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Resort or backcountry gear? With the KINGPIN ski binding, you don't have to choose.

A light, low-bulk airbag system means less weight on your back and more space for your gear.

Save big on a full-featured ski pack.

For years, our staff has been kicking this bottle around because of its top-notch durability, safety, cost, and weight.

Upload routes, plot waypoints, and communicate with friends in the field, at home, and on Facebook and Twitter with this next-gen, do-it-all device.

No-compromise features with bargain price make this pack shine.

An insta-change alpine touring boot that almost has a mind of its own.

A bargain all-terrain binding that doesn't skimp on quality.

This battery-operated, fan-powered airbag system takes the hassle and uncertainty out of a piece of critical safety gear.

A bargain puffy with 800-fill goose down. Enough said.

The cold-weather canister stove that changes the game in backcountry cooking.

An apres-ski beer has always been just out of reach in the backcountry--until now, thanks to this packable, ultralight brew.

A radical innovation in snowshoe design results in one of the best models we've ever seen.

A blister-free mountaineering boot for the masses.

The lightest, most inconspicuous snow sports helmet ever made.

This pack is waterproof, practically weightless for the size, and as far as we could tell, indestructible.

A breathable fortress that's perfect for powder hounds.

These convertibles combine the best of mittens and gloves.

Oakley’s Switchlock Technology makes swapping lenses a cinch–even while wearing gloves.

Think a Snickers bar can hold your weight? Our man puts desperate-times deaden to the test.

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter shows how to melt snow when camping.

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter explains the new innovations in down insulation technology. See what our team thought of these two water-resistant down jackets.

Executive Editor Dennis Lewon shows how to anchor your tent in the snow.

Staff Photographer Ben Fullerton reviews the lightweight Snow Junkie boots from Vasque

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter reviews the ski-specific, multi-day Ymir 55 pack from Sierra Designs

Andrew Bydlon reviews Sierra Designs' TOV Jacket which utilizes the innovative DryDown technology

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter shows the versatile and collapsible Vario 4 poles from Komperdell

Executive Editor Dennis Lewon with First Ascent's Katabatic Tent

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter demonstrates First Ascent's thermal down jacket in action

Staff Photographer Ben Fullerton raves about Cabela's Thermal Zone Baselayers.

Our yurt-dwelling test team shares the goodness of Bear Creek Country Soup Mixes

Editor-in-Chief Dennis Lewon reviews Black Diamond's killer Carbon Megawatt Skis