Extreme Ski. . . Michigan!

Mount Bohemia, a tiny ski resort at the tip of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, offers chutes, glades, cliffs, and other forms of expert terrain heretofore absent…

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Fold-Up Paratrooper Bike

The foldable Paratrooper bike was originally built for parachuting soldiers. Today, Montague sells it to the U.S. military and common citizens alike.

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World’s Lightest Ski Bindings?

No, that’s not a bear trap. It’s La Sportiva’s svelte and ultra-light backcountry ski binding, new to the U.S. and Canadian markets next month!

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‘SPOT the Holiday’ Contests

Win big this Holiday Season! With Thanksgiving, “Black Friday,” and other holiday foshizzle coming to light this week, our ‘SPOT the Holiday’ promotion is humming!

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Backcountry Powder Park

“Park features with powder landings” — that’s the premise at Smith Optics’ private freeride paradise, an 800-acre park in Idaho on the site of an…

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‘Follow Me’ Film

If you haven’t kept up with the level that modern freeride mountain biking is now at, then this film is going to drop your jaw!

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‘Top 10’ Gear of 2010

Drum roll. . . GearJunkie’s annual ‘Top 10’ Gear picks award the best of the best outdoors equipment after a year of use and abuse…

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Nat Geo Maps on Small Screen

U.K. company has goal to make “paper maps” viewable on a GPS screen. In a partnership with National Geographic, the company can now display all…

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Saucony ProGrid Kinvara

Gear Junkie put 100+ miles on this shoe for a test. Conclusions? The shoe “rides a thin line between speed and support” where daily training…

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Crank Bros. 29er Wheelset

Bike lust alert! We test Crank Bros. new bling wheels to see if performance can keep up with the wheels’ tech and handsome looks.

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Burton/Adidas Outerwear Collab

A new collaboration by Adidas and Burton is a clean and classic outerwear and apparel line. It just may make you reconsider what “Adidas” as…

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Hardshell Jacket ‘Rebirth’ in 2011?

Will 2011 mark the rebirth of the waterproof-breathable jacket? A slew of recent news from Polartec, Mountain Hardwear, Columbia, and Gore points to substantial upgrades…

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Live! ‘Top 10 Gear’ Awards

It’s like the Emmy Awards, though maybe a bit smaller. Gear Junkie to present ‘Top 10 Gear Awards’ onstage this weekend at the Midwest Mountaineering…

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Wool Cycling Bib

SmartWool’s merino-blend knicker bibs give a “sweatpants-level for comfort,” or so says GJ’s resident bike dork, T.C. Worley, who put a pair to the test…

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New Balance Minimus

With a lightweight build and a “barefoot”-style design, the Minimus shoe line from New Balance are set to debut in early 2011. Gear Junkie got…

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Oakley 3D Glasses

Teton Gravity Research has a new ski film in 3D. And now Oakley has the glasses to match. The Gascans are 3D glasses that won’t…

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SPOT Holiday Winners!

Play GearJunkie’s ‘SPOT the Holiday’ Twitter treasure hunt this week to win a SPOT device and other prizes!

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Plastic ‘Ski/Snowshoe’ Hybrid

The Marquette Backcountry Ski is marketed as “30% snowshoe, 70% ski.” They cost $179 and are built for a wide swath of terrain and a…

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‘Gel-Filled’ iPhone case

Is your iPhone in need of some protection for the outdoors? How about a layer of soft silicone gel in your case to absorb impact…

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Giant Rubber Twist-Ties

GearTie LLC’s namesake product is an original American invention that twists, wraps, grips, and cinches onto bike frames, canoe paddles, skis, and sleeping bags rolled…

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‘Mustaches for Kids’ Charity

‘Mustaches For Kids’ is an organization using upper-lip hair growth to raise money for kids. It may be funny, but the organization is definitely no…

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Columbia’s ‘Ma Boyle’ Fools Thief

The 86-year-old Chairman of the Board at Columbia Sportswear was bound and robbed this week in her Portland, Ore., home. But she fooled the robber…

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Fjallraven Old-School Gear

Swedish company prides itself on classic design and a vintage look that could’ve been pulled from an LL Bean catalog page from decades back.

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Burton TRON Boot

What do actor Jeff Bridges, a movie from 1982, and snowboarding have in common. . . the “TRON” boot, we guess. New this month from…

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SCOTTEVEST Travel Boxers

Boxer shorts with a pocket in front — that’s the simple concept behind the Travel Boxers. For better or worse, stashing your iPhone in your…

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Launch: ‘SPOT the Holiday’

GearJunkie and SPOT LLC team up to launch a multi-week promotion to give away gear and highlight top products and gift ideas for the holidays…

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Canada Goose Hip-Hop

In an unlikely alliance, the Toronto parka maker has collaborated with Canadian rap star Drake to make an urban-oriented version of its classic Chilliwack down…

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Review: Apple iPad Cases

We tested a range of cases for the Apple iPad this month with claims and guarantees that ranged from “drop-proof” to “waterproof.”

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