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Review of improved G3 Zed ski touring tech binding for 2019-2020, stronger and the same quality feel for skimo mountaineering.

G3 ZED ski touring binding, problem with stomp pad height under the ski boot heel, solutions and opinion.

G3 ZED ski touring binding anti rotation feature appears to be a winner, weight of skier enhances effect.

Review and technical evaluation of G3 ZED ski touring binding, new 2018, lightweight and appears durable.

On snow test of G3 ZED, backcountry ski touring binding.

G3 ZED ski touring binding review and first look, excellent lightweight evolution of ION is impressive.

New Zealand Tasman Saddle and Kelman Hut backcountry ski touring, wind and waiting with a few good patches thrown in for snowboards and planks.

After exploding in popularity in the US over the last few years (decades behind Europe), Skimo makes its Olympic debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games. If you or someone you know has raced the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse,…

I’ll never forget staring down the barrel of Colorado’s Cross Couloir with skis on my back. The wind was hammering on a frigid April dawn as I slowly lost feeling in my fingers. A deep shiver set in. I stood…

I was deep into a rotating cycle of Gu’s, Honey Stinger Waffles, and a Costco-sized box of Clif Bars when I met Lily and Max Ritter. We stood atop the Aiguille du Midi as I bit into a stale, scientifically-contrived…

The middle width skis strike a suspiciously good balance of float, stability, power, and lack of weight I couldn’t help but regret my ski choice for a hot second when I showed up to a fresh foot of snow blanketing…

The weight of these 103mm waisted freeride powder blasters will surprise you I wasn’t wearing a skimo speed suit the first time I clicked into a pair of La Sportiva’s skis. It was a media trip in Marble two years…

Waterproof and breathable, mega chest pockets, and a clean aesthetic are the ingredients for a solid backcountry skiing hardshell It’s easy to write about outerwear with the newest tech, cutting edge membrane, or really innovative features. That’s half the reason…

Backpacks and the backcountry go hand in hand. Or, strap in strap, or whatever analogy you’d like to make to emphasize how naked you’ll feel in the backcountry without a pack to carry the necessary tools to rescue your friends…

For backcountry skiers and splitboarders looking for a higher-volume, low-weight electronic airbag, Ortovox’s AVABAG Litric Tour 40 is one of only a few options. The pack utilizes the LiTRIC system, a lightweight electronic airbag system co-developed by Ortovox and Arc’teryx…

I truly needed goggles in the backcountry once last season. The wind was absolutely whipping, the light was perfectly flat, and I was downright nervous about the Gore Range couloir we were trying to find along a ridge of indistinguishable…

When I first picked up the new Arc’teryx Micon Litric 42 airbag pack at a trade show over the summer, I thought to myself, that’s kind of heavy for a ski touring backpack. Then I saw the “LiTRIC” label and…

  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…