Welcome to the Access Road.

Founded on November 25th, 2008, the Access Road is a blog dedicated to the latest apparel, equipment and current events that are significant to passionate skiers, snowboarders, and mountain enthusiasts. In addition to late-breaking news on gear, resorts and brands big and small in the industry, we’ll be posting a steady stream of product reviews, trip updates, and pro articles on a variety of subjects.

If you would like to contact The Access Road with comments, corrections, errors, suggestions or any other type of feedback, please email .

Join our family of writers.

Are you a skier, rider, or outdoor enthusiast looking for an opportunity to share your love of the outside with others? We want to hear from you! The Access Road is in search of guest bloggers, regular columnists, and occasional contributors. If you have a knack for writing and are excited by the opportunity to gain exposure to our small but growing community of readers, then please – get involved!

Have a Great Idea for a Story?
You don’t need to have a background or any published work under your belt here – part of what makes our content original and special is that it’s written by passionate outdoorspeople, not professional writers. We’re eager to hear from you and ready to help, so contact us with your post ideas and original stories today.

Reciprocal Blogging
If you are a blog owner looking for an opportunity to drive relevant readership to your site by guest blogging at theaccessroad.com, there’s a place for you here, too. We’re actively seeking other publishers willing to engage in a reciprocal blogging relationship. In exchange for the opportunity to guest blog at theaccessroad.com, you’d give one of our writers a spot on your similarly themed site. As always, don’t hesitate to so we can hash out the details. Please include a link to your site.

Affiliate Disclaimer
The Access Road engages in affiliate advertising for some of the products you see on the site. In addition to the obvious banner ads, some of the links that point to outside vendors pay us a commission on the sales made through these links. Said commissions are small and contribute to the operating costs of the Access Road. The opinions and reviews you read here are in no way influenced by our affiliate connections – we review & link to the products we are impressed by. If they help us keep the lights on, so be it!