Outdoors
The Best Snow Goggles for Hitting the Slopes
If you can’t see the trail, you’re not going to have much fun on the mountain, so we ran the goggle gauntlet. Here are our favorites for skiers and snowboarders.
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DealsThe Future’s So Bright for Deeply Discounted Shades
Summer isn’t far off, and Backcountry has markdowns of up to 75 percent off on 600-plus pairs of sunglasses for every activity and occasion.
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OutdoorsI Biked for 200 Miles Straight, and This Is What Happened
Making good on a childhood dream, one Gear Patrol staff writer gathered his stamina — and some gear — and pedaled a bike 200 miles from New York to Vermont.
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OutdoorsThese 9 Upcoming Products Will Seriously Upgrade Your Next Winter Adventure
Behold the most innovative and impactful new items we discovered at the outdoor industry’s massive winter trade show.
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Gift IdeasThe 15 Best Holiday Gifts for Mountain Bikers
This down and dirty roundup is packed with head-to-toe gear and accessories sure to please any single-track-slashing fiend.
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Outdoors10 of the Best New Pieces of Fall Mountain Biking Gear
Milder temperatures make this season ideal for getting out and at ’em, especially when that involves two wheels.
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OutdoorsThe 10 Best Products We Saw at Outdoor Retailer
These award-winning 10 products are the ones we can’t wait to get on the mountain, in the backcountry and on the roads.
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Gift IdeasThe 18 Best Gifts for Mountain Bikers
Whether you’re a gravity-focused rider or live for the climbs, this list has something for everyone.
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OutdoorsPOC’s New Road Bike Helmet Could Be Its Best Product Yet
And it features one of the single greatest features ever implemented on a road bike helmet.
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OutdoorsPOC’s New Fondo Collection Brings Scandinavian Style to Cycling
POC’s entered the game to compete with the likes of Rapha, Assos and Castelli.
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OutdoorsThe Ultimate Kit for Fall Mountain Biking
Don’t get caught in the fall elements with the wrong kit.
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OutdoorsEssential Gear for Heli-Skiing
Heli-skiing in Western Canada is about as good as skiing gets.
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Outdoors5 Best Helmets for Snow Sports
These days, seeing someone without a helmet on the slopes is a rarity; more than 70 percent of all mountain-goers are donning them, and countless brands are releasing offerings onto the market. With hundreds of brain buckets to choose from, though, the task of finding the right one can be daunting — but, with your IQ and major bodily functions on the line, we beg you to persevere.
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OutdoorsKit: Powder Day
Deep powder is a religious experience, and it takes just one perfect day of blue skies and bottomless snow to become a pious worshiper. From Alyeska to Taos, powderhounds feverishly monitor weather reports for the next big storm, and after spending a weekend skiing 12,000-foot ridges in Telluride, we know exactly why: powder skiing is as close as man can get to flying in the mountains.