January 2022

Items we’re eyeing this Monday morning: Fischer Rangers, BCA Float E2 avy pack, and some spicey Salomon MTN Pro ski boots.

Prepping for backcountry medical emergencies is key: the Wilderness Medicine Reference is an app to help augment your medical know-how when it hits the fan.

Atomic introduces a new line of Backland helmets and offers up some new features in their Backland and Backland UL boot series.

Many skiers check the bulletin over morning coffee, others on Instagram, for example. The manifold consumption of bulletins presents a challenge for forecasters and users.

The backcountry couloir theater has a limited carrying capacity. And the safety margins, once that capacity is met, are razor-thin: An Incident in the Teton’s Sliver Couloir.

Last week Tecnica introduced their Zero G Peak series. A three-boot line that enters the 1000g backcountry ski boot realm.