BCA Float 32 Airbag Pack – Great Touring Daypack Wil Rickards Is the BCA Float 32 Airbag Pack a good one to buy? If you are looking for an avalanche touring daypack, this is a great place to start your search. BCA Float 32 Airbag Pack Review Want an entertaining evening? Then go out for a beer with two friends,
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La Sportiva Avok Hoody – The Golden Ticket of Effective Layers Wil Rickards & Cai Rickards Finding a simple layering system that deals with all conditions from -20º to 40ºF is the Golden Ticket of the winter warrior’s clothing. As temps warm, lighter layers are essential; on the colder end of this spectrum, a slightly bulkier jacket that you are unlikely
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Outdoor Master Pro Plus Goggles Wil Rickards The big question is, can a $100 pair of goggles do everything we need? Will these goggles protect and serve? UPGRADED SKI GOGGLES PRO PLUS Let’s give this more context; skiing is a stupidly costly activity. It also happens to be the most legal fun you can dream of having. So how
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Gordini Spring and Gordini Cache Gauntlet Gloves – Perfect Fit Wil Rickards What makes a pair of gloves stand out? From where I am playing, there are three key ingredients. They have an excellent warmth to dexterity ratio, they are hardwearing, and finally, I do not lose them. So do these two gloves by Gordini stand out? That is
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Salomon Kiana Dual Boa Women’s Snowboard Boot Review – Top of the Line Katie Prendergast The Kiana Dual Boa $349 is Salomon’s top-of-the-line offering in women’s snowboard boots, coming in at $349.95, above the Scarlet, Pearl, and Ivy models. The price point is on par with top-of-line boots from other manufacturers. Straight out of the box, the boots
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Kora Yushu Base Layer – Yak Wool and Merino For the Win The Kora Yushu Base Layer $130 is made of yak and merino wool. Yak wool? Yes, yak wool. And it is super cool (literally)! Yak wool is even more efficient than merino as they live at a higher elevations than the merino sheep. This allows the yak wool
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