The Gossamer Gear Gorilla 40 Backpack is a do-everything ultralight backpack. What’s most surprising about this backpack is just how much stuff the 40L capacity can actually hold. Gossamer Gear Gorilla 40 Weight I tested the Gossamer Gear Gorilla 40 Backpack while ski touring and backpacking over the past few months in the Tetons. […]
Perhaps the tackiest, confidence giving rubber comes underfoot in the updated Five Ten Guide Tennie. Find out how the Five Ten Guide Tennie approach shoes performed while hiking and scrambling in the Teton Mountains. Five Ten Stealth Rubber What makes this shoe work? Dotty™ tread coupled with Stealth® C4™ rubber outsole. Talk about grip. The Five […]
Weighing 72 grams (2.5 ounces) the Optimus Crux Lite Stove is no brainier to carry with you in the backcountry. The days of lugging a heavy bulky stove with you camping are long gone thanks to the Optimus Crux Lite. Optimus Crux Lite Heat Time The Optimus Crux Lite is a small stove that packs […]
Check out my Arbor Bryan Iguchi Splitboard review to see how this board held up while splitboarding around the Teton Mountains. Camber is back. Which is a good thing especially when it comes to splitboarding. Bryan Iguchi, Arbor and a handful of other snowboard manufacture realized what was holding splitboarding back, reverse camber underfoot. Those […]
Since 1939, Swiss based Montana Sports International has been making quality climbing skins that most likely have not been on your radar, until now. I have had the pleasure of testing the mohair/nylon mix Montanmix Skin here in the Tetons over the past few months. Find out what I liked and what can be changed in […]
The Patagonia PowSlayer Jacket is built with a GORE-TEX Pro 3-Layer material that offers a lighter weight feel, a ton of waterproofness 28,000 and lots of breathability 25,000. I had the chance to test the updated Patagonia PowSlayer Jacket here in the Tetons in a variety of temperatures and snow conditions from heavy wet mush […]
When starting dog leash training with your dog the #1 goal is to make your dog understand that you’re the center of the universe and the one in control. The Alpha of the pack per say. This is especially important with a smart working breed like German Shorthaired Pointers, Spanish Pointers, English Pointers and so […]
One thing that you may notice about both the Vans Hi-Standard Snowboard Boots is the use of traditional lacing. Call us old fashioned but nothing really compares to the feeling of putting on a pair of snowboard boots, pulling up on the laces and tying a big old knot or perhaps a double knot. Vans […]
I opted for a pair of Salomon Dialogue Snowboard Boots with the Powerlace Pro lacing system after 2 seasons of using my old snowboard boots which were completely blown out losing all support and failing to hold my heels in place, (one of my biggest pet peeves when riding.) Sound familiar? Asking around it seemed […]
The Lib Tech Banana Magic Snowboard is an all-mountain freestyle powerhouse, the snowboard is built with one thing in mind: fun. TheBanana Magic is undoubtedly one of the most fun boards I’ve ridden in a long time, but its aggressive construction means you have to stay on your A-game at all times. Banana Rocker Snowboard […]