Winter

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

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Keeping toes warm and legs dry is a continual challenge for wintertime bike enthusiasts. Road spray on your seat, numb ankles exposed to cold wind,…

This year, in preparation for an early-season ski trip, I decided to step into 2005 with some new, high-end alpine skis and boots. Both the…

Many a ski day was ruined during my younger years while wearing the wrong eyewear on the slopes. A procession of cheap sunglasses and second-hand…

Most companies would celebrate a 25th anniversary with some cake and a few bottles of champagne. Yakima chose to commemorate its 25th year in the…

In steep backcountry terrain, ski poles must be absolutely solid and failsafe. A hop-turn above a cliff band, for example, is a tenuous move that…

Brian Cannon from Kahtoola Inc. touts his company’s KTS crampons as being good for wintertime trail running or simply shoveling the snow off an icy…