Top Gun: The Six Industry Award Winning Powder Skis of 2015 2015 has already brought us a plethora of big, fat, burly powder skis. There’s literally dozens of these things, so how do we know which are the best of the best? The most efficient way to know which Powder Skis are the best is to compile all the Powder Skis that won awards from reputable sources who put in the energy to test every 2015 powder ski out there. Just Freeskier alone tested over 350 skis last year. We’ve aggregated the 5 best powder skis of 2015 according to the industries highest awards for you and displayed them here. These are the best of the best. The top guns of […] Gear Review SnowBrains | October 22, 2014 3 Comments
GEAR REVIEW – Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket I get cold. Whether it’s winter, summer or somewhere in between seasons, I always have some form of insulation with me. For years I had a Patagonia Nano Puff pull over and it served me well. A super compressible, windproof primaloft sweater that weighed next to nothing and could fit in even the smallest of packs, I loved the Nano. But my beef was always with the fact that it did not have a full length zipper. When the Nano Puff Jacket came out a few years ago, my old pull over was still going strong but finally, this past summer, that old rag became just that – an old rag. So I ordered myself a full zip Nano Puff Jacket form EVO. […] Gear Review D’Arcy McLeish | January 7, 2014 0 Comments
Hestra Seth Morrison Pro Glove Review Hestra has been making leather gloves for a long, long time. In 1936 Martin Magnusson founded the company in Sweden, where the gloves are still made to this day. For perspective Vail Resort spun their first chairlifts in 1962. Along the way they have learned a few tricks to make durable and insanely dexterous gloves. Tricks like inverted and double stitched seams help make these gloves insanely durable. The Seth Morrison Pro model glove lives up to the Hestra name and is designed for warmth and durability. The Seth Morrison Pro Glove is made from Hestra’s most durable leather, army goatskin, intended for use and abuse in harsh conditions. […] Gear Review Chaz Diamond | January 2, 2014 0 Comments
10 Big Mountain Gear Essentials If you want to go big, there’s a few pieces of gear you’ll need to help get you there. Here is our quick list of 10 big mountain gear essentials to get you out and down in the safest and most stylish manner possible: 1. Marmot Freerider Jacket When you’re in big mountains, you are going to want gear that can hold up to the elements. The Marmot Freerider jacket is a perfect fit featuring GORE-TEX and fully seam taped zippers. […] Gear Review SnowBrains | December 23, 2013 0 Comments
10 Gear Essentials for Surviving Early Season Conditions As Tahoe and most of the lower 48 (excluding the PNW) continues to lack any signs of significant snow in the forecast, we want you to stay safe and happy while out snowsliding on the white ribbon of death at your local resort. Here are 10 gear items to keep you safe, happy, and on the hill: Stay warm and steezy out there with The North Face Free […] Gear Review SnowBrains | December 20, 2013 1 Comment
Patagonia Men’s Untracked Pants Review Patagonia Untracked Pant available at evo.com Words: Eric Behn | Photos: Jaycee Clarkson Overview: Patagonia is one of the largest manufacturers of outdoor recreation clothing providing high quality products to climbers, skiers, fly fishers and more; and the Untracked snow pant is no exception to the type of quality that can be expected from this well known brand. The Untracked Pant is a GORE-TEX® […] Gear Review Eric Behn | December 18, 2013 0 Comments
BCA Float 22 Avalanche Airbag Backpack REVIEW Pack Tested: BCA Float 22, Avalanche Airbag Backpack (color: blue and gold) Reviewer: Miles Clark, Height: 6’1” (185cms), Weight: 170lbs (77kgs) Number of Days Using Backpack: 32 Where Pack Was Used: Hakuba, Japan There’s really no argument anymore. Before you go into avalanche terrain you need knowledge, a partner, a beacon, a probe, a shovel, and most recently: a backpack […] Avalanche Miles Clark | December 11, 2013 6 Comments
GEAR REVIEW: Arc’teryx Vertical SV Gloves The Arc’teryx Vertical SV glove is the short cuff version of their big gauntlet glove, the Alpha SV. With a full leather palm, beefy fleece interior and a Gore-Tex membrane to keep you dry, these gloves just look burly. After wearing them on most of the colder, wetter days throughout a whole winter season, I can safely say, they stand up as well as most things Arc’teryx makes. They were bomber. At first glance, these gloves are a little strange and chunky looking. Thick, anatomically curved fingers gave me pause as to how they would perform doing anything that required a little dexterity. While they struggled with finer movements at first, […] Gear Review D’Arcy McLeish | December 5, 2013 0 Comments
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