Out of Bounds, Off the Hook: The Season’s Best Backcountry Ski Gear Tested

Out of Bounds, Off the Hook: The Season’s Best Backcountry Ski Gear Tested

Does your next trip up the mountain involve wandering beyond the ropes? Gear up for your off-piste adventure, from head to toe.

    



K2’s Kwicker Splitboard Is the Stuff of Backcountry Powder Dreams

Splitboarding has been around since the mid-’90s as a way to make backcountry snowboarding available to the 99 percent of us who can’t afford helicopters. It’s essentially a snowboard that splits down the middle, turning into a pair of skis so you can climb uphill when you’re far away from a ski lift. When you reach the top, you re-Voltron them, and snowboard back down.

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The Ultimate Backpacking Outfit [The Outfit]

Backpacking gear was my original obsession with technology. For even the most minor update to my kit, I read dozens of reviews, talk to my expert comrades, and then finally try it out myself. More »