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March 18, 2011
Winter Returns (Again)
Our off-again, on-again winter returns this weekend, with a huge forecast that should turn our thoughts back to snow. Sunday night appears to offer the most potential for (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 7, 2011
SierraDescents Performance Art
Believe it or not, this actually started out as a business-as-usual review of the Icebreaker Quantum Liner Glove. Occasionally, however, a truly unique piece of gear comes along, (more)
March 7, 2011
Scouting Telegraph Peak
Just taking a look at Telegraph Peak's north face in the San Gabriels this past Saturday. I've got an '04 or '05 photo showing this same view of Telegraph taken May 15, with huge (more)
March 6, 2011
Snow Valley $199 Pass
One of my never-ending quests is finding an appropriate place to ski with my four-year-old son in SoCal. We drove up to Snow Valley today, motivated by distant memories I had of (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 23, 2011
Arizona Snowbowl: Top to Bottom
Continuing my award-winning Top to Bottom video series, here is a POV ski descent of the Arizona Snowbowl via the Spur Catwalk, Lower Bowl, Logjam, Wild Turkey, and Round (more)
February 23, 2011
Wolfgang Lert’s “Mugelhupf”
Wolfgang Lert died in his San Francisco home on Feb 13, 2009 at the age of 91. He was one of the founders of SMS as well as a builder of the San Antonio Ski Hut. In 1936-37 he (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 20, 2011
The Inbounds Powder Experience
About a foot of new snow on the ground here in Flagstaff meant it was a mad-dash morning for a powder day at the Arizona Snowbowl. Those of you who sometimes wonder if you're (more)
February 15, 2011
Palmyra Peak
You really can't understand how extraordinary Telluride's hike-to 13,320' Palmyra Peak is unless you actually go up the bastard. This is wild country, fully deserving of its EX (more)
