The Journal
How to layer for the backcountry with Natural Selection Tour
“Having gear that works in the toughest conditions is key to surviving. Your layering matters. What’s next to skin matters.”
NST Snow 2026: Snowboard Results from Revelstoke
Day One results are in: and surprisingly to absolutely no-one, Gigi Rüf advances in classic Rüf style.
CLUBHOUSE VOL.16 with Gigi Rüf and Mons Royale
A special night in Innsbruck feat. custom balaclava workshops and yarns with the snowboard legend himself.
Athlete Yarns: Jess Hotter, Hottest, Hot-most
Freeride World Tour, growing up in Ohakune, the diversity of creativity at Natural Selection, and a touch of fruit preservation.
Athlete Yarns: Finn Bilous, prettiest skier on the mountain.
Nobody does powder, style, and big mountain lines like Finny B. And now, he's taking the planks to Natural Selection.
Hot off the press: Mons Royale are proud partners of Natural Selection Tour
Natural lines. Natural threads. Natural fit. Get it?
Athlete Yarns: Gigi Rüf talks learning, living and Natural Selection
We sit down with Mons athlete Gigi Rüf: professional athlete, snowboard legend, and (most importantly) Merino enthusiast.
The Base Layer That Doesn't Stop
For the sunrise skinners. The tussock riders. The snow hunters and the line makers. The ones who don’t give a shit whether the season is ‘over’ or if it ever...
