Winter

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Goodr Snow G Goggles

Skier pulls on ski boots while wearing ski socks.

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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

Lindsey Vonn in beanie and sunglasses waving to crowd

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

Helicopter over skiers on trip hosted by Eleven

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Jamaican ski team racer on slalom course

Lindsey Vonn crashing in Switzerland.

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Rescue team works in snow at night

Snow leopard attacks skier

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