BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Gear Talk
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2020-05-03For the 2020/2021 skis season, DPS will be releasing a brand new touring ski called the Pagoda. This ski will use a new construction that focuses...replies0views6250
2020-05-03
2020-04-30Garmin released a new line of multisport GPS watches with wrist-based heart rate and Pulse OX sensors in the fall of 2019 as an update to...replies0views3881
2020-04-30
2020-04-26The Fritschi Xenic 10 Binding was released this winter offering many innovative features in a lightweight touring binding with a reliable release...replies0views1727
2020-04-26
2020-04-19Rocky Mountain Underground or ‘RMU’ as it’s more commonly referred to ran me through their new ski line up for fall 2020 at the...replies0views2520
2020-04-19
2020-04-18In 1970 Helly Hansen created the first-ever synthetic base layer and they have now taken that technology and used it in a face fabric for their...replies0views1650
2020-04-18
2020-04-17According to a new article by Powder, avalanche airbags are now considered key pieces of backcountry safety equipment. Airbags have been on the...replies0views1174
2020-04-17
2020-04-13At this Winter’s Outdoor Retailer Show in Denver Colorado I go the rundown of Black Crow’s 2020 Freebird line of skis. All of Black...replies0views4004
2020-04-13
2020-04-11Cody Townsend, the fount of ski-touring-related content, shares his approach to a fun, off season project: boot modding. Cody does not recommend...replies0views1158
2020-04-11
2020-04-09Black Diamond had a lot to show off at this Winter’s Outdoor Retailer Show in Denver Colorado. For next season they will be releasing a new...replies0views3124
2020-04-09
2020-04-08What’s new from Line Skis for next season you ask? We’ll we got the goods on the new Line Vision 118 and Line Pandora 110 for the...replies0views3010
2020-04-08
2020-04-05I was lucky enough to get the low down on the new Salomon Shift Pro Boots & Salomon Shift MNC 10 Bindings at the Winter Outdoor Retailer...replies0views4829
2020-04-05
2020-04-02We've had the Arc'teryx Nuclei FL out on backpacking trips in the East and West Kootenay, as well as numerous overnight and day-long ski...replies0views1034
2020-04-02
2020-04-01Peak Design, has announced it will donate 100% of profits from all Travel Tripods sold through April 10, 2020. Profits will include both sales of...replies0views1027
2020-04-01
2020-03-23Spring Skiing is here which means peak bagging and ski-traverses, it also means refrozen shit snow. For those of us still getting out there, this...replies2views5262
2021-03-16
2020-03-22For fall 2020 La Sportiva will offer three new skis, the Capo, Tempo and Salto. These skis each have different widths but two of them share the...replies0views4385
2020-03-22
2020-03-21The 10th Mountain Splitboard from Weston is their top tier freeride board. Built to cruise through powder, charge big lines, and hold an edge in...replies0views2487
2020-03-21
2020-03-18Helly Hansen's Mountain Hybrid Softshells are warm and super stretchy and designed for high aerobic backcountry activity. The 4-way...replies0views1631
2020-03-18
2020-03-17Two years ago Pieps released a new transceiver called the Pieps Micro BT Sensor and it was pretty progressive for a few reasons....replies0views1580
2020-03-17
2020-03-16The Icelantic Natural 101 Skis are almost 20% lighter than the previous version thanks to their featherweight wood core which makes them efficient...replies0views1606
2020-03-16
2020-03-15At the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show in Denver Colorado this winter, Atomic garnered a lot of attention and for good reason. They debuted a touring...replies0views2635
2020-03-15
2020-03-14At the Outdoor Retailer Show this winter we got the low down on all the new Weston Boards for 2020/21, so be sure to watch the video below to...replies0views2809
2020-03-14
2020-03-13Tents have been hit especially hard by the ultralight craze, leaving us with silky mosquito nets held up by carbon poles and microscopic...replies0views2638
2020-03-13
2020-03-12We have a new reviewer to the site and she has ridden the DPS Alchemist Yvette 100 skis for a couple months now. Like other DPS boards we've...replies0views1599
2020-03-12
2020-03-11Gregory's new Targhee 32 is a ski touring pack designed for all-day backcountry tours in the mountains. This...replies0views1642
2020-03-11
2020-03-10Both the North Shore 108 and 114 are all-mountain ski that are designed to skis any type of snow and terrain aggressively but they do particularly...replies0views1291
2020-03-10
