Sam Hennessey gets granular with the gear. He details the ski alpinism hard and soft goods to make the most of the Alaska Range.

Just like that, Salomon makes a splash in the 1kg ski boot realm with a stiff skiing (very stiff FWIW) and high functioning tourer in the MTN Summit.

WildSnow’s bike guru seeks a connection between downcountry bikes and the juicy sweet spot of a not-too-light and not-too-heavy backcountry ski.

Detailed overview of the spring ski touring kit, for general backcountry tours, overnights and camping, and ski mountaineering.

Review of the superlight Dynafit Low Tech Race binding and commentary on how skimo gear performs in the backcountry.

Review of the Dynafit Mezzalama ski mountaineering race ski and the PDG 2 ski mountaineering race boot.