2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Gloves

For our next installment of the Apparel Guide online, we introduce gloves to keep your digits wiggling and warm on cold days when mobility is crucial.

2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Helmets

For our 2017 Apparel Guide, we focus on the timeless and the trending. These are classics that we know and love, alongside the best in new materials, styles and tech. For our next installment of the Apparel Guide online, we introduce helmets to keep your dome safe, warm and unencumbered.

Dirty Laundry: How to rid dirt, grime and other funk from your layers

Cleaning tech wear is more intricate than washing dirty ski socks, however, since generic detergents can harm certain synthetics and leave outerwear less waterproof.

2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Baselayers

For our next installment of the Apparel Guide online, we introduce baselayers to help you build warmth and comfort from the foundation up.

2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Midlayers

It can be hard to keep up with the latest outerwear trends. From fit to functionality, puffies, baselayers and hardshells undergo small design tweaks every year and we are here to help you parse out the gear that best fits your backcountry needs.

2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Puffies

For our next installment of the Apparel Guide online, we introduce puffies, some with new tech, others with a cozy familiarity.

2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Pants

For this installment of the Apparel Guide online, we introduce pants, some flashy and new, some tried-and-true.

2017 Apparel Guide: Timeless and Trending Jackets

It can be hard to keep up with the latest outerwear trends. From fit to functionality, puffies, baselayers and hardshells undergo small design tweaks every year and we are here to help you parse out the gear that best fits your backcountry needs. For our 2017 Apparel Guide, we focus on the timeless and the […]

Testers’ Choice: Anna Riek’s Picks

The Backcountry Magazine Gear Guide is nothing without its testers—a group of 40 skiers who congregate every year at Powder Mountain, Utah to give the coming season’s skis, boots and bindings a thorough shakedown.

Testers’ Choice: Dana Allen’s Picks

The Backcountry Magazine Gear Guide is nothing without its testers—a group of 40 skiers who congregate every year at Powder Mountain, Utah to give the coming season’s skis, boots and bindings a thorough shakedown.

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