Salomon adds to their line of tech bindings with the MTN Summit series. We’ve had the MTN Summit 12 BR for roughly 24 hours; here’s a first look.

The golden age of easy on-off insulated pants for backcountry skiing is among us: Rejoice! Stellar Equipment’s Ultralight Down Pants 2.0 are 3/4 length down pants with high function and style points too.

At 94 underfoot, and a weight punching into the 1500g space, Elan’s Ripstick Tour 94 is a stable all-around ski putting a smile on our tester’s face in a potpourri of Alaskan conditions.

TDP Episode 107: Finding a voice of reason, hearing that voice, and basing decisions on that voice is deeply complex, especially in avalanche terrain. Blase Reardon and Doug Stenclik discuss the nature of finding the religion of dialing-it-back.

Bill Briggs biography: a ski mountaineering pioneer who made first ski descent of Grand Teton as well as traverses and history first ascents.

Blue Ice, a plucky technical gear company, has built a durable and multi-purpose ski and climbing pack in the Firecrest 28. For the fast-moving, the Firecrest 28 seamlessly incorporates the best attributes of mountain running vests into a functional and slick-looking ski pack.