For 24 years, Mountain Weekly News has field-audited independent products across the unforgiving, high-altitude terrain of the Rocky Mountains. When evaluating the best off-road electric bikes, our testing criteria demand hardware that delivers technical provenance over generic marketing fluff. We put the step-over Mokwheel Onyx through a rigorous multi-season testing gauntlet starting in the fall […]
Chasing big game across the Rocky Mountains demands technical hardware that refuses to fail when a severe high-altitude storm stalls on a ridge or a swirling wind tests your visual concealment. For 24 years, the Mountain Weekly News team has rejected boilerplate retail lists and office-chair marketing copy, choosing instead to systematically field-audit every piece […]
If I’m being honest, my review of Canyon’s first-ever Deflectr Trail helmet was going to rank it above average at best. Most of my time was going to be spent talking about its special new ‘HighBar 1.5’ chin-strap retention system and the fact that, overall, the helmet felt like it could use some more ventilation […]
I’m typically a softshell‑pants type of gal, and since I tour most of the season, it’s been a long time since I’ve skied in anything else. That’s why I was genuinely surprised by how much I appreciated the balance of mobility, breathability, and durability in the Patagonia PowSlayer Pants. This product changed the game for […]
Having never heard of this brand, I didn’t know what to expect. The Brown Buffalo Duffalo is a minimalist travel duffel built with premium materials. I had the perfect opportunity to test it out on a trip to New Zealand recently. Mike, the founder of Mountain Weekly News was nice enough to pass this duffel […]
The expensive part of outdoor recreation is not always the gear itself. More often, it is the scramble that happens when the weather lines up, a trip comes together fast, or the season changes and nobody can find the skis, bikes, boards, camping bins, or roof-rack parts. That is when a small oversight turns into […]
For decades, the standard for backcountry access was the ATV or the horse. But in the steep, technical terrain of the Tetons and the Rockies, a new predator has emerged: the High-Performance Hunting E-Bike. At Mountain Weekly News, we don’t do shallow “sidewalk tests.” We take these high-torque machines deep into the Absarokas and the […]
The Women’s R1 Air Fleece Full Zip Hoody integrates this seamlessly; 100% recycled polyester jacquard fleece with hollow-core yarns allows for technical performance and non-stop movement from the mountains to the beach. The first thing I noticed was how the fabric is designed. The R1 Air uses a zigzag textured fleece that feels soft and […]
The Costa Del Mar brand is synonymous with high-quality fishing sunglasses—and for good reason. They have consistently been a leader in fishing sunglasses development since their founding in 1983, quickly rising to the top in terms of polarized lens technology. However, they changed the game in 1998 with the introduction of their patented 580® lens, […]
The 2026 Korua Transition Finder is designed to be Korua’s daily driver. It has less taper than more powder-oriented boards like the Korua Dart, while still maintaining decent float, has decent edge hold on hardpack, and a stiff tail that feels stable on landings and can be loaded up for a decent pop. I tested […]