Winter

Winter outdoor adventure takes some special gear and skills. We cover snow and ice from park skiing to snowshoe trekking to ice climbing.

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

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

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

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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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.…

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Puffy Down Jackets

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

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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…

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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

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

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