I have been testing the Jones Frontier Splitboard here in the mountains of NW Wyoming. It performed well in a wide variety of conditions and terrain, from perfect powder in steep, tight trees, to corn on wide open faces, to bulletproof avy debris and heinous, supporting, isothermic slop. How’s the Jones Frontier Splitboard Ride? […]
Last winter I got my hands on a pair of K2 Farout Splitboard Bindings and toured in a variety of conditions ranging from heinous refrozen chunder to bottomless blower here in the mountains of NW Wyoming. All told, the K2 Farout bindings are lightweight, easy to adjust, and perform well on the way up and […]
Over the last few months I’ve been testing the Anker PowerHouse 757 Portable Power Station here in the mountains of Wyoming, and I have plenty to report. Long story short, the PowerHouse has worked great for me in a variety of applications with the exception that it won’t allow itself to be recharged in very […]
The North Face Breithorn 50/50 Hoodie is an ultralight, high performance, insulating down layer that also provides exceptional ventilation due to its unique design. Unlike most other down layers The North Face Breithorn has 50/50 ProDown: throughout the hoodie, horizontal baffles of 800 fill down alternate with sections of thin, breathable material. It’s half puffy […]
Way back in 1759 the French satirist Voltaire published his magnum opus, the tale of a young man named Candide who believes he lives in “the best of all possible worlds” despite experiencing overwhelming evidence otherwise. Two hundred and twenty two years later the undisputed best of all French skiers was born: Candide Thovex. Today […]
I have devoted the last NINE MONTHS of my life to testing out the new Eddie Bauer CirrusLite Down Jacket while climbing, skiing, snowmobiling, pounding nails, ranch handing, hunting, barhopping, and river surfing in the mountains of NW Wyoming. The Eddie Bauer CirrusLite Down Hooded Jacket is a good coat: warm, comfortable, stylish, versatile, surprisingly […]
I needed a new midsize pack for day trip mountaineering adventures, and am stoked to be testing the Gregory Alpinisto 35. It is a comfortable pack, and the size L fits my 5’11”, 210lb frame well. Gregory Alpinisto Test I have used the 35L Alpinisto Backpack while cragging, backcountry skiing, and mountaineering. It is not […]
Montana is a Swiss company that has been making climbing skins since 1939. Their earliest models were literally made out of seal skin, and Montana’s uphill tech has evolved a long way over the last 84 years which is shown in the latest skin the Montana Montamix Adrenaline skins. Montamix Adrenaline FUSIONTECH Recently Montana incorporated […]
We have experienced an exceptionally sketchy snowpack in the mountains surrounding Jackson Hole, Wyoming this spring, so I have gotten to put my new Ortovox Beast Avalanche Shovel to the test. Fortunately I haven’t had to dig any friends out of avy debris, but after one close call with a big slide two weeks ago […]
Like me, my dog Loki is now completely addicted to backcountry snow sports. As I write this gear review for my Wildhorn Outfitters Delano Snowshoes I can sense Loki’s intent as his eyes burn a hole in the back of my head: lets go shred. The Test Unfortunately, we’re currently stuck in a cycle where […]