Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Anyone who’s spent some time earning their turns in the backcountry has ...

Often, the best tools are the simplest ones. Case in point: Ski poles, which help initiate and finish a turn, get skiers through flat sections of trail and, when tucked under your arms, provide a ...

Let’s take a moment to admire the unassuming hero of our powder days: the ski pole. Ski poles are the uncelebrated champion of skiing. They aren’t as critical as ski boots or bindings and nowhere near ...

Most skiers use poles. These handy spears are key to a successful turn, and make balancing while skiing—and navigating flat areas—much easier. Like any part of the mountainous kit needed to go skiing, ...

As if the cheetah-print topsheets weren’t reason enough to buy them, Line’s Vision 114 skis uniquely blend lightweight ski construction into a freestyle-friendly shape. Anyone who’s spent some time ...