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Review of improved G3 Zed ski touring tech binding for 2019-2020, stronger and the same quality feel for skimo mountaineering.

G3 ZED ski touring binding, problem with stomp pad height under the ski boot heel, solutions and opinion.

G3 ZED ski touring binding anti rotation feature appears to be a winner, weight of skier enhances effect.

Review and technical evaluation of G3 ZED ski touring binding, new 2018, lightweight and appears durable.

On snow test of G3 ZED, backcountry ski touring binding.

G3 ZED ski touring binding review and first look, excellent lightweight evolution of ION is impressive.

New Zealand Tasman Saddle and Kelman Hut backcountry ski touring, wind and waiting with a few good patches thrown in for snowboards and planks.

If you’re not a bibs person, I’m not here to argue with you. I’m a bib guy. This guide is for other bib appreciators, but for the bib-curious, I’ll explain the pros and cons. I primarily like backcountry ski bibs…

The launch of the completely redesigned Scarpa Maestrale family largely flew under the media radar last fall. That’s surprising given that the Maestrale has been the best-selling AT boot of all time. Maybe it’s because it doesn’t look that different?…

The trash bag-like material strips the face fabric off 3-layer GORE-TEX for maximum waterproof breathability and ultra-low weight, but there’s a catch. I’m not sure how many more times I can flip flop on where I stand in the hardshell/softshell…

I’ve long been a shell guy when it comes to outerwear for ski touring but as I’ve picked up my pace on uphills and toured longer and longer into spring and summer, I’ve found myself searching for lighter layers that…

For most of us, backcountry skiing is a hobby, an outlet, and an excuse to spend time in the mountains, but if we aren’t professionals and don’t race, we don’t always think of it as a sport. Still, it’s physically…

It was 2008 when I first slapped skins on a pair of skis, my dad’s ~210cm tele skis from the early 90’s. I also borrowed his old Patagonia anorak rain jacket that had seen about as many years as the…

Dylan Craaybeek is a backcountry skier and avalanche forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center based in the Crystal Valley near Carbondale.  He generates the avalanche forecast for the Central Mountains, which include the Grand Mesa, the West Elk and…

Snow conditions have been wild this season. I’ve wallowed through waist-deep powder, struggled through breakable crust, skied a lot of ice, sloshed around in corn, and encountered everything in between. I’ve found a reason to bring out every ski in…

Secondhand shopping is big business these days. Online fashion resale giant ThredUp estimates the global clothing resale market will be a $350 billion enterprise by 2027. The trend is clear in fast fashion, but even for technical ski products, more…

Black Friday has passed, but if you’re like me, your holiday shopping isn’t finished. For some, it hasn’t even started. If you’re here, you have friends and family that are backcountry skiers and so it makes sense to look for…

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, a new avalanche safety app launched with an aim to help backcountry travelers make better decisions based on better data. AspectAvy uses historic avalanche accident data, the current avalanche forecast, and slope angle to boil backcountry…