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Website: eu.burton.com This from the era when “winter’s worst new sport” (as snowboarding was deemed by a national newspaper magazine) became impossible to ignore. To honor this decade, Burton reissued the ’85 Powder Shell kit, snowboarding’s first outerwear jacket and pant updated with modern 3L weather protection. Heavyweight tees and an archive-inspired beanie complete the collection with details defined by the early days of experimentation.

After its successful launch last year Surf and Skate Expo returned with a busier program that kept surfers, skaters, brands, marketing managers and anyone who just loves being outside, fully engaged. The event started in the Expo Hall with the Out Of Office Conference, a well attended one day marketing masterclass of talks and presentations from some of the most prominent figures in the business.

Men’s underwear shifts from basic essential to a premium lifestyle product offering performance comfort and expressive design. Value now lies in innovation and identity rather than volume sales. By Rocio Enriquez. Men’s underwear category remains stable-to-growing in 2025. Growth is driven by product upgrading and premium positioning, not by volume. Underwear is no longer perceived as a commodity product, but as an added value one.

From hyper-niche to slightly more versatile designs, the 2026 surfboard landscape leans towards a more grounded approach from the everyday surfers. Let’s dig in the particulars of the many quiver options. By David Bianic. While headlines tout a 25% surge in surfing participation since 2018 (Global Surfing Industry Trends Analysis Report 2025), the reality on the retail floor has been everything but a continuous vertical climb.

A new Allround length standard, more hybrids iSUP, a surprisingly resilient hardboard category, and an appealing key word –“premiumisation”. Who said 2026 would be boring? Trend report by David Bianic. Pumping up a SUP to full pressure always takes some time, while it deflates in a blink once the valve is released. Metaphorically, the market mimicked the inflation procedure: full of itself, it burst in 2021, flatlined, leaving tons of SKUs in warehouses and retailers sales floors.

Performance-driven innovation is turning the impact vest into a multi-functional essential for a broader and more discerning rider base. By Rocio Enriquez. 2025 was a good year for the impact vest category, with brands reporting steady sales and growth driven by increasing participation in wake, foil, and emerging disciplines. Purchases are performance-led, so retailers are cautious with inventory, favouring proven, safety-focused products.

Not all superheroes wear capes, but we – watersports lovers – sure do. The surf poncho & changing robe market has reached maturity and demands some adjustments for retailers as the product power couple split, leaning towards different directions. By David Bianic. Conveniently, our Retail Buyer’s Guides have been gathering up the two parent designs – ponchos & changing robes, as they were both born out of mere changing purposes among watersports enthusiasts.

A tale of two seasons; winter and spring, with winter excelling whilst spring was battered by weather and politics. Taking a global view, winter saw Europe and the Far East with strong product demand whilst the USA was patchy with their worst snowfall for years. In Europe, the further west you were, the better the snow conditions, with France in particular having an outstanding season, while Eastern Europe had enough snow at the right times.

Website: nspsurfboards.com Richie Lovett’s Volume Shapes Hybrid X  has proven itself in everything from everyday beach breaks to high-performance wavepools, combining effortless paddling, early wave entry and smooth, flowing performance. Now available in NSP’s proprietary moulded HDT construction, the model delivers a lighter, stronger and more responsive feel while staying true to the characteristics that has made Volume a favourite with surfers worldwide.

A collaboration rooted in decades of skateboarding friendship, travel, and shared history. HØURS IS YOURS is proud to announce the release of the Lizard King B1 Slip-On, a limited-edition collaboration celebrating one of skateboarding’s most distinctive personalities and a longtime friend of the brand. The project is built on years of shared experiences between Lizard King, Bryan Herman, and Dennis Martin.