Salomon Highpath 162W 2023 /2024

Winds might be whipping snow all along the ridge, but we can see clearly in Oakley's Target Line M Goggles. Even after we're sweating from hiking up the mountain, the Target Line's anti-fog coating en more→sures fog-free vision. We also appreciate the strap's helmet-compatible adjustability mixed with a cushy face foam that feels secure whether we're playing it safe or rocking a beanie.

Winds might be whipping snow all along the ridge, but we can see clearly in Oakley's Target Line M Goggles. Even after we're sweating from hiking up the mountain, the Target Line's anti-fog coating en more→sures fog-free vision. We also appreciate the strap's helmet-compatible adjustability mixed with a cushy face foam that feels secure whether we're playing it safe or rocking a beanie.

We always pull on the Julbo Sniper L Nordic Zebra Photochromic Goggles for our trips to the trailhead to help maximize our comfort and enjoyment on the trail. These goggles are built specifically for more→cross-country skiing thanks to a quickly ventilating lens that helps eliminate fogging on the uphill and cold air in our eyes on the downhill. The large spherical lenses boost our peripheral vision and provide clear optics that boost contrast on flat light days so that we can see minor imperfections in the trail and beat our own personal best.

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.

The Hawx Prime 120 Ski Boot is Atomic's best-selling alpine boot that thrives everywhere we take it at the resort. On steep groomers, the stiff 120 flex enables us to drive power to our edges and dig more→trenches. In fresh snow and on creative terrain, the 100mm last ensures we can land confidently and smear turns without our feet sliding around. Finally, at the bar at the base of the mountain the GripWalk soles help us walk around confidently and casually.

Designed by and for avid backcountry chargers, the Scarpa Maestrale RS Alpine Touring Boot offers an impressive balance of uphill comfort and downhill performance. To limit compromise, these boots off more→er a burly Speed Lock MLT walk mode that locks in 60 degrees of motion for effortless strides on the skintrack, an alpine-influenced 125 flex that drives power to our skis on the descent, and a thermo-moldable Pro Flex Performance liner that eliminates rubbing and blistering on the uphill while locking our heel in the pocket on the downhill.

Designed for the progressing intermediate female skiers looking to get off the groomers and into more adventurous terrain, the Mindbender 85W provides an agile, forgiving platform that excels in a var more→iety of conditions. Oufitted with a Slantwall construction, a 30-degree angle to the sidewall in K2’s Hybritech construction, The 85W is responsive while maintaining accuracy and power. Sharing the same Aspen Micro Block core and All-Terrain rocker, a gradual rise in the tip for great versatility in all conditions, with a low, short rise in the tail for added control in variable snow as some of its bigger siblings, the 85W maintains its versatility, float and control. TECHNOLOGY: ALL-TERRAIN ROCKER™ - Gr…