The premiss of avalanche safety is that you wok as a team, train, and have the right gear. This amazing new product defies all of these conventions.

I feel like I've been stuck in a cycle of buying cheap, disposable gloves the past couple of seasons. I try to ski 100 days every year and the cumulative wear from that builds pretty quickly, especially on a pair of gloves. My solution to this has been to buy cheap gloves knowing they'll probably wear out by the end of the season. Hestra, with its Henrik Windstedt Pro Glove, however, may have shattered this paradigm.

With all the acclaim that surrounds DPS and its signature Wailer 112RP, I knew a pair belonged in my quiver. My order arrived in early December and they quickly became my go-to resort and sidecountry powder ski for all but the deepest days (DPS has a different ski just for that — the Lotus 138). Through a combination of aggressive sidecut (141-112-128), tapered tips and tails, as well as rocker (450 mm at the tip and 400 mm at the tail) they take skiing powder to a whole new dimension. The sidecut allows for easy and quick turn initiation, while the rocker provides smooth floatation to ski untracked snow effortlessly.

Of all the backcountry ski gear I own, this Pabst Blue Ribbon headband is perhaps the most important item in my backpack. I sweat a lot when I hike in the mountains and most of that sweat comes out of my face.

Targeted at skiers and snowboarders, the hybrid hiking boot-skate shoes are reminiscent of Nike Dunks crossed with something you might find on the rack at EMS or REI. In the end, it’s a pretty stylish offering that hits a niche footwear trend in the snowsports industry.

For the deep pow ,I love this ski. It's nimble, and has pop, floats smooth, and stomps easily. It's a playful ski that can charge in the deep and slice through the crud.

This ski has "rocker," or early rise only in the tips of the ski. It has very slight camber with a flat tail but is still a twin tip. ...

In a struggling economy we find ourselves trying to look as stylish and as core as possible without breaking the bank, and a fresh pair of Cassette Sunglasses are the perfect affordable accessory to turn heads without going broke.