Winter

Field Test — Norway’s Romsdal Alps (part I)

In this blog last month I wrote trip reports on my journey to Norway’s Romsdal Alps, where I skied the peaks above the fjords near…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 21, 2008

Book Review — “Backcountry Skiing”

This 344-page textbook is a guide to all things backcountry and skiing. It covers topics from avalanche safety and navigation to gear, ski-mountaineering, fitness information…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 28, 2008

Gear Review — Timberland Rime Ridge

The Timberland Rime Ridge boot pulls characteristics from technical wintertime footwear as well as from the realm of the snow boot. At $190, they are…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 19, 2008

Spyder’s $2,000 Ski Suit

What do 2,000 clams get you from Spyder in the realm of high-end ski outerwear? How about a shell jacket with RECCO avalanche-transceiver reflectors? Included.…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 05, 2008

Gear Review — Glacier Gloves

It’s been 25 years since Glacier Glove of Reno, Nev., started selling its line of stretchy, spongy, hand-molding gloves that have the same water-tolerating qualities…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 05, 2008

Trip Report — Skiing Mt. Ogden’s Banana Chute

Last weekend, after two days at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, I snuck off into the mountains to try out some…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 29, 2008

Scarpa Spirit 4 ski boots

And the final piece of my new alpine setup is. . . the Scarpa Spirit 4. These high-performance touring boots handle demanding downhill terrain with…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 21, 2008

Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus bindings

Yesterday I drooled onscreen about the Black Diamond Kilowatt skis sitting here in my office ready to cut deep snow in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains next…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 18, 2008

Black Diamond Kilowatt Ski

The deep snows of Utah beckon. Next week I head west to Salt Lake City for some business, and then a weekend of pleasure, skiing…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 17, 2008

Slope Style 2008

The new ski season is here — and so is the new gear. For a story in today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune, I polled industry buyers,…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 28, 2007

Gear Preview — Atomic Hawx 110 Ski Boot

The superlative-heavy press release for Atomic’s new Hawx boot line touts claims like “the most significant innovation to downhill boot technology in 25 years” and…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 26, 2007

K2 HellBent skis

The fattest of the fat in this year’s lineup from K2 is the HellBent, a deep-snow defying reverse-camber plank that touts fast planning on powder…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 23, 2007

Volkl’s Tigershark

Turn it on. Turn it off. The new Tigershark ski from Volkl has spring-loaded carbon rods that engage off and on at the flip of…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 16, 2007

Bridgedale Precision Fit Ski Socks

Bridgedale wants to make bulky ski socks a thing of the past. The company’s Precision Fit line features “anatomic knitting” that contours the shape of…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 16, 2007

Marker Duke Ski Bindings

Marker is touting its Duke Binding as “the first significant ski binding breakthrough in years.” A big claim for sure. But what the Duke does…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 13, 2007

Kahtoola MICROSpikes

Yes, these are crampons. Well, sort of. Pedestrian crampons. But with 10 spikes, each one 3/8-inch long, and made of stainless steel, the Kahtoola MICROSpikes…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 22, 2007

Gear Preview — HangTimer

I have yet to huck with this thing, but once I’m ready with skis or a mountain bike, the HangTimer from DropZone Corporation, with its…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 04, 2007

Salomon Space Boot

The Aspen Boot from Salomon employs a material that’s been used in space suits and is approved by NASA. Called Spaceloft, the fabric permits thinner…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 03, 2007

Field Test — Mount Shasta

If nothing else, my attempt to climb the 14,179-foot stratovolcano of Mount Shasta last weekend in northern California was a great opportunity to test gear.…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 10, 2007

Gear Review: Eds Wilderness Systems Ski Pulk

As long as humans have lived in winter environments they have been designing devices for dragging or pulling loads across the snow and ice. At…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 08, 2007

Eds Wilderness Systems Ski Pulk

As long as humans have lived in winter environments they have been designing devices for dragging or pulling loads across the snow and ice. At…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 25, 2007

Atomic Snoop Daddy ski

In late January, high up in the sunny Wasatch Mountains above Salt Lake City, I put a pair of new skis to an ultimate alpine…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 22, 2007

Gear Review: Atomic Snoop Daddy ski

In late January, high up in the sunny Wasatch Mountains above Salt Lake City, I put a pair of new skis to an ultimate alpine…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 19, 2007

Lake Cycling Winter Biking Boots

Lake Cycling touts its new MXZ301 bike shoes as the “ultimate in cold weather cycling footwear.” But these aren’t truly bike shoes. The MXZ301 model…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 08, 2007

Winter Biking Tops

Riding a bike through cold, sleet and snow requires a litany of specialized equipment, not least the jacket and top you wear against the wind.…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 08, 2007

Puffy Down Jackets

Before hip-hop stars started wearing them climbers, skiers and other hard cores depended on these quilted coats in the outdoors.

Written by Stephen Regenold December 08, 2006

Winter camping equipment — sleep gear – Exped, Mandatory Gear, Outdoor Research Lighthaven

Few outdoor pursuits draw such strong reaction as winter camping. The idea of laying down in the snow, closing your eyes and going to sleep…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 02, 2006

Best Merino Wool Base Layers

Just a couple years back, it was hard to find quality winter-weather base layers made of anything but polypropylene. But the tide has turned, and…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 31, 2006

Cold-weather cycling jackets

Wintertime bike riding is not for the meek. Numb hands, slippery sidewalks and unplowed trails, windburn, road spray and endless dark evenings can make even…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 31, 2006

Ice climbing equipment

The obscure, some would say insane, sport of climbing frozen waterfalls is not so obscure anymore. At least according to a new report compiled by…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 31, 2005

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