Winter

winter

We tested the best down booties for outdoor and indoor use; (photo/Meghan LaHatte)

Goodr Snow G Goggles

Skier pulls on ski boots while wearing ski socks.

best backcountry ski bindings

REI Switchback GTX

The Best Snowshoes of 2026

A closer look at the Maestrale RS next to the Maestrale on a sunny slope

Salomon Backcountry skier

Senior Editor Morgan Tilton testing Swany mittens at Crested Butte Mountain Resort; (photo/Eric Phillips)

North Face Freedom Insulated Snow Pants

Testing Ski Jackets at RED Mountain Resort in British Columbia; (photo/Morgan Tilton)

Morgan Tilton testing the Swany X-Cell ski gloves; photo/Dane Tudor

Person on skis in snow, wearing Flylow pants and holding trekking poles.

Testing women's ski pants; photo/Jason Hummel

Testing the Columbia Women’s Pike Lake III Long Jacket in Colorado; (photo/Meghan LaHatte)

Morgan Tilton testing Flaxta Prime ski goggles; photo/Dane Tudor

Morgan Tilton testing the Stio Objective Pro for women; photo/Dane Tudor

4FRNT Renegade ski

Senior Editor Morgan Tilton testing the Le Bent Grid Fleece Top and Bottom women's base layers at Crested Butte Mountain Resort_BC Dane Tudor

Eric Phillips testing the Jones Shralpinist Recycled GORE-TEX ePE Bibs; photo/Eric Phillips

best cross-country skiing

Sweet Protection Clockwork RIG Reflect

Skier in Emiko shell pants making a controlled turn in a wooded snowy area

Side view of a skier wearing the Black Diamond Dawn Patrol 25 Pack while standing in a snowy forest

REI Powderbound Jacket

The North Face Montana Gloves

REI Campwell Parka

REI Midweight Base Layers

The Best All-Mountain Skis for Women of 2026

Scarpa TX Comp