The 686 Hydrastash Thermagraph Jacket is meant to keep you warm and dry while the Thermograph delivers style that stands out ability to hydrate anytime you need on the hill. But what they really shoulda called this is “man, this shred jacket really prevented my shred day dry-mouth”. With GORE-TEX outer and as many features […]
The Dakine Leather Scout Gloves are all-around performers that do the job at an affordable price. The gloves themselves will keep you dry most of the time but they include liners that are worth the price of admission even just by themselves. Dakine DK Dry Weatherproofing Dakine Scout Glove first off are wrapped in a […]
The Spark R&D Arc Bindings arc you into that high-speed centripetal edge you dream of. See how that works? Smooth like the bindings. They’re super light yet strong enough to lock in even the rowdiest rider, bare bones engineering that maxes performance while minimizing weight and most importantly, making the Spark R&D Arc Splitboard Binding […]
Rip the skins; join the skis; send the Telos DST Freeride Splitboard. In the past few years of trying out all these upstart splits from Colorado, I’ve arrived at one simple truth: those Colorado folk know how to make a splitboard. Telos builds on that legacy with one of the best splits to perform in […]
Spy’s Legacy Goggle is truly an amazing set of eye protection, with the best lens change I’ve ever experienced in a snowboard goggle and a truly wide view. Plus their status as the OG of snowboard goggles with a look sure to stand out and a style that can leave no doubt as to your […]
The best treads, the biggest lugs, they can’t do anything on ice to even begin to rival the Icebugs BUGrip treads in the Icebug Metro2. With their metal studs, these boots dig into even the hardest ice. They have some with all-rubber studs but I had the metal ones. Not the kind of shoes you […]
REI has applied everything learned from decades of slinging gear into its label and the Skyline Ridge is a perfect result of that experiment. A comfortable softer shell that can handle even rowdier backcountry adventures. Able to keep out some serious wind and storm but super soft and easy on the wallet, I’m throwing the […]
Few things I review impact your health, your day, hell even your life like a pair of sunglasses, especially a pair like Vuarnet’s Glacier Glasses. But you can’t ignore snowblindness. I’m referring to when UV light from sun burns your eyes until you’re temporarily blind (I’ve gotten pretty close before, wasn’t fun). I’m also referring […]
The team at Readywise obviously knows how it is to survive in the backcountry. Weight is king. And their Readywise Adventure meals are made so you don’t have to bring plates and bowls to eat from. All you need is a stove and something to boil water in and bam, you have a ridiculously good […]
Every badass movie has at least one shot of the hero watching the encroaching horde through a pair of Bushnell Forge binoculars, and at least half of those hero shots look like they’re rocking the Bushnell Forge. With its sleek profile, rugged outer, waterproof construction, a coating made specially for lowlight and a binoc body […]