Elyse Saugstad has the unenviable position of first-hand experience when it comes to avalanches. In 2012 she was caught in one that took the lives of three close friends. If anything positive can be said to come from such a devastating event, it would be a renewed appreciation for snow safety and upskilling in the mountains. For Elyse this came in the form of co-founding SAFE AS Avalanche Cli...

  le bent is pumped to team up with the Nakiska Alpine Ski Association (NASA) for the 2019/20 season as the official base layer, sock, and accessory provider. le bent will be outfitting NASA'S FIS Team and coaches keeping them comfortable, warm and performing be it in training or on race day! “NASA is proud to have lé bent as the official base layer supplier and a key organization sponsor said...

  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...

Hey, we're in the news!   We like to think we've created some of the most kickass next-to-skin products out there, but don't take our word for it. From Freeskier, to Ski Magazine, we are feeling the love from recent reviews. Check out what the world is saying about le bent socks and baselayers.  As our friends at Freeskier Mag say, "Le Bent? Le duh."   "For those who put foot comfort at the t...