A good pair of touring pants are the foundation of a backcountry ski kit. They’re the only component of a touring wardrobe where adding or shedding a layer is impractical, so you need to land at the trailhead confident that…

  Just $50 at a garage sale with only two broken buckles, my first backcountry ski boots (Garmont Radiums) were transformative compared to the two-mondo-sizes-too-big tele boots I had been using. I sometimes couldn’t tell the difference between walk mode…

If not the golden age of ski touring bindings, then it’s somewhere close to it. Consumers have many choices and numerous feature sets to consider when opting for a backcountry ski binding. We offer up four options in this ski touring binding gear guide that covers the full-spectrum from lightweight jewel to freeriding burly.

The 1000g class of touring boots has expanded in the past few years. Here’s our 2022-2023 gear guide for the lightweight class of backcountry boots.

Gear guide for women’s ski mountaineering skis, lightweight, performance oriented tools for long, demanding backcountry ski tours.

Gear Guide for men’s and women’s Freeride Touring skis for powder skiing, ski touring in the backcountry.