Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re like me, spring is that time of year when you switch out ski pants for hip waders and ski boots for wading shoes. […]
Tech Talk Tuesday
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Finding the right balance and combination of characteristics in a ski can be difficult. Sure, you can buy a ski specific to certain conditions and […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Being a fan of the fit and performance of Tecnica’s alpine boots, I was excited to see the brand enter the alpine touring category with […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’ve owned a number of down jackets through the years (more than I’d like to admit, actually), but the one I reach for more than […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’m always hesitant to say how long I’ve owned a pair of sunglasses, as I always seem to lose them after I do. So to […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes In general, I’ve always had a slight aversion to wearing backpacks while I ski. I didn’t like the way they affected my center of balance, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ski gloves are often an overlooked accessory. I personally went through life (and to some degree still am) digging through drawers looking for a matching […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Arc’teryx Rush jacket has been my primary ski shell for the past five seasons. During that time I’ve had the opportunity to test the […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes With Salomon’s Coreframe 360° technology, the S/Pro maintains its lightweight stiffness and integrity, even after the heat molding process has taken place.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lively and fun characteristics make the Atomic Bent Chetler a quiver-killer. See what we think about it in our latestTech Talk Tuesday!
Reading Time: 6 minutes Scarpa first released the original Maestrale back in 2010, and it is now considered one of the most popular alpine touring boots to hit the […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Every winter I spend in Utah, I seem to ski the resorts less and the backcountry more. It’s to the point that I don’t really ski in-bounds at all, except to get a lift up to a backcountry access gate. After years of touring and tinkering around with my gear, I’ve found that backcountry skiing requires a completely different set of gear and outerwear compared to resort skiing. Skinning uphill creates a lot of heat, so backcountry outerwear needs to be able to breathe while, at the same time, providing enough warmth and protection for powdery descents—a tough task for any waterproof shell.