Last week, skier Kikkan Randall won the Cross Country World Cup sprint title, a first for an American. We caught up with the XC star to ask about the gear it takes to win, which includes triangular-shaft poles and 30 pairs of skis in a quiver.

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Flash in the pan, or here to stay? The cycling subcategory of "fat bikes" is hot this year, on the snow and for dry land. Our editor looks into the trend and adds some opinion from time spent pedaling in snow on these obese-wheel bikes.

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Last month, three riders were killed in an avalanche outside Washington's Steven's Pass ski area. Our writer, T.C. Worley, was set to snowboard with one of the victims, Chris Rudolph, just a week after the tragedy. Worley showed up still to pay respect and try and live again in the present moment on the hill.

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From an Arctic parka to a wind shirt, Gear Junkie's column on Outside this week highlights ten shell jackets for "every thinkable activity and climate type." Here's an overview of the coats, parkas, puffys, and shell jackets covered in the mix.

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Footwear for running uphill on snow -- that's the topic of this post, which highlights a GearJunkie editor's equipment picks and overall experience in a unique mountain-running event earlier this month in Colorado.

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Our writer threw a leg over a Surly fat-bike for a go at the Teva On-Snow Bike Crit, held in Vail earlier this month. Here is his report on the fat and frozen action.

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Altai Skis' stout backcountry planks ride a middle line between a snowshoe and a ski. Our writer put the skin-equipped Hok skis to the test this winter in deep snow on flat terrain and going down.

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The sport of ski-mountaineering racing, "SkiMo" for short, is gaining steam in America. A flagged course, checkpoints, mandatory avalanche gear, and hours of time on the move going uphill are common elements of the game. Our editor clipped in to try a SkiMo race this past weekend in Vail.

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As the literal "brainchild" of a Swedish neurosurgeon, a company called MIPS AB introduced a new type of head protection to the helmet industry a couple years back. More companies are embracing MIPS this year.

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For a cool $700, Helly Hansen offers a be-all, end-all performance ski jacket. Pillows of goose down inside make it unique. Our writer wore it for a long, cold winter test.

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