SAMMY CARLSON – WELCOME INTERVIEW Boom! Sammy Carlson or Sammy C to many has been doing crazy things on two planks for a while now. Wikipedia even has him listed as the “the first skier to execute a switch triple rodeo 1260 in July 2010 at Mt Hood.” Getting a Wikipedia page as a skier isn’t easy folks. But neither is anything Sammy C does for that matter. Now 30 years of age, the 8-time 'X Ga...

Avalanche safety championed by one of our best

  ELYSE SAUGSTAD – WELCOME INTERVIEW It was obvious to us Elyse Saugstad belonged on Le Bent's team. Not because her husband Cody Townsend’s a bona fide le family member, but because of the way she skis… she bloody rips! And that’s putting it lightly. A third-generation Alaskan, it’s unsurprising most of Elyse’s award-winning ski segments feature a spine line that’ll blow your mind. Freeskier ...

CODY TOWNSEND HIT'S THE SEND BUTTON DOWN UNDER

1st of June, 2019 is looking more like the 1st of August! Photo essay within...   If you follow skiing and snowboarding in Australia you’ve probably come across @australian_backcountry. Not necessarily experienced it for yourself – the backcountry that is – but seen its embodiment through the images produced by the man behind the social handle – Jake Sims. Jake comes on board this season as a ...

One of "the world's most sought after (ski) guides" joins le family!   Le Bent’s ever-expanding team of athletes and ambassadors are certainly no strangers to adventure. Professional skiers, snowboarders and ultra runners rely on our gear in some of the harshest environments around. But few, if any, adventure like our latest recruit. Laura Adams is perhaps the most badass adventurer we’ve had ...

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Over the weekend, hundreds of pairs of Le Bent socks ran hundreds of kilometres through the Aussie bush…   Whilst we hope our socks are always out and about, helping our athletes float over trails, last weekend was a special one in that it saw our ever expanding team of trail runners converge on the multiday Ultra-Trail Australia (UTA). The race that began in 2008 and had 160 entrants and bare...

We are psyched to team up with a stellar line up of North American freestylers, freeriders, photographers, and mountaineers.   As we expand into North America, we are thrilled to add to our already stellar list of ski, snowboard, and trail running athletes with a strong winter, North American athlete and ambassador line up. Located in epicenters like Jackson, Aspen, Tahoe, and more, these amba...