You can’t go out on the hill these days without seeing every other snowslider wearing a pair of SHRED Simplify Goggles. They’re more popular than Lamar Jackson at an NFL jersey exchange. But it makes sense; the SHREDOptics Simplify is the best vision enhancers on the hill. For width of vision and breadth of light […]
The Dakine Gearhart Jacket answers the question: Is it possible to have a jacket that’s bomber waterproof AND stretchy? I’ve had plenty of GORE-TEX jackets that felt like plastic bottles wrapped over my shoulders. And softshells are great but on a heavy precip day, they get soaked quicker than a fat dude on Ninja Warrior. […]
Anon’s Wall-to-Wall vision allows the highest level of peripheral vision possible. The Anon WM1 Goggles are available in a variety of lens choices all featuring Zeiss lens technology. The tested Sonar Blue lenses are engineered to protect against 100% of UV-A and B radiation while allowing some blue light to filter in allowing for increased […]
The Nemo Sonic Down -20F Sleeping Bag is one of the best ways to stay warm sleeping in the cold is to simply tuck yourself in. If you winter camp, you need a dedicated cold weather sleeping bag from Nemo. Nemo Sonic Down -20 Sleeping Bag Warmth Rating These Nemo Sonic Sleeping Bags are available […]
Recently I had a friend of my father-in-law ask me about avalanche transceivers. He’s an avid sledder (Braaaap) and was considering getting a new one. I asked him what he currently was using and he pulled up a photo of…an Ortovox F1. After being shocked and horrified I told him he should definitely upgrade. (And […]
It makes sense that the Black Diamond Carbon Compactor Ski Poles would pull in best practices from avalanche probes and rando racing poles to make about the best backcountry poles you could imagine. After years of messing around with those Flicklock poles and all their rotten shortcomings (most notably, trying to re-extend them after they’d […]
The Rossignol XV Splitboard is designed for straight lining big mountain peaks. If your the sort of rider that doesn’t like to turn much, this directional splitboard is for you. Rossignol XV Splitboard Sizing The new Rossignol XV Splitboard is the pro model of Xavier De La Rue. With a size range of 159, 163, […]
The new Spark R&D Crossbar Clips are a great experiment in applying high technology to simple splitboard solutions, the kind of thing that mechanical genius in your class with too much brains and too much free time would invent. These clips lock in tighter and more assuredly than a succubus’s legs. And they look extra […]
Slicin’ and dicin’ requires unyielding perfection. Carbon stiffness, camber blades, the bamboo core like a great samurai’s bo staff. Made in the hallowed grounds of Tahoe. That’s what TahoeLabs is throwing down: the TahoeLab Directional Splitboard, one of the burliest blends of light and strong, a board that, in the conditions, it’s made for, is […]
My new favorite hunting backpack is actually more of an overnight camping backpack. The do it all Granite Gear Blaze 60 Backpack is a workhorse of a pack in the companies line. Granite Gear Blaze 60L Capacity The Granite Gear Blaze Backpack is available in both Unisex and Women’s styles offering a great fit out […]