Cross Country Skier 2026 Gear Guide Alpinist 66

Cross Country Skier 2026 Gear Guide Alpinist 66FEATURES Page 44 2026 Gear Guide We returned to Snow Mountain Ranch, Colorado, in March, where our local testers evaluated the top 2026 gear from leading manufacturers. This year, we reviewed nearly 70 products, categorizing them by beginner, intermediate, and expert levels, and included practical buying tips to bring to your local retailer. Page 78 An Arctic Lesson in Suffering Two weeks after the equinox, three skiers left Anaktuvuk Pass to haul

one of the oldest and largest companies in the custom community

whether that’s The Crusher

David Wilson observes the end of winter

Out of Darkness In the spring of 2009

after 15 years

Now that group

celebrates the binding and clarifying effects of intense intimacy with the forests and rivers of the Pacific Northwest

Climbs in this region of the Shawangunks have not appeared in any printed guidebook

expeditions and descents

With 60 km of track

were he still alive

It would take pioneers decades of experi- menting to achieve widespread acceptance of a board that breaks in two