Ski Gear

Here are the 10 best ski boots of the 2018-19 winter season, complete with reviews and advice from the experts at FREESKIER.

On the third morning of Powder Week, also known as ASSFART Day (All Ski Something Fast Awesome Rad Together), I was shaking Ullr Schnapps fever dreams when I walked into the tent and over to Blizzard’s ski rack and saw the Blizzard Rustler 11. I looked at my legs, which had seen

Here are the 23 best skis for all-mountain skiing, tested, ranked and reviewed by the expert two-plankers that attend FREESKIER's annual ski test.

Use this cheat sheet to remind yourself of what you need to pack.

CNET doesn't usually write up ski equipment, but with more ski gear going high-tech -- and mingling with the high-tech gear we carry day to day -- we thought we'd have some fun rounding up some of the more innovative ski gear available today.

Much of what was seen by TGR's staff at Winter OR and SIA represented an evolution of trends that got small starts in the year or two past. Ski companies have had a number of years to play with radical shapes, and are now retreating towards skinner and more normal-looking shapes. Snowboarders, on the other hand, are taking more and more cues from the surf world, dropping wild-looking short, squat shapes with swallowtails all over the place. Elsewhere, gradual improvements in splitboard gear and ski boot design are making the more notoriously painful (for consumers) parts of the hardgoods market less and less so.

The latest ski gear, buyers' guides and outerwear product reviews. Find your next ski with detailed performance reviews from the OnTheSnow annual Ski Test.

What are the best skis for 2016/2017? The bar gets higher every year as ski manufacturers step up their game to close gaps between scores.

From finely crafted skis to bamboo poles to helmets engineered with bluetooth technology, we show you the must-have goods for hitting the slopes this season.

You should be stoked for when the 2017 Ski Gear starts arriving in June of this year -- only four months away from now, crazy!

See our guide to the best ski jackets of 2016-2017, with top hardshell, softshell, insulated, and 3-in-1 jackets from Arc’teryx, Patagonia, and more.

A buyers guide for all of the 2017 gear.

This burly shell takes its inspiration from the company's marine history. Starting with Helly's proprietary Helly Tech 3L face fabric, the Elevation sports a longer length and a relaxed tailored fit designed to work with backpacks. A high-visibility contrast hood, snap-away powder skirt, wrist gaitors with thumb holes, and a helmet-compatible hood make the Elevation a bomber jacket for the hardest-charging of skiers in the most inhospitable of conditions.