Unofficial Outdoor Gear Reviews

1. Salomon Rocker2 122 When things get deep, you bring out the big sticks.  And the Salomon Rocker2 is big.  When it comes to surfing pow, ripping through the trees, … Read More

Buy your pair of Volkl Gotama at evo.com The new Volkl Gotama has long been a favorite in the ski industry. Undergoing a number of transformations over the past years, … Read More

Buy your pair of Look Pivot 18 XXL Bindings at evo.com The Look Pivot 18 XXL has withstood the test of time and remains the most burly and resilient binding … Read More

Last week I spent my day at the Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW) listening to some very eye opening presentations.  One of the things mentioned at USAW are these … Read More

Ski-Gee Goggle Wipe Price: $1.95 The Ski-Gee goggle wipe is widely known as one of the top three ski inventions of the past 100 years. The Ski-Gee works like a manual windshield … Read More

 1. BCA Tracker2 Beacon The BCA Tracker2 is the most intuitive and simple to use beacon on the market, and with a thinner profile and lighter weight than the original … Read More

That’s right, here is Smith’s counter to Oakley’s Airwave GPS enabled goggle.  For the price of 6 pairs of traditional I/O goggles you can wear the future on your face. … Read More

Your skiing along on a glorious powder morning when pop, you click out of your bindings and your skis are no where to be found.  It has happened to the … Read More

The new Armageddon undercuff glove is a streamlined, ultra sleet, ultra waterproof, incredibly dexterous and down right amazing new glove offering from Marmot. I was fortunate enough to sample a … Read More

Click Here For New Edition Online     Skiamos just released their 2012-2013 online magazine. This is the 4th edition. It has some great photos and stories from the top … Read More

An article today by yobeat.com outlined a restructure at Burton Snowboards. Here is a summary of the changes which will take place. An announcement from Burton Snowboards today details great … Read More

Hailing from Hood River Oregon, Trew designs durable outerwear that blurs the boundary between park and backcountry. They make unique, stylish gear while maintaining extremely high standards of quality and … Read More

Video and Words by: Gavin Smith Whitedot Freeride makes high quality skis that are made to tackle big mountains.  Their all-mountain ski, “The Preacher,” does just that and more.  I ski on … Read More

Point6  promises a better wool sock. Point6 socks are the most comfortable, most durable merino wool socks you can own. They even guarantee it! Optimum body temperature is essential for … Read More

Eric Hjorleifson Making Dynafit Bindings Even More Radical Dynafit Radical Bindings by DYNAFITspeedup Get excited for your next generation Radical Binding from Dynafit!

GoPro‘s new apple iphone app is pretty slick.  Connect. View. Control. The GoPro App you lets you control your GoPro camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. Features include full … Read More

Take advantage of one more opportunity to get on a pair of skis specially made for you! From now until the end of October locally owned and produced Praxis Skis is … Read More

Nordic Splitting, new way to split wood It’s that time of the year again when you need to start stacking wood for the winter. Splitting wood can be a royal … Read More

RS1 presents a new type of ski design with this ski, having a pivot point located behind the heel. The pivot point allows the tail of the ski to swing … Read More

Survivorman, Les Stroud, shows you how to create a fire with an LED headlamp. 

Quiver Killer binding inserts is a system that allows you to swap bindings betweens skis with nothing more than a screw driver.  We have not yet had an opportunity to field test … Read More

Some of the biggest political issues right now all seem to revolve around: “Green” technology, fair wages, USA jobs, and quality products made in the USA.  Ramp Sports, manufactured and … Read More

Alpenglow Sports With side-country skiing and riding absolutely booming in popularity, we knew it would only be a matter of time before the big alpine companies brought product to the … Read More

  The Blister crew was down in Las Leñas a couple weeks ago testing skis, and since returning to the USA they’ve been putting posting a high quality assortment of … Read More

What is Bungee Surfing? Bungee Surfers ride small surfboards that look a lot like skimboards on rivers, going UPSTREAM at speeds of 30+ mph. No boat. No motor. Bungee surfers … Read More

Duct Tape is widely known to skiers as a must have tool for any backcountry adventure but where did it come from, what is it made out of, and how … Read More