SierraDescents | Category | Gear
April 12, 2011
Marker Tour F12
Visions of an Alpine Touring binding from a heavyweight Alpine manufacturer like Marker have been dancing in the dreams of A/T skiers for many years now—mine included. Those (more)
April 8, 2011
Salomon Shogun
Salomon's Shogun moves away (slightly) from the powder specialization of big-brother Czar toward a more classic all-mountain design, modernized with just a touch of rocker. (more)
April 7, 2011
Nikon P300
Nikon's 12-megapixel P300 compact is the latest addition to my quiver of field cameras. I've learned to carry compacts in addition to or even instead of larger DSLRs and (more)
April 6, 2011
Rossignol S7 Freeride
Effortless powder skiing is the goal of Rossignol's unusually-shaped S7 Freeride, a ski that departs radically from traditional design standards, camber and sidecut included. (more)
March 31, 2011
Salomon Czar
Salomon's damp-and-quick Czar delivers a powder ride so irresistibly smooth just one run might well turn you into a wandering deep snow nomad for life. So I warn you now: if you (more)
March 10, 2011
Outdoor Research Igneo Pant
Outdoor Research makes a strong debut in the technical outerwear category with the Igneo, a sidecountry-oriented hard shell pant. The Igneo is made of Pertex's (more)
March 9, 2011
Scarpa Maestrale
Scarpa's 4-buckle Maestrale ski boot strikes me as the true successor to the original Alpine Touring champ, the Garmont Mega Ride. While current trends in A/T gear have led (more)
March 2, 2011
Exped Sim Comfort 10 DLX
If you're in the market for an ultimate-warmth base camp pad, take a good look at Exped's SIM Comfort 10 DLX—and its outrageous 9.5 R-value. Exped's SIM Comfort pads come in (more)
February 26, 2011
Nordica Fire Arrow
Pay attention to skis like Nordica's Fire Arrow. Part of a growing trend in ski manufacturing, they attempt to combine the best of traditional and modern ski designs. If you've (more)
February 25, 2011
Everest Designs Sherpa Hat
Have you noticed it's hard to find warm hats nowadays? Used to be you could walk into any ski shop and get a wool ski cap that would get you through pretty much anything. These (more)
February 21, 2011
TNF Freedom Pant
I wouldn't call North Face's ski and snowboard-oriented Freedom pant perfect, but it does get a lot right, making it quite appealing for this price point. You'll have no trouble (more)
February 11, 2011
Dynastar Course WC
These skis scared me—and that was long before I even put them on the snow. Take a look at that narrow tip and tail. Pay particular attention to that expansive 23.6-meter turn (more)
February 4, 2011
Dynastar Course Ti
Immediately following a much-too-few blazing runs on Dynastar's Speed Course Ti ski, the entirety of my written notes consisted of two words: "I'm Sold." The Course Ti, part of (more)
February 3, 2011
Atomic Crimson Ti
With its blazing red graphics and its innovative 'adaptive' camber, Atomic's Crimson Ti ski was poised to become the go-to All-Mountain plank in my ski quiver...and then I tried (more)
January 23, 2011
The Rocket Tent!
Let's call Brooks Range's Rocket Tent proof of concept—and the concept is a clever one: reduce weight to the absolute minimum by hybridizing ski gear. Instead of forcing you to (more)
