable materials. Boards are made using poplar and bamboo cores, biodegradable resins, hemp and volcanic basalt. The Cowe uses a "crocker" camrock camber with a 3 mm rise between the feet and a -3 mm rocker on the nose and tail. The Cowe was released this past August and only 40 are being made so jump on this if you want one. powesnowboards. com
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