Outdoor Research Cirque II Pants – Best Selling Soft Shell Pants for a Reason Kate Agathon Looking for technical pants that can accommodate larger boots for mountaineering, snowshoeing or ski touring? Take a look at the Outdoor Research Cirque II Pants. Durable and stretchy, the company’s best-selling soft shell pants are designed for four seasons of outdoor fun.
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Smartwool Women’s Ski Full Cushion Mountain Snowflake Pattern Over-the-Calf Socks Kate Agathon Whatever type of skiing you’re doing, the Smartwool Women’s Ski Full Cushion Mountain Snowflake Pattern Over-the-Calf Socks keep your feet comfy and warm. The older I have gotten, the more I appreciate extra cushioning in my ski socks. My heels ache. My toes get cold. I need all
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Patagonia Wind Shield Pants – Great for Nordic Skiing Kate Agathon The surprisingly lightweight Patagonia Wind Shield Pants are great for nordic skiing. Designed with high-aerobic, cold weather activities in mind, these soft shell pants are ideal for warmer (20 degrees and up) ski days. Initially, I was skeptical how pants so thin in appearance could offer any type of
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Patagonia Maipo 7/8 Stash Tights – Fall 2023 – Designed for Comfort and Mobility Kate Agathon The upcoming Fall 2023 Patagonia Maipo 7/8 Stash Tights are designed for comfort and mobility. Editor’s note – these are the upcoming Fall 2023 version (and are not out yet at the time of this review) Kate has been testing these out so you
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Outdoor Research Methow Pants – Super Flexible and Warm Kate Agathon The Outdoor Research Methow pants are the softshell pants you find yourself wearing for nearly every outdoor winter adventure. Super flexible and warm, I have worn these nordic skiing and fat biking. They are the pants that do it all! Seriously, one week I wore these nearly every day
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TSL Symbioz Hyperflex Instinct Snowshoes – Light, Flexible and Easy to Use Abbey Gottinger Snowshoeing became my primary winter activity a few years ago. I like the silence of the woods, getting away from the crowds, and, of course, it’s free. When I was first started getting into snowshoeing, I ordered a $50 pair of snowshoes from Amazon. Snowshoes
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