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You鈥檙e only as good (and as safe) as your connection to your skis
Pins in certain bindings from 2017/18 could break, posing a fall risk
Two days on the AT binding that spent seven years in R&D
With an upgraded toe release combined with a traditional alpine heel, this binding has exceptional power transmission. We're excited to give the Fritschi Techton 12 binding a Gear of the Show award.
Tech binding: A lightweight binding system that transformed backcountry skiing and put telemarking on the path to obsolescence.
Learning to ski can be overwhelming. Here we help you narrow down what gear you need to take your skills to the next level.
Even though New Year鈥檚 Eve is behind us, you can still use skiing as an excuse to crack open a cold one, either at the local bar or in the parking lot
For years, I used to test how far I could go on day trips without eating. I don’t know if it was some unexplainable machismo or just laziness, but that mindset changed about six months ago. I鈥檇 gone on a four-hour run with an empty stomach and no food in…
It鈥檚 tough to tell how trustworthy a piece of gear is going to be when you first buy it. In fact, the only way to actually test your equipment鈥檚 longevity is to, well, test it. Thoroughly. So instead of having you, dear reader, put your gear through the ringer in…
Yes, I write about gear for a living, I have access to the most sophisticated toys and tools in the outdoor world, and I鈥檓 constantly geeking out over tech details. But I鈥檓 keenly aware of the fact that the gear does not make the athlete. I was a much better…
Fritchi Diamir Vipec's game-changing, two-piece tech binding with an adjustable release setting is the first of its kind鈥攁t this price.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear from SIA's 2013 Snow Show, including the Dynafit Beast.
Pants are fine, but if your goal is waist-deep powder, a good pair of bibs like FlyLow鈥檚 Bakers ($330) are what you need.
When it comes to holiday giving, you should never have to choose. This year, our editors have pulled together 68 perfect ideas鈥攑riced from $4 to $50,000鈥攇uaranteed to make anyone on your list feel like a million bucks.
You now have two choices when it comes to telemark bindings: 75mm (traditional duckbill) and the newer NTN. The former is favored for its simplicity, lower cost, and greater variety of boot choices, but NTN is vastly more powerful and releasable, and it鈥檚 better-suited to driving today鈥檚 fattest skis.
Dynafit-style tech bindings, like the Radical and the La Sportiva RT, are the only ones that offer a true free pivot, meaning there鈥檚 no hardware attached to your boot heel or sole. They have fewer moving parts, ice up less, and require 15 percent less energy from you than other bindings.
国产吃瓜黑料Online's Gear Guy reports on the latest trends at this season's gearapalooza.
The biggest development for the telemark set since the beard trimmer is the debut this season of high-performance pivot bindings, which release under the ball of the foot in touring mode so you don't have to fight against boot flex and spring-loaded heel cables with every step. Our pick: BLACK…
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The Four Seasons Jackson Hole, which opened last year and is the chain’s first hotel in snow country, does everything for its guests except ski: Attendants bring complimentary heated robes and towels, hot chocolate, and s’mores to the outdoor, geothermal-style Jacuzzis and heated swimming pools. The ski concierge provides custom…