Gear For The Season — Winter 2021
Sierra Designs
Borrego Hybrid Jacket
This versatile jacket offers stretch and warmth without the bulk. With four-way stretch panels in key areas and an insulated core, keep this at the top of your gear drawer as a mid-layer for active, cold weather pursuits. Added features make it both water-resistant and PFC-free. $174.95
MSR Evo Trail Snowshoe Kit
Grab this kit and head out the door to explore snowshoe trails this winter. The Evo Trail Snowshoes are durable with steel traction for reliable grip, and the DynaLock Trail Poles have easy adjustability and comfortable grips. Bundle it all together in the storage and carrying pack, featuring a removable foam seat, internal zippered pocket, hydration compatibility and loops for pole attachments. $199.95
Gordini Cache Gauntlet Gloves
Winter adventures pair nicely with rugged canvas and synthetic gloves from Gordini. The Cache Gauntlet gloves have a waterproof yet breathable shell, filled with Primaloft insulation and complete with a drawstring closure and wrist strap. $80.99
Dynafit Beast
108 Ski
The Beast is a free-touring ski made specifically for powder. This ski has a Double Ellipse Rocker construction that works on different edge lengths. The developers focused on weight reduction, while maintaining performance. $799.95
mountainfLOW
eco-wax
Resist using ski and snowboard wax that is awful for the earth and switch to something much greener. MountainfLOW eco-wax is made 100 percent from plants. $18.50
HOKA ONE ONE TenNine Hike GTX
Reduce impact on your joints with HOKA’s signature rocker in the midsole of these shoes and a four-millimeter offset. Originally inspired from a trail running design, these runners gently catch the foot’s impact, so you spend less time and energy decelerating upon impact and get more opportunity to accelerate smoothly forward. These are lightweight with great traction and offer a GORE-TEX technology to protect your feet in wet and cold conditions. $250
Bolle CHRONOSHIELD
These great shades bring back an original style from the 80s with a modern look and functionality. The Phantom lens is adaptive to light and has super crisp vision in all conditions. With an ultra-wide field of view, there is no obstruction to your peripheral vision while also providing ultimate wind protection. We’ve tested these to ski in the winter and to ride bikes every other season, and they have stood up to every activity. The vents and the adjustable nose-pads prevent them from fogging up, and the removable brow shield is great for sweaty pursuits. $240 with Phantom lens; $170 with mirrored lens
Deuter Freerider
Pro 34L+
This gear piece is perfect for backcountry skiers looking for a full winter-spec pack with expandable capacity for multi-day ski tour. For this winter, the pack received a complete revamp to provide additional expandable storage capacity thanks to a new roll top for longer tours, quicker access to gear via a new rear opening and a more streamlined design. $180
Outdoor Research Archangel Jacket + Bibs
With a big nod to ice climbing in this issue, we had to include the Archangel Jacket and Bibs from Outdoor Research. This kit is ideal on winter days in and on the side of the alpine. A new GORE-TEX PRO waterproof fabric stretches 20 percent for excellent mobility, with stretch panels used on the upper back, lower hood, knees and bib gusset. Those panels are paired with a second GORE-TEX PRO fabric optimized for breathability. $699 jacket; $699 bibs
Honey Stinger Cracker Bar
The new and improved version of these tasty fuel bars are out now and are perfect for a mid-day snack or post-workout recovery. They feature the same creamy nut butter and honey as the original bars, sandwiched between two crunchy, salted, multigrain crackers and covered in rich, delicious chocolate — but now boast twice the amount of filling plus 10 grams of plant-based pea protein to help repair and replenish muscles and promote optimal recovery. Available in Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate. $29.99 per box of 12