Gear Room
Six Moon Designs Swift X Ultralight Backpack
Reviewed by Bryan McDirmid If you still carry cans of soup into the backcountry, this pack is not for you. I tested this ultra-light, 36-ounce backpack over ...
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AKU Selvatica GTX Hiking Boots
These boots made by Italian company AKU are a light, nimble, waterproof/breathable option for taking on the Inland Northwest’s rougher mountain trails. The Elica Fit technology allows your ...
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Gear Room: Cody Townsend’s Le Send Ski Touring Sock
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 ...
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Gear Room: Sweet Protection Interstellar Goggles
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. ...
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Gear Room: Sweet Protection Helmet
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 ...
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Gear Room: Flyshacker Grindle Plaid
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 ...
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Why You Should Shop Locally
As an Alaskan-raised skier now living in the Inland Northwest, I know that the key to a great day in the mountains is feeling comfortable ...
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Inland Northwest Holiday Gift Guide
By Bradley Bleck, Jon Jonckers, Derrick Knowles, and Amy McCaffree What does it mean to shop local? For some, it means something made locally from ...
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Must-Have NoSo Patches
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 ...
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