Salomon ‘BBR’ Ski

Promising a radical shift in alpine-ski design — as well as cues gleaned from the world of water sports! — Salomon will unveil its BBR…

Review: Smith Vantage Helmet

T.C. Worley tests out the sleek Smith Vantage snow helmet, a premium hard hat that’s touted to have the lowest profile of any helmet on…

Leather Work Gloves for Skiing

A trend of leather work gloves on the ski slopes has trickled down to a commercial product, the Tough Guy Glove from FlyLow, which costs…

Winter Running: Unorthodox Advice

Gear Junkie is a big fan of winter running. These 10 tips reveal techniques and gear suggestions gleaned from years of running on the snow…

Ridge Rest ‘Solar’ Camp Pad

Bombproof and inexpensive — and with a new heat-reflecting aluminized surface! — Cascade Designs’ Ridge Rest Solar camp pad offers a smart sleep option any…

GPS-Enhanced Goggles

With an in-goggle LCD “dashboard” that displays speed and descent data via an integrated GPS device, the Transcend goggles offer fighter-jet-pilot style readouts in realtime…

Line’s Travelling (Ski) Circus

Rough, low-budget, grassroots, and chock full of young skiers pushing limits with no pretense and little concern for anything other than fun. That’s a Line’s…

Chairlift Art for a Cause

The Canyons ski resort in Utah recently dismantled its historic 42-year-old Golden Eagle chairlift. Artists descended to recreate the chairs for a unique “chairitable” cause.

Burton’s ‘After School Special’

Burton’s $300 package includes a board, bindings, boots, a travel bag + a lesson and a lift ticket. Ideal for young kids who want to…

$150 Winter Sleeping Bag

It’s the time of year for. . . winter camping! A new bargain-priced, -20 sleeping bag from High Peak is put to the test in…

Gear for 2 Million Feet

Greg Hill is a man on a mission to ski 2 million total vertical feet by his own power during the calendar year of 2010.…

Jones Hovercraft Snowboard

Jones Snowboards reinvents the powder-board game with its Hovercraft, a deep-snow ride that won’t break the bank.

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…

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!

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…

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…

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…

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…

Softshell Jackets 2011

A new breed of jackets made with the latest softshell fabrics, including Polartec’s Power Shield Pro and Schoeller’s WB400, are giving GORE-TEX hardshells a run…

50 Classic Ski Descents

A new coffee-table book includes hundreds of color photos and more than 200 pages filled with words of worship to the best backcountry runs North…

‘Yuki’ Expedition Parka

Canada Goose has a new polar mash-up parka this season. The exclusive coat, made in collaboration with Japanese designer Yuki Matsuda, costs a cool $1,750.

NEMO Polar Pod

Built with a unique “air-permeable reflective insulation” material, the $3,400 Isopod tent is Nemo’s design culmination from a multiyear experience working for NASA.

First Ascent ‘Tech Hoodies’

Eddie Bauer First Ascent bridges the elusive hoodie/mid-layer gap with a pair of tech tops. T.C. Worley gives the concept a multi-month test.

Burton Snowboards 2011

Burton’s 2011 collection includes graphics by Paul Smith and Ralph Steadman, with aesthetic nods that range from electrical-wire motifs to Hunter Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing…

Review: Yakima Skybox

Need more room for cargo? Yakima’s Skybox 18 is a quick way to increase your vehicle’s luggage space.

Idaho on a Splitboard

As a first-time backcountry ‘boarder, T.C. Worley trudged into Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest last month with a guided group. This is his trip report.

Suspension System for Skis

This skis’ suspension mechanism resembles an automotive leaf spring, only inverted and with a ski binding perched on top.

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