We have tested and reviewed some truly innovative and amazing gear this winter and the winners below are the best of the best and so deserving of our coveted Gear of the Year Award. If...

Thanks to everyone who entered to win an Outdoor Research Carbide Jacket, the giveaway is now closed and a winner has been drawn. If you are Avery Levitt, you've won!! Congratulations....

We've compiled a list of the Best Ski Touring Shells for 2021 and you'll likely be surprised at which ones were rated at the top of the list. With a variety of features available,...

These skis are designed to be a lightweight touring option and build upon Faction's Prime skis which are more mountain touring focused. For the Agent Skis, Faction has used...

Check out BCA’s new videos in their Safe Shredding Series, this time focused around sledding and sled-skiing. Some of the things mentioned in these videos we have heard countless times...

This new lightweight 4-buckle alpine touring boot from La Sportiva is based on their Spectre 2.0 boots but better in so many ways. The Vega is stiffer but still has a crazy huge cuff...

Interesting read from Freeskier about the new age of marketing in the ski industry: check out the full article here.  "Along with exaggerated focus on followers, brands have also fallen...

In the latest Avalanche Conditions Report, Dave from Whitewater Ski Patrol talks about Tuesday night’s rise in temps and mixed precip with strong SW winds that created a widespread avalanche...

 While yesterday’s post was full of fun and shredding and all kinds of feel-good things, today’s post is a smidge drier, but for those who like snow science, it will surely be...

 Do you like big mountain lines? How about sustainability and social equity? Well, Nikolai Schirmer does too and that’s what his latest web series is all about. Curious about how all of...

If you’ve been carrying around a knotted cord in your avalanche pack and are no longer sure what it is meant for (or how to use it), check out this clip below.  I’m kidding....

Black Diamond’s new Helio Carbon line of skis is the companies lightest touring focused skis and they come in widths of 115, 104, 95 and 88 so there’s a ski for every type of skier and...

Tickets on sale now for this year's virtual edition of the annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Featuring 34 themed sessions each including 3-6 different films, get inspired and help...

Here's a new (and longer length) video from Cody Townsend's "The Fifty" series. He teams up with old bud Michelle Parker to knock off 28, 29 and 30 of his two-year project to ski...

 This winter the fine folks at Weston have put together a speakers series that focuses on backcountry winter recreation. A range of guides and educators cover topics such as gear,...