I have been hauling around the same old ski backpack for five seasons, and I love it. It was my first backpack and I opted for…
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Sometimes, life brings you to a place where you need to look outside of the box for gear hauling solutions. Maybe your car doesn’t have a…
For every product category, there’s often a ‘Cadillac’ option that tops the market as the most feature-rich, well constructed and obsessively designed. In the world of…
One of the central ironies about outdoor outerwear is that waterproof technology has been hard on the environment. Outdoor gear usually needs to be one of…
Touring is tough on bodies and gear. It’s hard to find the sweet spot for pieces that can move with you and let you breathe on…
“Hey, is that that Montec stuff? How do you like it?” That question greeted me on just my second run out in the Montec Fawk kit,…
The trusty rooftop ski rack has gone through many iterations over the years, and each year they get a little sturdier, a little more aerodynamic, and…
Every winter in the Pacific Northwest is different. Forecasters in November give us their take on what the snow year will be like, if it will…
Some things are just better together. This is especially true when you have two pieces of gear that have been engineered to partner perfectly with each…
I think one of the biggest challenges to a good ski day is staying warm on the lift. I learned this season with the Obermeyer Perseus…
When I ski tour with a newbie, one of the things that appears most challenging is gloves. Most people come from a resort background and bring…
Welcome to Part 2 of our coverage of the Patagonia Snowdrifter backcountry touring kit! We recently published our review of the Patagonia Snowdrifter Bibs, and today…
As the winter stretched through November and December here in the Pacific Northwest, backcountry locales and resorts alike struggled to have enough snow to offer any…
In my humble opinion, Mt Timpanogos is the biggest gem of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. It’s not the tallest (that belongs to Mt Nebo), but it’s certainly…
When I told a friend I was getting a new pair of alpine pants, he responded immediately: “Softshells? How surprising…” It’s true. I’m a softshell apostle.…
One word to describe the Arc’teryx Macai Down Ski Jacket: HOT (temperature). With the Macai you can effectively say goodbye to being cold while riding the…
There are plenty of people who want to buy a dedicated backcountry shell. There are also plenty of people who want to buy a shell that…
Cargo boxes have almost become a must have if you have an outdoor adventuring lifestyle — especially if you have kids. It’s amazing how much gear…
Springtime is just barely beginning to poke its head around the corner up here in Spokane. The mountains and resorts got nearly a foot of powder…
In my mind, when I think of Patagonia I think primarily of warm days fly fishing, or hot days on steep slabs, or backpacking. The touring…