7 Pieces of Gear You Need to Upgrade This Season Welcome to an exploration of the gear upgrades that can make your skiing or snowboarding experience more comfortable and enhance your performance on the slopes. This guide will look at seven essential gear items, from boots to goggles, that can significantly impact your winter sports adventure. These upgrades are designed to help you enjoy your time on the mountain to […] Kenneth Condon | October 20, 2024 0 Comments
5 Extra Pieces of Gear to Consider for Your Backcountry Setup A trip into the backcountry requires unique pieces of gear different from what you’d need on a typical day at the resort. Even the obvious, like skis or a snowboard, can be totally different, with many riders preferring a lighter setup to reduce weight for the uphill portion of their excursion. Other items like a beacon probe and shovel […] Backcountry Kenneth Condon | December 15, 2023 0 Comments
LEKI Ski Poles and Gloves Work Together Perfectly Brought to you by LEKI LEKI has long been known as the leader in ski pole and glove innovation. The brand is in and on the hands of elite athletes ripping down world cup alpine races, speedy cross-country skiers, big mountain pro skiers, ski instructors, and serious recreational skiers alike.ย ย But what is the big deal? What makes LEKI so […] Gear Review Rouchelle Gilmore | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
GEAR REVIEW: Arc’teryx Vertical SV Gloves The Arcโteryx 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 Arcโteryx 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 DโArcy McLeish | December 5, 2013 0 Comments
Hestra Heli & XCR Gloves – REVIEW I work as a ski patroller, and finding a glove that can withstand the abuse of the job, keep my hands warm and dry and actually last the season is difficult. While not perfect, Hestra has a couple of gloves on offer that come pretty close. Understand that no glove is going to do everything, and the debate between leather and synthetics can be a long one. I choose leather. Sure, itโs a little high maintenance and requires constant treatment with wax to keep it waterproof, but if you take care of them, leather gloves are durable and tough. Iโve used two different Hestra gloves over the last few years, both gauntlet gloves from their […] Gear Review DโArcy McLeish | November 6, 2013 6 Comments