How do you improve on a wildly popular winter jacket? Make it warmer, puffier, and buttery soft to the touch —at least, thats the formula Cotopaxi is banking on. And those are just the parts you can see and touch; the Utah purveyor of retro-fun performance outdoor gear also reinvented its winter Fuego collection for the upcoming season with 100%...

　　A thick layer of clouds descended as a friend and I scrambled to pitch the kitchen tarp deep in the backcountry. I quickly donned my fuzzy new midlayer — Mountain Hardwear’s AirMesh Hoody — before the hail started coming down. It gave me just enough warmth to fire up a round of backcountry bruschetta in the frigid late summer downpour....

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　　During Presidents Day weekend in 2025, 2 feet of snow buried Jay Peak Resort in Northern Vermont. Skiers were floating turns over their heads, and it mustve been nothing short of blower. But I wouldnt know because I didnt arrive until Tuesday after that storm. 　　By then, I wasnt sure what to expect. I boarded the tram with the Black...

　　What if high school included kayaking classic whitewater in Patagonia, climbing tufas in Greece, riding A-Line in Whistler, or kiting perfect wind in Brazil—while earning a diploma and applying to college? At World Class Academy (WCA), that’s just a typical semester. For 25 years, WCA has combined rigorous academics with elite-level adventure sports, creating a totally unique high school experience....

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　　This was strange, wet weather for the second week of April in Crested Butte, Colo. During springs chaotic conditions, I was very happy to be wearing a toasty down jacket that was also very water resistant: The Stio Turnbolt womens winter jacket. 　　I stepped out of the Secret Stash Pizza and was grateful for the restaurants awning. A torrential downpour...

　　Trail runners have more choices than ever, but many shoes these days lean heavily toward oversized midsoles and premium price tags. Launched on September 1, 2025, the Salomon Pulsar women’s trail running shoe takes a different approach: lightweight, speedy, and versatile enough to handle everything from pavement connectors to rocky singletrack. 　　I tested the Pulsar over 25-30 miles on my...

　　America’s first mass-market all-electric vehicle has largely faded from view in recent years. Its design and technology are clearly dated compared to the flood of competitors that have rolled into showrooms since the Nissan Leaf first debuted, during the 2011 model year. 　　The third-generation Nissan EV addresses many of the problems that would have otherwise marked Leaf for obscurity: limited...

　　This is not the week to miss Emerging Gear, ladies and gentlemen!. Weve got some seriously cool gear to show you, drawing from a huge range of outdoor activities. Photographers will likely salivate over an impressive new lens offering, tradespeople will take note of safer, comfier shoes and workwear, overlanders will salivate at a slide-out camp kitchen, and gadget lovers...