Winter

Colorado’s First Ski Resort Opens Oct. 13

With fall colors still blanketing most of the country, Colorado kicks off the 2013-2014 ski season at Arapahoe Basin on Oct. 13.

Written by Sean McCoy October 11, 2013

Video: Crash Reel From Teton Gravity

Ouch! You won’t be able to look away from this newly released crash reel from Teton Gravity Research.

Written by Sean McCoy October 11, 2013

North Korea Angry Nobody Will Sell Them Ski Lifts

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants a ski resort but nobody will sell him lifts. He is not happy.

Written by Sean McCoy October 09, 2013

Video: Warren Miller’s ‘Ticket To Ride’ To Screen Nationwide

If your pulse quickens at the first signs of winter, the trailer to the upcoming Warren Miller Entertainment film Ticket To Ride will have you…

Written by Sean McCoy October 07, 2013

$650 Oakley Goggles Have GPS, Integrated Display

Oakley’s newest snow goggles pack a lot of technology into a piece of eyewear. They also pack a hefty price tag of $650.

Written by Sean McCoy October 02, 2013

Chipped Ice And Scaffolding: Urban Snowboarders To Rip Minneapolis

Snowboarders will shred Minneapolis in October during the Downtown Throwdown, an urban competition on a man-made structure covered with chipped ice.

Written by Sean McCoy October 02, 2013

Ski Descent Of Fourth Tallest Mountain On Earth

It’s getting tough to find a summit that hasn’t been skied unless it’s insanely difficult to descend or really high and remote. 27,940-foot Lhotse is…

Written by Sean McCoy September 25, 2013

Art School Displays Custom Gear Designed by Will Steger

Gear made or adapted by polar explorer Will Steger is on display this month at an art museum in Minneapolis. We got a closer look.

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling September 23, 2013

First Look: Warm Gloves, Nimble Fingers

Gloves are either warm or dexterous, rarely both. The Hestra Ergo Grip Outdry finds a happy middle ground for mountaineers and backcountry skiers.

Written by Sean McCoy September 21, 2013

New Era For Avalanche Packs? Black Diamond ‘Hyper-Fan’ Inflates Airbag In Instant

A fan spinning at 60,000 RPM to fill 200-liter lift balloons? Black Diamond’s new technology applied to avalanche airbag backpacks.

Written by Sean McCoy September 13, 2013

Psychedelic Vibe, Retro Sequences in Ski Film ‘Valhalla’

Chasing childhood dreams, naked acrobatics, psychedelic colors, and mind-blowing big mountain rippers… the new Sweetgrass Productions movie premiers this week.

Written by Sean McCoy September 11, 2013

Handcrafted ‘Dead Head’ Skis have Inlaid Wood, Mother of Pearl

You can expect to see the iconic imagery of The Grateful Dead shredding the mountains this winter thanks to Ski Logic’s new graphics.

Written by Sean McCoy July 09, 2013

Best Jackets of the Year? Polartec Awards Outerwear, Apparel Innovation

Style, function, workmanship, innovation, and fit of the garments are the criteria for Polartec’s in-house product award program.

Written by Stephen Regenold June 21, 2013

Igloo Building with Erik Boomer in Canadian Arctic

“Igloo building was an essential skill for the Inuit to survive the cold Arctic nights. Finding good ‘igloo snow’ is the first and most important…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 21, 2013

Ski Season Ends in Colorado. We got pics from the fun

Our Colorado corespondent was on scene at several resorts this weekend as the lifts stopped turning (and the costumed ski freaks came out of the…

Written by Sean McCoy April 15, 2013

Down jacket is rare combo of Waterproof, Warm, Breathable

A waterproof shell and puffy jacket in one? We put the Eddie Bauer First Ascent BC MicroTherm to the test this winter in Colorado through…

Written by Sean McCoy April 01, 2013

Snow Forts, Sledding Hills the test venue for Kid-size ‘Technical’ outerwear

This winter, the editor of GearJunkie put his kids to task trying out new outerwear, mitts, boots, and miscellaneous cold-weather gear. Snow forts, skis, sleds,…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 28, 2013

Do-All tent: ‘Snow to blowing Desert Sand’

“Engineered for all seasons.” That may sound like a flip tag line. But with a new tent, Easton thinks it has found a sweet spot…

Written by T.C. Worley March 22, 2013

Ski Bags made from Recycled Billboard Vinyl

U.S. highway billboard vinyl is a thin, durable, and recyclable material. A new brand has built ski bags made of the material, which might otherwise…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 20, 2013

Walking 350 Miles on Snow: ‘Iditarod Invitational’ Finisher John Storkamp

We interview John Storkamp, who, in February with race partner Matt Long, finished the 350-mile, self-supported Iditarod footrace in 7 days, 5 hours, and 15…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 20, 2013

Rocky Mountain-raised Sheep provide wool for Apparel Startup

Sheep raised on the open pasturelands of the Rocky Mountains have tougher, more durable wool. That is the theory of a new Colorado company called…

Written by Sean McCoy March 19, 2013

Fastest of the Fatbikes? Beargrease winning major snow races this year

From Minnesota to Alaska, Salsa’s “lightest and fastest fatbike” is winning major snow-bike races this season. We took a closer look at the Beargrease model,…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 18, 2013

Beetles killed trees, Meier made skis

Meier Skis, a Glenwood Springs, Colo., custom manufacturer, makes skis from beetle-killed pine trees. We gave the brand’s all-mountain model a two-day trial test.

Written by Stephen Regenold March 18, 2013

Made-for-winter ‘Snow Fixie’ bike is one of a kind ride

Highly custom and a bit weird, this article covers a bike build made by a GearJunkie editor specifically for the winter streets of the northerly…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 11, 2013

‘Not a Costume’ snowboarding apparel is breathable, burly

Homeschool Snowboarding touts performance before style with its base layers and outerwear. But any time you insert long johns with a rainbow-on-black motif it pretty…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 04, 2013

Women’s ‘Elite’ snowshoes are light, fast on a Run

Advertised to be the lightest women’s snowshoes on the market, the Elites from Northern Lites feel almost invisible on the feet. We put them to…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling March 01, 2013

Lighter (but still burly) Telemark ski setup put to test

The backcountry of the Chic-Choc mountains in Quebec was the venue for our writer’s Telemark test, including Voile skis, Scarpa boots, and a new, lighter…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 22, 2013

‘Uphill Skiing’ sanctioned at Colo. resort (day pass required)

For $10 you can now ski at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Oh, but forget about the chairlifts. A new policy allows skin-equipped skiers to kick…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 20, 2013

Deep Powder, deep deals. MtnAdvisor is new type of media site

Touted as a new kind of media resource, MtnAdvisor launches this month for powder seekers, families, and ski bums alike. A blend of beta on…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 18, 2013

Ligety wins rare ‘Triple Gold’ (this is the ski gear he used)

“Ligety Completes Triple at World Championships.” That headline tops news sources around the world today. GearJunkie got the inside scoop on the equipment Ligety employed…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 16, 2013

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