BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Gear Talk
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2016-01-12G3 and Scarpa teamed up to get a few media folks onto next years skis and boots and they chose Park City Powder Cats as the testing grounds....replies0views6147
2016-01-12
2016-01-11Every now and then a piece of apparel appears and we wonder what we ever did without it. The Icebreaker Zone One Sheep Suit is what we are talknig...replies0views2306
2016-01-11
2016-01-09Montbell takes home the prestigious Backcountry Skiing Canada Gear of the Year Award for their innovative Mirage Parka. It's the ultimate...replies0views3541
2016-01-09
2016-01-04G3 hits a home run with the new Ion 12 Tech bindings. They’re the ideal combination of light weight and functional design with a good mix of...replies0views2524
2016-01-04
2016-01-03The 2015/16 Gear of the Year Awards have been bestowed upon the best product we've reviewed this season. Gear that we think deserves...replies0views5611
2016-01-03
2015-12-31Designed for alpine winter conditions and lightweight mountaineering, the Infinity Endurance down jacket by Rab is one of the warmest I have ever...replies0views4984
2015-12-31
2015-12-27We reviewed the High Trail Evotec 'glueless' climbing skins about a year ago now and have been using them on every ski tour since. They...replies0views2218
2015-12-272015-12-27I am whittling my list of potential AT skis for my quiver of one for the Cascades backcountry (heavy, manky, chunkey). I am trying to keep thinks...replies2views2512
2016-01-162015-12-25Hello, I'm looking for recommendations for a pack similar to the Patrol, since TNF doesn't have any stock this season. These are...replies1views1809
2015-12-25
2015-12-20Lightweight, rigid and low profile; Voile’s Light Rail Splitboard bindings are nearly the lightest on the market and more than half of the...replies0views2286
2015-12-20
2015-12-17For the 2015/16 ski season Black Diamond has given their ski line up an overhaul and positioned all their skis into three categories, Carbon, Link...replies0views6850
2015-12-17
2015-12-15The Arc'teryx Voltair avalanche airbag will be available for fall 2016. Its inflation comes from a heavy-duty 22.2V LithiumIon Polymer...replies0views2842
2015-12-152015-12-10I got K2 AMP Rictor 82ti last year and I saw the Marker Baron bindings online so I was thinking that is it possible to put that Marker Baron on my...replies2views2210
2015-12-102015-12-09What is the widest boot for AT ? I have very wide feet and use 28.5cm Strolz custom boots for skiing. I think the last on my boots is 112mm. There...replies0views2072
2015-12-09
2015-12-01Cam Brensinger, a former NASA employee tasked with designing spacesuits for Mars, founded NEMO in 2002. So you can imagine the standard for...replies0views6707
2015-12-01
2015-11-28The Revelator BC splitboard is just one example of how Voile is continuing to innovate backcountry access since 1980. Based out of Utah, where...replies0views4512
2015-11-28
2015-11-24The Black Diamond Hot Forge Hybrid Hoody is a pretty unique insulation layer in that it uses a combination of strategically placed down blend...replies0views2393
2015-11-24
2015-11-21So what's Avanet and who's Avatech? If you remember back to September of last year we told you about Avatech and their revolutionary SP1...replies0views2482
2015-11-21
2015-11-18The classic alpine trekker or “ the day wrekker” will always hold a special place in my heart. It symbolizes the first steps in a...replies0views10077
2015-11-18
2015-11-17The Ramp BigBambooski skis are the latest fat ski in Ramp’s line up, but not quite as fat or heavy as the Ramp KaPow Skis that we...replies0views2011
2015-11-17
2015-11-15Urban Armor Gear is a company focused on developing protective cases for cell phones and tablets engineered to “withstand abuse from your...replies0views1831
2015-11-15
2015-11-14The "Pinding" as it's being dubbed by manufacturer Bavarian Alpine Manifest or BAM for short unites the advantages of the PinTech touring...replies0views2518
2015-11-14
2015-11-14Here's the latest bit of juicy content from Dynafit. This short vid profiles Dynafit athelete Cody Barnhill. We spent some time with Cody...replies0views1715
2015-11-14
2015-11-09The waterproof/breathable fabric world is no longer dominated solely by Gore-Tex. A slew of new products have been hitting the market in the past...replies0views4203
2015-11-09
2015-11-08What the hell is a "Tech Binding" and why should you care? The follow video will help explain some of the advantages of using a Tech Binding...replies0views1976
2015-11-08
