If you want to win, it helps to have award-winning gear backed by years of R&D and TLC. The Ski Trab Gara Pro ski is just that. Carrying over the same camber, rocker, and sidecut as the retiring Gara Aero WC ski, still made with a geometrical aramid honeycomb core, the Gara Pro's soul is reinforced by Ski Trab's renowned 14-layer construction. The impeccable layer-cake provides..
Fall
With the Gara Plus, the day has come when you can get Ski Trab performance, craftsmanship, and durability in a more approachable package. Shaped the same as the pro, the move to a Liwood core softens the flex underfoot, making this ski ideal for lighter-weight skiers and softer snow conditions. Despite the change in core material, the renowned Trab reliability is still guaranteed b..
Fall
In 1886, the French gifted America the Statue of Liberty, one of the greatest feats in human engineering. In response to this, the town of Boston one-upped them with the construction of the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Some called it an ode to Gustave Eiffel, and some considered it a challenge. 114 years later, the French have finally clapped back with another Green beast, present..
Fall
Long-respected for their downhill race skis and increasingly lauded for their big-mountain freeride skis, Dynastar's newest touring stick brings the best of both worlds together in a Goldilocks width for backcountry touring. If you're looking for one ski to do it all without compromises, let us introduce you to Dynastar's M-Tour 94. A veritable backcountry Swiss Army knife, it’s li..
Fall
Like a weightless red Cardinal who refuses to migrate for the winter, the Black Crows Camox Freebird unlocks human flight in any snowy scene. With updated shaping and a lighter weight, this ski is sure to glide effortlessly up and down. The new Pilus Pass-Through skin attachment system makes transitions a breeze while lowering the skin's packed size and weight. The new 97mm waist w..
Fall
Pivoty, surfy, slarvy, and wickedly playful, the Powderworks Koala Tour 111 ski from DPS pairs a progressive, freestyle design with their legendary Pagoda construction. Named after the tiered (layered) construction found throughout Asia, the Pagoda construction layers a paulownia core with a high-modulus carbon and flax laminate, resulting in an exceptional ski feel, at a weight th..
Fall
Girls just want to have fun, and with the Scarpa F1 XT Women's boot, you certainly can! A beautiful blend of performance that can crush the skin track ascent without excess weight, and shred the down with confidence. With a 72° range of motion, it gives you an effortless, ankle-flexing stride on the uphill that feels more like wearing your favorite trail runners than a ski boot. Bu..
Fall
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. However, taking a good thing and making it lighter and faster? Oh, you betcha. Atomic has taken the tried-and-true Backland light-touring platform and given it a race-ready upgrade in the Backland Carbon UL boot. Now featuring the industry-standard in transition speed and touring efficiency, the race-style cuff buckle tightens the carbon-fiber upper..
Fall
This Tecnica Decoy Pro is no faker; it has true downhill chops. When the Tecnica Zero G Pro Tour hit the market, it shook the world, providing a strong skiing light weight four-buckle boot that maintained great walkability. The Tecnica Deploy Pro takes that same walkability, beefs up the hardware and materials used in the construction, to provide a more progressive flex pattern..
Fall
Can't stop, won't stop... SCARPA does it again; welcome the Maestrale 5.0. Leaning into innovation borrowed from the Quattro Pro boot, the all-new M5 has received thoughtful changes in the never-ending pursuit of performance. A four-buckle configuration surprisingly provides better uphill walking manners and a uniform, secure fit when tightened for the descent. A true Booster-brand..
Fall
Released in 2024, the Quattro Pro offered a hard-charging skiing experience on par with 50/50-style boots while keeping weight down and maintaining walkability for a pleasurable touring experience. The Quattro Pro LE (limited edition) was designed in partnership with Nikolai Schirmer, a man who at this point needs no introduction. Utilizing the same construction as the standard Qua..
Fall
Long gone are the days of choosing between a trip to Europe, shelling out for high import costs, or taking a pair of scissors to new liners when finding a replacement for your bikini-style skimo race boot. The Tour Lite GX Liner from Palau is now available in the US. This ankle-height liner was purpose-built for use in high-end skimo race boots. Offered in two thicknesses to accomm..
Fall
Skimo racing in the Rocky Mountains, there is a marginal but non-negative probability of encountering a grizzly bear on course. If and when that happens, you're going to wish you had the lightest binding on the planet. Weighing an inconceivable 48 grams without the brake (or 78 grams with the brake), the Grizzly GR 48 Brake binding is your featherweight ticket to the top of the Ver..
Fall
When speed matters, look towards Italy. Ferrari cultivated a need for speed and manufacturing sophistication, and Ski Trab brings that same refined Italian manufacturing to the world of ski mountaineering. The Gara Titan 2.0 builds upon the winning culture of its predecessor with a slick, patented brake activation system. A simple flip of the integrated aluminum heel riser and slig..
Fall
How do you improve on the "flagbearer" of the lightweight binding category? You make it Skimo blue and offer a higher release value, of course! Introducing the Haute Route 12 from our Italian friends at ATK. All the same impressive features carry over from its smaller brother, and now you can crank it to 12! Naturally, all climbing risers are magnetic and can be used race-flap styl..
Fall
Progress isn't always linear, especially when you have to make kick turns. Fortunately for you, Plum has made some design changes to the tried-and-true Plum Oazo to make it lighter, sleeker, and even better suited to daily touring and backcountry adventure skiing. The toe lever is smaller and offers easier manual locking and unlocking with a roller mechanism on the toe plate. The B..
Fall
Trends repeat every generation or so, sometimes every couple of generations - like the resurging popularity of Telemark skiing! For those of you just getting into that free-heel life, or our tenured telemark skiers who still have their original three-pin leather boots with upwards of 500 layers of beeswax to make them stiff, ATK has you covered. The Newmark Lite Telemark binding br..
Fall
Why settle for one when you can have both? The split personality of this binding allows you to flip-flop between walk mode and huck yourself off gnarly things mode. Meet the Atomic Shift 16. The uphill personality deploys its tech-toe touring pins for the ascent, while the downhill personality allows you to crank your DIN all the way to 16. Flipping the hike-and-ride lever, watchin..
Fall
Showcased by their Grip skin and multiple widths of race skins, Pomoca is dedicated to making the optimum glide for any given snow type. The Race Pro Cold from Pomoca furthers this legacy with an exclusive, refined plush composition designed specifically for athletes wanting the maximum glide in colder conditions. The usual Ever Dry 3.0 hydrophobic treatment prevents wetting out an..
Fall
Did you get an invite from Regina George for a Wednesday morning ski, but your skins aren't pink, and you aren’t ready to shell out the dough for Race Pro skins? First-world problem solved. The Race Explore Skins from Pomoca provide a budget-friendly race skin that retains the same plush material, hydrophobic treatment, waterproof membrane, attachment system, and (most importantly)..
Fall
Have you ever been digging around the car looking for your skins and accidentally grabbed the Grimace toy that came with your Happy Meal? Me neither, but with the dazzling purple plush highlights on the Black Diamond Glidelite Tour skins, you just might! Featuring a mixed weave of mohair and nylon, you’ll have plenty of glide to skin away from the Hamburglar before he can burgle yo..
Fall
Whoever said, "Friends don't let friends splitboard in public"? Certainly not us - and now we offer the tried-and-true BD Glidelite Splitboarding Skin to prove it. Unlike its full-nylon ancestor, the Ascension Skins, the Glidelites feature a mohair/nylon plush that balances glide, traction, and durability. The Glidelite skins come in a lighter, more packable package that also provi..
Fall
With the updated Plume TS 2.0 shovel, Arva has yet again given us the gift of heavy-duty performance in a light-duty package. With a square-stock, telescoping 7075 aluminum shaft, the Plume TS 2.0 is built tough for daily use by demanding backcountry users. Arva also increased the effective surface area of this iteration, giving you 550 cm2 of blade surface area to expedite snow re..
Fall
If the tower of Babel had been buried in an avalanche, Ortovox's fluent-in-9-languages Diract Focus Voice Beacon would have been up to the task of guiding the rescue. After five seasons of abuse, Ortovox is offering an upgrade to the Diract Voice. Voluble as ever, the Focus Voice still provides you with calm, clear, concise audible directions as you navigate a stressful beacon sear..
Fall
When it comes to avalanche rescue and safety, time is essential, and gear should reflect that priority. With the Focus Pro Beacon's patented voice navigation, you receive clear verbal instructions during every phase of the search. The Focus Pro also offers greater search strip widths, 80m to other brands and 90m for Ortovox to Ortovox beacons. A secondary 'Avalanche Switching' mode..
Fall
Ortovox has compiled a compelling avalanche safety kit that offers great value and performance. It includes the patented Focus Voice beacon, offering easy-to-follow voice commands during the search phase and excellent range at 80m. The 240cm probe is quick to deploy, lightweight, and very packable. The Pro Light shovel features a telescoping handle and a hardened aluminum shovel bl..
Fall
Are you weight-conscious, but hoping to avoid the falsetto squeak from a puckering rappel because of a harness that squeezes between the kneeses? The Blue Ice Choucas Pro provides! With just a 50-gram penalty over the thong-like Choucas Light, the Pro version adds a little bit more cush in the tush, balancing durability in a still shockingly trim package (ahem - harness, that is). ..
Fall
After years in the sport, many of us have a quiver of skis, a quiver of boots, and a quiver of layers to cover every conceivable set of conditions. But do yourself (and your domestic partner) a favor: save the expense and clutter of a crampon quiver, opting instead for the lightweight, technically capable, do-just-about-anything Petzl Leopard Hybrid crampon. Petzl's upgrade to the ..
Fall
Puckered and pumped is usually when you start questioning your harness organization strategy. Enter the Petzl CARITOOL EVO, the ice-climbing and mountaineering harness hack that ensures efficiency when reaching for a screw through the crux. This well-designed winter climbing harness organizer supplements storage space on your gear loops, holding up to six ice screws in the basket. ..
Fall
If you’ve previously been scared of compact foldable crampons and their seemingly flimsy high-tech cord linking the toe and heel, the GX LT Hybrid Crampons from Grivel are here to put your mind at ease. A unique hinge on the solid connecting bar of the crampon allows compact folding without compromising lateral rigidity. This gives you the packability of the Petzl Irvis Hybrid and ..
Fall
If you’ve ever been prepping for a trip and have found yourself questioning “should I bring a hammer or an adze?”, you are not alone. For years, skiers traveling on glaciers have had to choose between having a hammer for pounding vertical placements and an adze for quickly digging a T-slot anchor. With a subtly flared hammer that doubles as an adze, the Ghost Razor Hammer from Griv..
Fall
Slings are an essential piece of kit for a ski mountaineer. The Mammut Contact Sling 8.0 (mm) features Dyneema construction for ultralight weight. The Contact Sling features a special seam using its contact stitching technique, resulting in a very low-profile connection. The sling comes in two lengths: 60cm (19g) and 120cm (35g). The 60cm is our personal favorite for alpine draws, ..
Fall
The Black Diamond Rabbit Runner sling may just be the most versatile piece of Dyneema webbing around. Known as the "Rabbit Runner" for its ability to "run" around trees, boulders, and ice bollards by wrapping or girth-hitching. Sewn loops on each end offer flexibility when building anchors. On the sharp end, it can be quickly deployed, one-handed, when worn over the shoulder with a..
Fall
When we speak of perfection, we often turn to lofty metaphors such as 'the pinnacle of performance.' Not to be semantically outdone, the zenith represents the highest point of the celestial sphere...as near to perfection as can be. Aptly named, CAMP's Zenith Tech Ice Axe is a specimen of beauty sitting proudly atop its class in performance and features, and at a winning weight. Tra..
Fall
Ski mountaineering places unique demands on climbing hardgoods. In particular, thin ropes, icy conditions, and gloved hands are a few factors that make carabiner choice essential. Fortunately for ski mountaineers and alpinists, the Grivel Plume Twin Gate HMS carabiner is easier and quicker to use than it is to pronounce. The ultralight, round-stock forged aluminum body puts minimal..
Fall
A refined take on a classic carabiner shape, the CAMP Oval S Lock excels in technical applications from rigging to wall climbing to crevasse rescue. The symmetric shape of oval carabiners ensures that loads remain centered and evenly distributed, preventing pulleys, webbing, and gear from pinching against the spine or gate, allowing for smooth rotation and minimizing wear. The wide..
Fall
At Skimo Co, we always get excited about gear that optimizes weight without sacrificing performance. At just 40g, the Macro Facet Locking Carabiner certainly falls into the Fast and Light category, designed for alpinists who prioritize ultra-compact, minimalist gear that is simple to use and reliable when the going gets tough. Ideal for anchoring, the optimized-for-unidirectional-l..
Fall
Most of us venturing into the alpine frequently don't bother to take quickdraws because they are not particularly versatile and are somewhat hefty. But Blue Ice's new Mako Extender quickdraw changes that calculus with its adjustable length and palatable 73g weight. Setting up an anchor or extending a placement, for example, is made simple with the Mako's tubular sling and non-snagg..
Fall
Whether big wall climbing in Patagonia or building a rap anchor in the Wasatch, the Petzl Pur'Cam will keep you light and safe. The PUR’CAM is designed for climbers, alpinists, and ski mountaineers looking for ultra-light, durable protection. The innovative double-loop sling and String S carabiner retention system make clipping and extending the cam with a draw efficient and easy. ..
Early February
As the smallest and lightest carabiner in Petlz’s lineup, the Ange packs a punch. Working to maximize weight savings without sacrificing usability, the Ange is a joy to use. The MonoFil Keylock gate combines the ease of use of a solid gate with the weight of a wire gate, all while keeping clipping and unclipping smooth and snag-free. The nose of the carabiner has a hole that allows..
Fall
Need to meet someone for a noon business lunch and hit the skin track right after? The Crazy Idea Lumberjack Shirt lets you do both in the same outfit and in maximal style! Made entirely from Merino Plus, a blend of merino wool and advanced technical yarns, you will stay warm and dry while reducing odor produced from speedy uphill skinning or closing the deal. The front opening is ..
Fall
A proper race jacket has to be well-designed to match variability in performance and temperature. The Dynafit DNA Race Pullover offers a hoodless option for training and race days. Dynamic movement and utility are paramount for races, so this highly breathable race layer features 4-way Dynastretch fabric and five pockets: two internal mesh pockets, a dedicated beacon pocket, and tw..
Fall
Another crazy idea has made its way from Italy to America. This time, it's an everyday jacket that you can actually use every day. The crazy part? It might just be perfect. Using their body mapping technology, the Pulse Jacket is insulated with 40-80g of Primaloft Active in precisely the right spots. All that perfectly placed Primaloft is wrapped up in Toray Airtastic fabric, which..
Fall
The Patagonia R1 TechFace Hoody is one of the most versatile pieces ever conceived. The R1 fleece interior keeps you warm and comfortable, and the added durability and weather resistance of the TechFace keep you protected. It features an adjustable hem to keep snow out and has a full zipper. The stretchy, articulated fabric pattern does not limit your range of motion during shenani..
Fall
The Stormstride Jacket is a 3-layer outer shell designed to keep you dry in the harshest conditions. A DWR coating works together with the PFA-free, H2NO shell material to keep moisture outside where it belongs while transporting moisture from the body through the jacket membrane. Pit zip vents provide additional airflow and keep bad weather out of your baselayers. Two large chest ..
Fall
The Patagonia Cap Cool Sun Hoody is the perfect layer for long days on a sunny skintrack. The shirt provides 40+ UPF sun protection with a single-knit construction. The 100% polyester is a great moisture-wicking material that keeps you cool on the hot spring days. There is a single zippered chest pocket for whatever trinkets you bring. A button closure on the hood will prevent burn..
Fall
We think "daily" is in the name because this shirt is so comfy you may never want to take it off. Patagonia's classic Capilene is well-suited as a technical baselayer and still at home during après-ski or when rushing into work after dawn patrol. Made with a stretchy, soft-knit polyester, this shirt is breathable and lightweight (did we mention soft?). Moisture-wicking and quick-dr..
Fall
The Patagonia Capilene Midweight Zip shirt has been redesigned with a slightly snugger fit to prevent your layers from shifting and to improve wicking. The sleeves have thumb loops to ensure wrist coverage while fitting comfortably under gloves, keeping the sleeve fabric smooth on your arms. Raglan shoulder seams and underarm gussets allow for freedom of movement. HeiQ Mint odor co..
Fall
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