SierraDescents | Category | Gear
April 24, 2013
GoPro Hero3 Black
GoPro's Hero3 Black Edition is easily one of the most interesting video cameras of the year—and not only within the helmet-cam category. If you were hoping for big advances in (more)
April 17, 2013
Blizzard Magnum 8.0 Ti
Blizzard's Magnum 8.0 Ti has been a darling of the ski media, consistently scoring near the top of the performance-carver class. The Magnum 8.0 Ti is somewhat oddly categorized (more)
April 11, 2013
Salomon X-Race
Not one ski but several, Salomon's X-Race varies its sidecut radius by length, allowing skiers to match the ski to their preferred turn shape. So for example if you pick the (more)
April 5, 2013
Volkl Code L
New for the 2013-2014 season, Volkl's Code Speedwall L offers performance skiers a fun and lively alternative to both the RTM and RaceTiger lines. I'm not big on the RTM skis (more)
April 1, 2013
Tecnica Cochise Pro Light
Yes, those are indeed tech fittings you see at the heel and toe of Tecnica's new Cochise Pro Light ski boot, and believe me, they're not just for decoration. The Cochise Pro (more)
March 19, 2013
Rossignol Soul 7
Think of the Soul 7 as the sum of everything Rossignol has learned about making All Mountain/Powder skis over the last five years—and that turns out to be a lot. The Soul 7 (more)
March 16, 2013
The Microchill Jacket
Mountain Hardwear's Microchill Jacket is much more a midlayer than true outerwear, but however you wear it, the warmth to weight ratio and comfort are excellent. In terms of (more)
March 8, 2013
Volkl Shiro
Volkl's Shiro is unquestionably a powder specialist, built to thrill in steep, deep, and preferably expansive Big Mountain terrain. Objectively and subjectively I noticed the (more)
March 7, 2013
Volkl Katana Carbon
New for the 2013-2014 season is Volkl's Katana Carbon, a V-Works carbon-fiber version of Volkl's Big-Mountain Katana. What the heck is 'V-Works', you ask? It's a light-is-right (more)
March 1, 2013
Blizzard Bonafide
The word is out: Blizzard's Bonafide is one of the best skis on the mountain today, a versatile All Mountain masterpiece that consistently surpasses expectations. With the (more)
February 28, 2013
Blizzard Scout
The Scout enters the 2013-2014 All Mountain/Big Mountain class as essentially a metal-free version of Blizzard's award-winning Cochise. If the prospect of a lighter, more (more)
February 25, 2013
Salomon Rocker 2 108
Salomon's Rocker 2 108 returns for the 2013-2014 season as your go-to "everyday powder ski," replacing Salmon's excellent but highly specialized Czar. Compared to the Czar, we (more)
February 23, 2013
K2 Backdrop
K2's touring-oriented Backdrop feels a lot like a big, heavy, in-bounds powder specialist. But surprise: the ski weighs only eight pounds per pair. The good news, then, is that (more)
February 18, 2013
Nordica Patron
Nordica's much-heralded Patron Freeski/Big Mountain ski returns unchanged for the 2013-2014 season—it's still a powder-devouring monster. Whether or not the Patron is a good or (more)
February 17, 2013
DPS Wailer 99
A key task of an All-Mountain ski is dealing with challenging conditions. By that standard, DPS's Wailer 99 is a big success, even a class leader. This is the ski you want to be (more)
