SierraDescents | Category | Gear
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)
December 1, 2010
Black Diamond Couloir Harness
Black Diamond's Couloir is not the harness I'd want to be wearing if I was going to be hanging around all day, but short of that need, you'll have a hard time finding a better (more)
September 28, 2010
Platypus CleanStream Gravity Filter
Here's my review of Platypus' Cleanstream Gravity Filter: as soon as I see the word "backflush" appear in the instruction manual, I'm out. Okay, maybe that's not entirely fair. (more)
September 23, 2010
Deuter ACT Trail 24
Think of Deuter's ACT 24 Trail as a well-executed example of traditional backpack design. You don't get anything anything particularly cutting-edge here, but what you do get is (more)
