Finding the right pair of premium all-mountain skis can make or break your season, especially when you are an advanced skier who demands performance across every inch of the mountain. I have spent months researching and comparing the top models available right now to bring you this guide to the best premium all mountain skis […]

If you have ever stood at the top of a race course, heart pounding, staring down a set of colored gates, you already know that your skis can make or break your run. The best premium race skis for slalom and giant slalom are not just sporting equipment — they are the difference between a […]

Finding the right pair of premium backcountry touring skis can completely change how you experience the mountains. After logging over 200 days in the backcountry across the Wasatch, the Cascades, and the European Alps, our team has tested dozens of touring setups in every condition from bottomless blower to breakable crust. The skis on this […]

There is nothing quite like breaking trail at first light with fresh snow under your skis and untouched terrain stretching ahead. But getting to that moment requires gear you can trust, and nothing matters more for backcountry skiing than the bindings connecting you to your skis. After spending months researching and comparing the best premium […]

Finding the right freeride snowboard can make or break your season. After spending three winters testing over a dozen premium boards across Colorado, Utah, and the Canadian Rockies, our team narrowed down the field to the eight best premium freeride all mountain snowboards that truly deliver on performance, durability, and versatility. Whether you are charging […]

When I first started trad climbing, I spent months agonizing over which cams to buy. Should I go with the Black Diamond Camalots that everyone recommends? Spring for the Totems that seasoned climbers swear by? Or piece together a mixed rack from different brands? After three seasons of climbing with all the major brands across […]

When you are run out 40 feet above your last piece of gear on a granite trad route, nothing matters more than the protection on your harness. I have been trad climbing for over a decade, and I have placed thousands of nuts in cracks from Yosemite to the Gunks. The right set of climbing […]

When you are building a mechanical advantage system on a wall, halfway through a rescue scenario, the last thing you want is your prusik cord getting sucked into the pulley. That is exactly where a prusik minding pulley (PMP) earns its keep. Our team spent weeks comparing the best premium PMP climbing pulleys on the […]

After spending the better part of three years climbing at gyms and crags across the country, our team has belayed hundreds of pitches with nearly every assisted-braking device on the market. We have caught big whippers, held hangdogging partners for 20 minutes straight, and fed slack on runout leads that made our palms sweat. Along […]

Dry tooling is one of the most demanding disciplines in climbing. You use ice tools and crampons on bare rock, hooking picks into cracks, edges, and features that would normally be climbed with hands and feet. It builds raw technique for mixed routes and keeps your skills sharp when ice conditions are unreliable. Our team […]