Id been told to dress nicely for the holiday party. But realistically, I was an airline flight away from home and traveling with a small carry-on for a 3-day work trip. It was one pair of boots for everything. 　　Easy choice: I threw on the Origin Statesman Chelsea Boot, both outdoor-capable and sharp-looking, and booked it for the airport. For...

　　The more information backcountry users have at their fingertips, the easier it is to make safer choices. Thats why the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) offers a suite of useful tools, from its avalanche field reports to weather and avalanche forecasts for the entire Rocky Mountain region of the state. 　　This season, CAIC released a brand-new online tool for backcountry...

　　American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) has finally added its special sauce to a Ford. That means the three brands of HD trucks in North America can now all be purchased as turnkey, everyday drivers with extreme off-road capability backed by OEM levels of engineering and quality. 　　AEV has already built proven vehicle systems for the Ram HD platform, with the Prospector...

　　I think of the X Games as the Olympics’ cooler younger brother. There’s no denying the two are related: Both draw the world’s greatest talent from around the globe, and both push the envelope of human athleticism. That being said, the X Games is clearly more fun at parties. There are two good reasons for this. 　　The first is that...

　　The second-best kind of day at a ski resort thankfully comes around pretty often in Colorado, where an overnight storm yields a powder morning. On days like these, by 11 a.m., the goods have been gotten. Yet, with the right ski and boot setup, the mountain transforms into a freeride playground, complete with ephemeral side hits, techy steeps, and gloriously lush...

　　The U.S. mens bobsled team had a disastrous performance during a World Cup event this weekend, though fortunately no one was seriously hurt. 　　It was the second-to-last event before the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, and the four-man bobsled team ran into trouble right from the start. The rear three members of the team — Ryan Rager, Hunter Powell, and...

　　The U.S. Department of the Interior is preparing to issue a new directive that would make hunting and fishing the default use across most Interior-managed public lands unless specific closures are justified. The policy represents a procedural shift in how access decisions are made, placing the burden on land managers to explain why an area should be closed rather than...

　　One of snowboardings pioneering figures died in an avalanche on Saturday, Jan. 11. Ueli Kestenholz, 50, was riding in the backcountry of the Swiss Alps with a friend when a slide was triggered and swept him away. The Swiss rider, who won a bronze medal in snowboardings 1998 debut Winter Olympic Games, was airlifted from the scene. He was later...

　　The new year marks the last few days of deer season in my home state. After spending all fall pursuing target bucks and shooters exclusively, January is about fun and harvest in my household. And harvest I did. 　　On New Years Day, I found myself standing over two mature does in the big woods of Middle Tennessee. I pulled the...

　　Forget inside or outside, sometimes its time to think about the box itself. DECKED, a company built around making pickup trucks more organized and useful, has just redesigned its Tool Box. 　　The company says its stronger and more durable, with a better lid, more security, and other upgrades. But its missing one of the features that helped make the original...

　　It began as a short-lived partnership between Strava and Chipotle. Now its quickly becoming a global phenomenon. 　　For 2 years, Chipotle offered a lifetime supply of burritos for Strava runners in 25 North American cities. All they had to do was run a short Strava segment in their city more times than anyone else (during the month of January). But...

　　Vails Mountaintop Express had been stalled for a while when I pulled into line. A group of frenzied ski patrollers was working below the first tower, a pair of crossed skis stuck in the snow above them. I craned my neck just in time to catch the toboggan take off behind a snowmobile, two patrollers kneeling on the sled beside...