If youre looking for a reliable vehicle (and a good time), Subaru has a party invitation for you. 　　The carmaker just announced six events for the 2025 WinterFest program, a partnership with lifestyle brand POWDR that started in 2014. Subaru just topped the charts for reliability in the 2024 Consumer Reports Auto Report Card, so the events may feel like...

　　Kane Footwear is stepping up its recovery shoe game with a new partnership that’s sure to catch the attention of outdoor enthusiasts. The brand’s popular Revive shoe just got a serious style upgrade thanks to a collaboration with Realtree Outdoors. If you’re a fan of camo and need a comfy shoe to kick back in after a long day on...

　　How often to you get a chance to buy a car that was on a magazine cover? Not just the same model, but the car. 　　This 2005 WRX STi was the first of a planned run of 21 Afshar Signature Series ESX cars, which was 50 state legal and sold directly through Subaru dealers. It was the cover car —...

　　Imagine walking where you last parked your vehicle and discovering its gone missing. That empty space soon gets replaced with a sickening feeling in your gut as reality sets in that someone boosted your car. Even worse, you dont know where to begin searching or how to recover an invaluable mode of transportation that you take for granted every day....

　　Aston Martin has finally given us all of the details of its latest piece of driving heaven. The Aston Martin Valhalla is a plug-in hybrid that can deliver 1,064 horsepower from a 4.0L V8 and three electric motors. It is the result of years of innovation brought from the Aston F1 team to the road, though hopefully with more input...

　　Electrolytes are having a moment. If you head to your local grocery store or vitamin shop, you’ll find rows of electrolyte-infused powders, tablets, and beverages that claim to rehydrate you quickly and effectively. 　　There is one product, in particular, that many athletes are testing out: salt pills. The tiny white tablets, which contain a concentrated amount of sodium chloride, have...

　　Despite Outdoor Retailers prominence in the U.S. market, Europes ISPO trade show has long dwarfed it by orders of magnitude. I traveled there for the first time to find the biggest innovations for outdoor recreation. 　　This year, more than 55,000 people from 50 countries descended on Munich, Germanys Messe München exhibition hall. Inventors, marketers, upstarts, and global companies packed the...

　　The Outside Festival is back. 　　A year after the inaugural gathering brought some 18,000 people together for a rousing weekend of music and joy in the outdoors, the Outside Festival with presenting sponsors Capital One and REI Co-op will return to downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park, May 31-June 1, 2025. The just-announced lineup of musical headliners includes Khruangbin, Lord Huron,...

　　Shaun White has been the face of snowboarding for two decades. So what is he doing in retirement? A lot. He’s launching his own snowboard brand. He’s raising money to protect public lands. He’s even starting his own half-pipe competition. In this live interview from The Outside Festival in Denver, former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones talks with White about life...

　　Arkansas State Representative Steve Unger has introduced a bold new bill that marries public safety with outdoor recreation. The proposal? Give truckers who help bust human trafficking operations a lifetime hunting and fishing license — because nothing says “thank you for saving lives” quite like a permanent pass to bag a buck. 　　Truckers, who spend long hours crisscrossing the state’s...

　　The Altra Lone Peak 8 continues to be my go-to hiking shoe for camping trips when I don’t want to haul anything bulky. Don’t get me wrong — these shoes can do it all, within reason, and are absolutely perfect for short and mid-range hikes. I’ve now taken them all over the Elk Mountain Wilderness in Colorado and continue to...

　　I have a confession to make: I am super intimidated by ski boots. I have written about ski boots many times in the past decade and interviewed more than a dozen experts; I’ve skied hundreds of days in that time frame and worked as a professional ski instructor; and I still have a ton to learn about this complicated product....