Over the last ten years there have been fantastic advances in the field of avalanche safety through research and technical development. Additions made to snow stability evaluations like 'fracture c...
Wanna learn the old school way to ski? It's a great way to add challenge to your repertoire, or a slice of humble pie to your skiing days. And fun if you can figure it out.
Are you getting fatigued from so much avalanche safety talk these days? It's become a media obsession to discuss ad infinitum all the nuances of being safe when skiing in the backcountry. Wh...
As recently as 2013, the reasons to drop the duckbill for a duckbutt were significant, but mostly based on a personal requirement for releaseability. Not all pinheads agree that safety relea...
When you need goggles, you NEED goggles. Clear, unfoggable lenses. Smith's Turbo goggles are the closest thing to guaranteed unfoggable gogs.
The limited supply of Marker Kingpins are showing up across the states. Managed to get out on a pair for one BC run. If you want a binding that will hold you with the retention and elasticity you're familiar with in-bounds, and can charge on the myriad conditions there without weighing you down if you go out of bounds, the Kingpin is your binding.
Meidjo is a new telemark binding from M-Equipment (France) combining the downhill performance of NTN with touring performance of pintech bindings. Behold the future.
The Outlaw, the first American made NTN binding is ready for pummeling by the public. In the world of telemark bindings, that's not a joke. The very nature of telemarking creates forces that...
No one wants to practice using their avalanche beacon, let alone actually need it. Arva's Neo knows that and keeps the ergonomics simple and the ability to see more than one, reliably at a level you can breathe easy with.
Volkl's new Vacuum climbing skins are the first skins to be marketed by an alpine ski company that you should really take a closer look at. They use a silicon based adhesive that acts more like a Post-It than an overly sticky climbing skin for fat skis. Delightful is one way to think of them.
When the new schoolers are ready for something different, even challenging, the old schoolers who lost their minds to a free heel have a buyers guide just for you.
Tecnica's Cochise line of alpine touring boots earned a well deserved reputation for having lots of downhill muscle and the flexibility to skin uphill too. This
Is it possible to have a ski weigh less than 8 pounds per pair and still have good downhill performance? Volkl's BMT series says absolutely!
Dynafit has earned a reputation for light, powerful boots, at the cost of being for low volume feet only. That changes with the Radical, a roomier, more
Marker has undeniably shown they are committed to alpine touring with the introduction of Kingpin, a 2-pin tech binding for alpine touring with TUV
Fischer continues to throw out ski designs that turn heads. This year's Hannibal is a lightweight backcountry ski with carbon reinforced wood strength.
The best new duckbilled tele boot for the year is Scott Sport's Synergy. It is also the only new tele boot in 5 years, but really an old design with new paint.
Things move slowly in the world of climbing skins. Backcountry skiers and splitboarders know, skins are essential. Here's a quick guide of what to look for.
There is a fly in the ointment, brewing in the background with the New Telemark Norm system.
Getting a good fitting boot means matching the volume of your foot with the volume (and shape) of your boot. Here's some tips to improve that.
