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Holiday Gift Guide 2024
The Base Layer Edition
This 'Base Layer Edition' of the Backcountry Holiday Gift Guide is for those of you that have left your Christmas shopping too late and don't know what to get your favourite backcountry adventurer. You can never go wrong with any of the base layers items below. 
Lets start with the base of the base layer and that is of course socks. In our Holiday Gift Guide we have a featured a few different winter socks for different backcountry activities.
Bootdoc Race Merion PFI 50 Socks
The Bootdoc Race Merino PFI socks are performance compression socks. These socks are a blend of merino wool, polyamide, elastane and copper. Ideal for high intensity outdoor activities.
Price: $55.95 CAD / $39.95 USD
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Icebreaker Ski+ Over the Calf Socks
Icebreaker has you and your gift ideas covered with 5 different models of their Ski+ Over the Calf Merino Wool blend socks. Ideal for both resort and backcountry skiing.
Price: $27.30 CAN / $28.00 US
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Mobile Warming Premium 2.0 Merino Heated Socks
Keep the winter cold at bay with these Merino wool blend heated socks. With these socks they work well on their own as naturally warm socks, but then you can plug them in for those really cold days.
Price: $149.00 CAD / $114.00 USD
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Base Layers have come a long way over the last decade or two. Most base layers are a combination of Merino wool and synthetic material, however we have two fairly new companies that are offering Alpaca wool.
Pure Wool Base layers
These three base layers are made with 100% Alpaca or Merino wool.
Arms of Andes Alpaca Half Zip & Wool Leggings
Alpaca wool is credited with some of the best characteristics for temperature management making it ideal for backcountry skiing.
100% Alpaca Wool.
Price: $194.95.00 CAN / $135.00 USD
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Kari Traa Rose Baselayer Half Zip Top and Pants
The Kari Traa Rose Half Zip Baselayer Top and Rose High Waist Pants are part of their Heavyweight wool collection that is designed for winter backcountry adventures.
100% Marino Wool.
Price: $229.99 CAN / $169.95US
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Ortovox Merino Thermovent Base Layer
Ortovox Merino Thermovent base layer is made from Ortovox’s breathable mesh structure that keeps the weight low but allows for an ideal amount of ventilation and moisture control.
100% Merino Wool
Price: $200.00 CAN / $150.00 US
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A Blend of Wool and Syntectic Material
The following base layers come with varying combination of natural fibres and synthetic fibres. The new coming Paka uses predominately Alpaca blended with both Merino and Nylon.
Le Bent Core Midweight Crew
Le Bent’s base layers are made from a signature blend of rayon for softness and merino wool for its insulating characteristics.
Blend of Merino Wool, Rayon and Elastane.
Price: CAN $150.00/ US $115.00
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Le Bent Midweight Quarter Zip
Le Bent’s base layers are made from a signature blend of rayon for softness and merino wool for its insulating characteristics.
Blend of Merino Wool, Rayon and Elastane.
Price: $169.00 CAN / $130.00 US
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Paka Mountain Crew
The Mountain Hardware Kor Alloy Crew is able to handle off loading exess body heat while on the upslope and effectively insulate you on the descent.
Blend of Alpaca Wool, Merino Wool and Nylon.
Price: $280.00 CAN / $225 USD
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Smartwool Intraknit Merino Tech Half Zip
The Smartwool Intraknit Merino wool sweater works as both an outer shell as well as a base layer by throwing a hard shell overtop for more harsh weather conditions.
Blend of Merino Wool Polyester, Polymide and Elastane.
Price: $200.00 CAN / $175.00 US
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Smartwool Smartloft Hooded Jacket and Pants
The new Smartwool Smartloft Hooded Jacket and Pants are work well as both a base layer or as an outer layer on warmer days.
Blend of Merino Wool Polyester, Polymide and Elastane.
Price: Jacket 395.00 CAN / $295.00 USD - Pants $325.00 CAN / $250.00 USD
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And to finish off the base layer with the top most base layer
Buff Multifunction Head and Neckwear
You cannot go wrong with buying your favourite Backcountry Skier or Boarder Buff neckwear!
Blend of Merino Wool, Polyamide and Elastane.
Price: $45.00 CAD / $32.00 USD
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