The care and keeping of climbing skins
The climbing skins backcountry skiers use are little miracles of physics—strips of fuzzy fabric that press onto your ski bases with just enough adhesion to stay in place and scoot...
Beth Lopez |
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- recycled wool
- recylced ocean plastic
- reduce
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- responsibly sourced wool
- reuse
- Rivivex
- road bike
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- rock climbing helmet
- rugged thread
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- sale
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- Salomon
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- scarpa
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- ski
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- ski bindings
- ski boots
- ski dimensions
- ski gear
- ski guide
- Ski Jacket
- ski maintenance
- ski resort etiquette
- ski season
- ski touring
- Ski Tune
- ski tuning
- Ski Utah
- skiing
- skis
- SLC
- SLCA
- sleeping bag
- sleeping bags
- sleeping pads
- small ski resort
- snowboard
- snowboard bindings
- snowboard boots
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- snowboard maintenance
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- snowboarding
- snowboarding gear
- snowboards
- snowshoeing
- socks
- solo camping
- splitboard
- splitboarding
- sport watches
- spring
- spring cleaning
- stand up paddleboard
- stargazing
- Store News
- summer gear
- summer outdoor essentials
- sun hats
- sun shirts
- suncloud
- sunglasses
- sunrise hike
- SUP
- surf
- surf and wake
- sustainability
- sustainable fabrics
- sustainable gear
- sustainable materials
- Swim
- swimwear
- swisswool
- technical shoe
- telemark skiing
- tencel
- tent
- tents
- the north face renewed
- touring
- touring backpack
- touring etiquette
- touring gear
- touring safety
- trad climbing
- trail bar
- trail food
- trail maintenance
- trail runner
- trail running
- travel
- trekking poles
- trip planning
- Trip Report
- Type One Fun
- Type Three Fun
- Type Two Fun
- UAC
- ulta light backpack
- ultra light
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- xc ski
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- zero waste
The care and keeping of climbing skins
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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 |
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GT: How to Choose a Headlamp
Headlamp shopping isn’t as simple as comparing lumens. Brightness is oddly hard to quantify, and there are several other features to consider. Some are important for some sports and less...
Beth Lopez |
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Geartrade: All About Spring Avalanche Conditions
The idea of spring skiing conjures up beautiful images of corn-skiing, parking-lot beers, and long-awaited toasty temps. All these things are true, but backcountry skiers need to consider one other...
Beth Lopez |
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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 |
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What Is Backcountry Skiing?
What’s backcountry skiing? In a word, joy. In a few more words: sweaty, exhilarating, liberating, serious. Serious because there’s certainly an inherent risk to being outside the avalanche-controlled, ski-patrolled confines...
Beth Lopez |
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Geartrade: Gear you’ll need to get into touring.
If you’re interested in ski touring, you’re not alone. Backcountry skiing is booming, as a form of exercise and a way to get powder turns away from the crowds. The...
Beth Lopez |
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The SheJumps Alpine Development School
With roughly three quarters of backcountry skiers being male, it’s easy for female skiers to feel a bit like the odd woman out. Female ski mentors can be harder to...
Beth Lopez |
