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Yes, the 2022-2023 Blizzard Zero G 95 maintains strong stiffness and a lightweight build. Situate this ski on firm snow and it thrives.

The Mammut Pro Removable Airbag 3.0 is a full-featured 45L airbag pack ready to journey with you on the big hauls during your backcountry adventure.

Nordica’s entry into the backcountry ski realm makes a welcome splash with a playful mid-fat ski in the Enforcer UL 104: here’s the deep look.

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.

Looking to learn about the skin basics? Here’s “Skins 101” to cover materials, tip and tail attachments systems, and stickiness- or lack thereof- of glue.

Grace Staberg, a U.S. skier on the ISMF World Cup, provides some insight into her stash of skimo race gear. Yup, it looks fast, and it’s light.

First look of the 2021-22 Salomon QST BLANK, a heavy and damp touring ski constructed for smooth skiing in tough conditions.

Review of the DPS Pagoda Tour 112 RP and Tour 94 C2 as a quiver of two for ski touring, ski mountaineering, powder skiing.

Review of the 20-21 Black Diamond Helio Carbon 95 ski, a capable, hard charging ride for all backcountry snow conditions.

Review of the Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD 115W ski touring boot that combines excellent downhill ski performance with decent uphill touring for narrow-footed women.

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

Roundup of virtual takes from Outdoor Retailer Winter 2021. Freeride touring skis are hot, and more.

Review of the Fischer Travers CS ski touring boot that offers superior ski-ability and walk-ability in a lightweight package.

Review of the WNDR Vital 100 Cambered ski, a versatile tool for a variety of skiing conditions. Fun in powder too.

A few favorite ski touring boot picks from Scarpa, Tecnica, Dynafit, Atomic for hard charging, all around or light weight.

Review of the 20-21 Black Diamond Cirque 78, a sub 1000g mountaineering ski with the objective oriented ski tourer in mind.

First look at Phantom Snow Industry’s Phantom Slipper, the first splitboard tech hard boot designed soley for backcountry riding.

After a full season of skimo race training, the Women’s La Sportiva Sytron proves itself as a versatile, mobile uphill machine that skis well. Full review.

It may not be the lightest but the La Sportiva Skorpius CR ski touring boot wins for versatility in backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering.

A sneak peak at Dynafit’s new Blacklight touring series, light skis for big ski mountaineering objectives, built to handle most variable conditions.