Tal-ee Roberts checks out Scott's new line of ski gear by skiing some pow in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho.

We've been looking for an expert multitool tester for a while—looks like we found one.

70 skis, 18 testers, three days of true big mountain skiing at Snowbird—and one ski test you can really trust.

You can clap those running shoes or hiking boots together all you want—that mud isn't coming off. Here are a couple easy tricks.

Who's testing what this year at the Gear Institute

Fjords, Vikings, Acquavit and why Norwegians aren't afraid of silence-or trolls: A Gear Institute trip report.

Searching for the 'jugs' in part three of Chris Van Leuven's Hueco test report.

Want to spread the word about GI's objective gear testing? Free stickers for our friends.

Climbing the cracks between problems in the Mecca of boulderers

Climbing tester CVL is on the road. The Hueco test trip begins...

Chris Van Leuven climbs a classic, testing harnesses all the way

Looking to buy the perfect climbing shoe for you? Andrew Bisharat has the answers to every one of your questions, as well as the insight on questions you never thought to ask before.

What the Gear Institute rating means, and how we decide

Three-minute video of the making of a pair of skis.

The European Ski Award winners were announced from the ispo tradeshow in Munich the first week of February, with both of the hardgoods awards giving a nod to some radical new technology for the slopes. The winners were the Fischer Soma Vacuum 130, which features the world’s first completely moldable ski shell, as well as the Blizzard Cochise ski, which embraces rocker technology with a reverse cambered core for a completely natural flex.