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January 5, 2020For this comparison review, we put several Micro Down Jackets through their paces and rated them on fit/mobility, weight to warmth ratio, packability, features and overall value. We've...
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January 1, 2020Curious as to what are the best new backcountry skiing products of 2019/2020? Wonder no more! Have a look over what we consider to be the best new products of the season and learn why they...
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January 21, 2020Two years ago we reviewed the Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD 130 Boots and now for 2020, Atomic is about to release the new and improved Hawx Prime XTD 130 Boots. Like the Ultra, the Prime is a combination...
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January 20, 2020For most, “eat your greens” is not something we relish hearing and this is where Athletic Greens comes in. It’s a combination of 75 ingredients (see below for more on this) which...
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January 19, 2020The latest iteration of the Backland Carbon Boots comes at us with a few new upgrades but what Atomic did keep is the carbon spine, crazy 74°of cuff rotation and stiff 110 Flex rating. They...
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January 18, 2020La Sportiva’s apparel line for fall 2019 is completely new and redesigned to seamlessly integrate together in one of three active categories. Now each piece builds upon each other and works...
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January 17, 2020Born in the Tetons to those with a passion for ski mountaineering, Skeats, or skin-cleats, are a rigid plate that weaves onto a ski strap - its that simple. Skeats take all the...
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January 16, 2020G3’s new MINIMIST Skins are their next generation of lightweight touring skins which are based off their successful ALPINIST+ and SCALA Skins. The MINIMIST are 30% lighter...
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January 15, 2020If you haven’t heard about Elan Ripstickskis yet you may need to pull your head out of the snow for a moment. They’ve been around for over two seasons now and have a well-earned...
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January 13, 2020Scarpa has taken the Maestrale, the most popular alpine touring boot on the market and given it a stiffer 130 flex rating similar to that found in their Freedom SL boots. With the XT,...
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January 12, 2020If you haven't yet heard on Black Yak, you are not alone. This new to North America Brand produces some of the most innovative and high-quality apparel around so it's about time you knew...
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January 11, 2020Over the years Marker has built up extensive experience in the alpine touring binding market. First with the success of their frame bindings the Marker Tour F10 and Marker Tour...
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January 10, 2020Synonymous with ski touring, Dynafit has long been considered the leading manufacturer of low tech alpine touring bindings. As the market only continues to grow, a lot of purchasers are...
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January 10, 2020Over the past week, we have had another 70cm of snow fall which brought more great skiing in the area but also elevated our avalanche hazard to HIGH in the backcountry as a reactive storm...
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January 9, 2020Nikolai Schirmer proving once again that he's on top of his game in this video of a "day" in the Sunny Day Chute. Remarkably good filming also. Looks to be just two GoPros and a...
