With eight inches of snow accumulating over the course of the first day and 11 inches in the recent 48 hour period, the 2017 Gear Test Week at Powder Mountain, Utah started out with a bang. Gear tests are more fun and more productive when the conditions are good, and day 1 saw testers getting after it on steeps, trees and open pow fields that are representative of Powder Mountain. Here are a few Instagram selects of the powder revelries.

Gear Tester “Shaggy” captured Editor in Chief and fearless leader Tyler Cohen explaining the rules of testing.

Tester Dana Allen laying down a big rooster tail at the end of Day 1. It was still snowing hard when the last lift closed.

Tester Carter Snow tries out a new ski/boot setup on day 1.

Tester Caitlin Mitchell enjoys the powder on day 1.
Check out more photos and updates from the test week on Facebook and on Instagram at @backcountrymag.
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