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2016-01-17
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The Black Diamond JetForce Airbag is now in year two but incase you missed the news, check out this video overview from the Winter Outdoor...
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2016-01-17
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2016-01-12
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G3 and Scarpa teamed up to get a few media folks onto next years skis and boots and they chose Park City Powder Cats as the testing grounds....
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2016-01-12
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2016-01-11
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Every now and then a piece of apparel appears and we wonder what we ever did without it. The Icebreaker Zone One Sheep Suit is what we are talknig...
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2016-01-11
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2016-01-09
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Montbell takes home the prestigious Backcountry Skiing Canada Gear of the Year Award for their innovative Mirage Parka. It's the ultimate...
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2016-01-09
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2016-01-04
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G3 hits a home run with the new Ion 12 Tech bindings. They’re the ideal combination of light weight and functional design with a good mix of...
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2016-01-04
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2016-01-03
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The 2015/16 Gear of the Year Awards have been bestowed upon the best product we've reviewed this season. Gear that we think deserves...
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2016-01-03
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2015-12-31
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Designed for alpine winter conditions and lightweight mountaineering, the Infinity Endurance down jacket by Rab is one of the warmest I have ever...
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2015-12-31
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2015-12-27
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We reviewed the High Trail Evotec 'glueless' climbing skins about a year ago now and have been using them on every ski tour since. They...
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2015-12-27
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I am whittling my list of potential AT skis for my quiver of one for the Cascades backcountry (heavy, manky, chunkey). I am trying to keep thinks...
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I'm looking for recommendations for a pack similar to the Patrol, since TNF doesn't have any stock this season. These are...
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2015-12-25
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2015-12-20
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Lightweight, rigid and low profile; Voile’s Light Rail Splitboard bindings are nearly the lightest on the market and more than half of the...
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2015-12-20
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2015-12-17
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For the 2015/16 ski season Black Diamond has given their ski line up an overhaul and positioned all their skis into three categories, Carbon, Link...
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2015-12-17
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2015-12-15
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The Arc'teryx Voltair avalanche airbag will be available for fall 2016. Its inflation comes from a heavy-duty 22.2V LithiumIon Polymer...
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2015-12-15
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I got K2 AMP Rictor 82ti last year and I saw the Marker Baron bindings online so I was thinking that is it possible to put that Marker Baron on my...
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What is the widest boot for AT ? I have very wide feet and use 28.5cm Strolz custom boots for skiing. I think the last on my boots is 112mm. There...
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2015-12-01
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Cam Brensinger, a former NASA employee tasked with designing spacesuits for Mars, founded NEMO in 2002. So you can imagine the standard for...
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2015-12-01
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2015-11-28
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The Revelator BC splitboard is just one example of how Voile is continuing to innovate backcountry access since 1980. Based out of Utah, where...
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2015-11-28
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2015-11-24
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The Black Diamond Hot Forge Hybrid Hoody is a pretty unique insulation layer in that it uses a combination of strategically placed down blend...
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2015-11-24
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2015-11-21
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So what's Avanet and who's Avatech? If you remember back to September of last year we told you about Avatech and their revolutionary SP1...
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2015-11-21
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2015-11-18
The classic alpine trekker or “ the day wrekker” will always hold a special place in my heart. It symbolizes the first steps in a...
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2015-11-17
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The Ramp BigBambooski skis are the latest fat ski in Ramp’s line up, but not quite as fat or heavy as the Ramp KaPow Skis that we...
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2015-11-17
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2015-11-15
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Urban Armor Gear is a company focused on developing protective cases for cell phones and tablets engineered to “withstand abuse from your...
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2015-11-15
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2015-11-14
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The "Pinding" as it's being dubbed by manufacturer Bavarian Alpine Manifest or BAM for short unites the advantages of the PinTech touring...
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2015-11-14
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2015-11-14
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Here's the latest bit of juicy content from Dynafit. This short vid profiles Dynafit athelete Cody Barnhill. We spent some time with Cody...
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2015-11-14
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2015-11-09
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The waterproof/breathable fabric world is no longer dominated solely by Gore-Tex. A slew of new products have been hitting the market in the past...
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2015-11-09
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