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All Mountain Frontside Skis 2017: Blizzard Quattro RX

Best in test for 75 percent on-trail and 25 percent off-trail.

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All Mountain Frontside Skis 2017: Salomon X-Drive 8.8 FS

75 percent on-trail / 25 percent off-trail

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All Mountain Frontside Skis 2017: Kästle MX 89

75 percent on-trail / 25 percent off-trail

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All Mountain Frontside Skis 2017: Völkl RTM 86

75 percent on-trail / 25 percent off-trail

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Time Tested: Arc’teryx Trino Jacket and Tights

Midweight layers that take the thinking out of cold weather running.

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2017 Alpine Ski Boots

Testers and bootfitters weigh in.

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Generic Beer, Drugs…and Carbon Wheels

Monoprice’s new Pure Outdoor and Cycling divisions promise to cut costs—and middlemen.

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All Mountain Skis 2017: Blizzard Bonafide

Our 2017 winner for skiing 50 percent off-trail and 50 percent on-trail.

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All Mountain Skis 2017: Völkl Kendo

50 percent off-trail / 50 percent on-trail

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All Mountain Skis 2017: Kästle FX 95 HP

50 percent off-trail / 50 percent on-trail

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Time Tested Gear: Salomon MTN Explore

The Claim: Salomon says this blood relative of their lauded MTN Lab alpine touring boot “hikes up like a lightweight touring boot and charges down like a freeride boot.” Field Test: With 63 degrees of cuff rotation, ultralight liners, and a bit less beef than its brother, you expect the MTN Explore to hike smooth and light. It doesn’t disappoint. And this nimbleness comes in handy in tight spots. On an ascent above Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin last March, I found myself asking the Explore to scramble over an exposed ridge and then down-climb into Shit for Brains Couloir, a 1,200-foot…...