Australian gear company Le Bent turned to pro skier Cody Townsend to help design the first sock specifically for ski touring. Years of suffering through long s... Read More...
For me, a sign of a well-designed piece of gear is how little cursing is involved with first getting a gear item dialed and functioning. When I frantically rip... Read More...
I started wearing a helmet skiing over a decade ago, and good thing too. The very next season, casually picking my way down a shredded and deserted powder fie... Read More...
I’m not the kind of person who gets too excited about clothes so was surprised how much I immediately loved the Flyshacker Grindle Plaid flannel I picked up la... Read More...
Sandpoint, Idaho—
Downtown Sandpoint’s Outdoor Experience, or OE as it’s known to many of the outdoor gear store’s customers, has been a fixture of the comm... Read More...
Mountain Equipment Dispersion Jacket
The genius of the Dispersion Jacket isn’t a laundry list of superfluous features, but in the simple construction that c... Read More...
Nothing is cozier on a winter evening than a
crackling fire. There are even apps that create the sensation for those unable
or unwilling to build a fire themse... Read More...
When it comes to gear I’m an indifferent steward, as anyone who has been around my bike or skis—or heaven help them, my ski boots—can attest.
I’m frugal but... Read More...
I remember the first purchases that really defined me—those I bought with my own “hard earned cash” such as my first CDs, first car, first snowboard, and proba... Read More...
I like running with friends. And I often like running in silence. But most often, I like running in the companionship of what I think of as “my most prized pos... Read More...
