When fresh powder stacks up past your shins, regular trail snowshoes sink straight to the ground and turn every step into a thigh-burning post-hole. Our team spent the last three winter seasons testing the best snowshoes for deep powder across the Sierra Nevada, the Wasatch, and the Adirondacks, hiking through 18+ inch dumps, sidehilling across […]

I've been chasing backcountry turns for 12 winters now, and the skis I bring with me on a long skin track are the single most important decision I make before a tour. Last season, our team logged 240+ days across the Wasatch, the Tetons, and the Coast Range to test the best backcountry skis on […]

I spent the last three winters chasing the best cross country skis across groomed trails, ungroomed forest roads, and backcountry powder lines in Vermont and Colorado. I've taken 15 different setups on day-long tours, logged 400-plus miles of kick-and-glide testing, and yes, fallen flat on my face in powder more times than I'd like to […]

Struggling with bindings that are finicky, uncomfortable, or just plain unresponsive? You are not alone. Our team spent an entire season testing the best snowboard bindings across groomers, powder days, and park sessions to find out which models actually deliver on their promises. Whether you are hunting for freestyle snowboard bindings that flex and forgive […]

I spent the last three winter seasons testing snow saws across Colorado's high country, from cutting perfect igloo blocks at 11,000 feet to performing Extended Column Tests in serious avalanche terrain. When people ask me about the best snow saws for snow shelters, I don't give them a generic list pulled from spec sheets. I […]