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The more I tour, the more I appreciate less.The Arc’teryx Beta FL Gore-tex Active Shell Jacket, coupled with the Arc’teryx Acto MX...
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The hood, shoulders, and arms are constructed with durable 3-ply 560NST eVent® PTFE waterproof-breathable membrane; protecting those critical...
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Two historic icons have come together to create a new ski called the K2 Rolling Stones SideStash Ski, this special edition ski is "50 years in the...
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When the Backcountry Skiing Canada crew was in Salt Lake for the Outdoor Retailer show a few weeks back, we skied with Cody Barnhill at Snowbird...
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K2 is a leading manufacturer of alpine skis and related products and with the recent growth in the backcountry skiing segment K2 has moved into...
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The Scarpa Rush is a dialed down version of the Scarpa Maestrale (which is reviewed by a Backcountry Skiing Canada reviewer here, and won our gear...
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The Swift boots live up to their name. They're designed for freedom of movement and freedom is what you get when you're on the up track...
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The Patagonia Super Alpine is a very rugged hardshell that will serve you well in any mountain environment, whether you’re scaling Mount...
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The Mont-bell Dynamo Wind Parka is an incredibly small and compact wind shell which will shed snow, wind and light precipitation to keep you warm...
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The North Face Patrol 34 Pack is a great example of the benefits of ski touring specific packs. For the past few years I have been trying to get...
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The Typhon is a great glove for touring or lift service days. It has been my primary glove for most of the season and I am pretty happy with how...
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For a lot of people, ski touring and helmets aren't a great match—you've got to lug them up to the top of your run, they take up a...
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Patagonia makes three sizes of a duffel bags called the 'Black Hole'. These bags are ideally suited for backcountry skiers who are heading...
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There is an endless selection of down jackets on the market these days which typically fall into the ultra-light or the alpine category. The new...
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The good folks at Dynafit asked that we share something with you regarding their Radical binding. It seems like a small number of people are...
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Marker has refined their lightest-weight touring binding the for the 2012 season - the Marker Tour F12 Alpine Touring Binding now weighs in at...
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Here's just two of several innovative "Innate" products that we will be reviewing this spring. Innate is a Canadian company that produces...
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The Backcountry Skiing Canada Crew are currently skiing at Valhalla Mountain Lodge with Leo Jansma who is one of the owners and he has told us...
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We got the goods on the new Fall 2012 Marker Duke EPF AT Binding at the 2012 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show last month, so have a watch of the...
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The First Ascent Hyalite Jacket is an insulated soft shell jacket designed for high aerobic activities with lots of stop-and-go such as ice...
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We spoke with Cory from La Sprotiva at the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show last month and he showed us the new La Sportiva Sideral Boot and La...
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No that's not a typo it is called the "Carbon/Carbon" Pole, check out the video below with Mike Hattrup from the Winter Outdoor Retailer...
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The elusive 'one quiver ski' is the quest of most backcountry skiers. One that is light enough to keep you fast on the skin track,...
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Salomon gave us the low down on the new Salomon Rocker2 115 Ski at the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake last month. The Rocker2 looks...
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The term “Mac Daddy” has been bandied about to describe the Garmont Delirium Alpine Touring boot and it may be an apt...
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