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Just as an airline pilot needs a clear view of his landing, so do riders at resorts around the world need a clean sight on their next lift line. Oakley made its Flight Path Goggles with a generously-s more→ized frame, expanding your field-of-view at all angles, and it includes the beloved Prizm lens—making the subtle things in your path stand out even when the light is low. Please note: Oakley updated its sizing nomenclature in the 2021/2022 season. These Oakley Flight Path Goggles will arrive with either L or XL packaging and will have a similar fit.

When peripheral vision is of the utmost important, don't toss on just any old goggle — reach for Smith's Squad XL MTB ChromaPop Goggle. These lofty goggles boast Smith's largest cylindrical frame, for more→vision that's unhindered in every direction. The massive cylindrical lens is made from molded Carbonic-X material that Smith crafts for its intense durability, so you know its tough enough to handle hard-hitting DH days, and cutting loose with park laps alike, and it still packs in Fox-X technology to keep your sweat from making things steamy. Smith's ChromaPop lens innovates your specs for crystal clear vision that adapts to changing lighting, so your vision can remain sharp from deep woods to…

With the Smith Skyline Chromapop Goggles strapped to our face, we need not fear flat light or fogged-in ski runs. The Skyline boasts many of the same technologies as Smith's I/O collection, but at a m more→ore wallet-friendly price point. This quality pair of goggles features a rimless design that maximizes our field of view, and integrates smoothly with our helmet to assist with ventilation.

Hybrid boots are going nowhere and it is in large part due to boots like the Scarpa 4-Quattro SL Alpine Touring Boot. This boot takes a trusted 2-piece, 4-buckle design that boasts a 120 flex that is more→at the top of the power and stiffness category. We really like how they took this trusted design and slapped a versatile combination of a Gripwalk sole and tech inserts that let us trust these at the resort and in the backcountry.

In the modern world of skiing boots like the Salomon Shift Pro 100 Ski Boot that can go from the resort to the backcountry are border line essential. In the resort the easily-manipulated yet powerful more→100 flex helps us drive our skis through variable conditions, while the My Custom Fit 4D liner keeps our toes warm and our heel locked firmly in place through it all. On the skin track, the Surelock walk mode lever immediately opens up a wide range of motion for effortless skinning and the 45mm power strap allows us to easily adjust the fit for climbing or descending.

When the goods are deep in the backcountry, we pull on the Tecnica Zero G Peak Boot and get to walking. These boots are designed for lightweight setups that help us walk further than ever before. The more→carbon fiber construction keeps the weight down while the simple buckle system ensures we can keep our feet warm, comfortable, and blister-free from the first stride to the last turn.

The Trilogy Snowboard Binding from Union has proved itself worthy in the biggest battlegrounds of freestyle snowboarding. Beyond nailing a park-worthy design, Union also optimized it to help us ride a more→ny snow type in any weather with superior control. Union's popular Duraflex material, a stiffer flex, comfortably secure straps, and loads of other boot-gripping features make the Trilogy ready to embark on any of our epic riding quests.