Gear

Brooks Cascadia 5

With the ruggedness of a mountain runner and the plush ride of a road shoe, the 12-ounce Cascadia 5 from Brooks is like the multi-tool of trail runners. Read more...

New Balance 100

These featherweight trail slippers (7.7 ounces) of Read more...

ASICS Gel-Trail Attack 6

When the going gets slippery out on the trail, the Read more...

Inov-8 Oroc 340

When the going gets slippery out on the trail, the Read more...

Pivot Mach 4

An ultra-strong and insanely stiff, shaped aluminum frame and superb dw-link suspension design takes the Pivot Mach 4 where other 4" bikes would only dare. Read more...

Kona Cadabra

Kona developed a new suspension technology that they refer to as the Magic Link. Read more...

Gregory Z45

Gregory's innovative JetStream LTS (load transfer system) provides plenty of support. Read more...

Osprey Stratos 34

Osprey updated their Stratos series with their Airspeed Suspension System. Read more...

Ultimate Set-Up: Winter Apparel 2010-11

The ultimate threads for the ultimate Swami. Read more...

Telemark/Alpine Touring Skis 2010

Swami won't take offense if you mount these skis with AT bindings, but the easy flex makes tele-turning most joyful. Read more...

All-Mountain Snowboards 2010

What's with all the skiers passing you in the powder, you asketh? Rocker lets you float the tip without effort. It's pay-to-play Zen. Read more...

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Swami won't take offense if you mount tele/touring skis with AT bindings, but the easy flex makes tele-turning most joyful.
Time for Swami to trade in his String Cheese Incident rucksack and acquire a modern pack with adjustable straps, back vents, and such.
When seeking frontside skis, look for damp skis with ungodly edge penetration.
For all-mountain skis you seeketh a balance of powder flotation and hard-snow guts.
Big Mountain ski buyers: Meditate on tip rocker if you crave the pow. Ex racers go traditional.
Using AT boots? Swami sees 90 to 100 millimeter crossover skis in your future Facebook postings.
Swami sayeth: Choose a mountain bike with a blend of climbing and descending performance for the exigencies of the mountain trail near you.
What's with all the skiers passing us in the powder, you snowboarders ask? Rocker lets you float without effort. It's pay-to-play Zen.