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  • GT: Trail Tips For Broken Gear

    GT: Trail Tips For Broken Gear

    Before setting out for any adventure, large or small, it’s really important to ask what could ruin your day … or your trip … or your safety. Some snafus are...

    Beth Lopez |

  • GT: The January Gear Roundup 

    GT: The January Gear Roundup 

    Whether you’re in need of a new pair of ski boots, a set of snowshoes for forest walks with the pup, or a “going-out” fleece that looks sharper (and smells...

    Beth Lopez |

  • GT: Tips and hacks for happy ski touring

    GT: Tips and hacks for happy ski touring

    Geartrade writer Beth Lopez averages a hundred days per season backcountry skiing in the Wasatch, with nearly two decades of ski touring under her belt. We dig her philosophy, and...

    Beth Lopez |

  • Avalanche Report Basics

    Avalanche Report Basics

    Within the avalanche report, you’ll find not only valuable information about what’s safe, what isn’t, and how it’s trending over time—you’ll also get insightful clues about where the softest snow...

    Beth Lopez |

  • Ski Touring Basics

    Ski Touring Basics

    To “get into” ski touring, there are two primary things to tackle: getting the gear, then getting the avalanche safety, and route-planning knowledge to go out and do it.

    Beth Lopez |

  • Low-waste winter snacks

    Low-waste winter snacks

    Lesson learned: Bring snacks that won’t freeze on you in the snow. Try these low-waste, cold-weather-friendly snacks when you hit the slopes or snowy trails this winter.

    Emma Athena |

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    Inbounds Uphill Touring Is Taking Off This Winter

    Uphill skiing, inbounds touring—whatever you want to call this variant sport, it’s on the rise this winter. While AT skiers and splitboarders have been partaking in early morning laps at...

    Annie Fast |