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• 5ive Sports Teases New Alpine Touring Binding Design

  24-12-2025 13:51 via powder.com
  
  This year, a new binding company out of Austria called 5ive Sports is planning to go to market with a really unique hybrid touring binding called the First Era that combines elements of both traditional alpine bindings and totally new take on a touring mode.If there's one sector of the ski industry that's seen technological advances occur in leaps and bounds in recent years, it's backcountry skiing. What long ago was the domain of a hearty few mountaineers who wanted to bring skis for easier bac
  
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• Why Your Favorite Outdoor Brand is Probably Struggling Right Now

  24-12-2025 13:21 via powder.com
  
  You wouldn’t believe it surfing Instagram, where brand after brand in the outdoor space projects the cool, stylish confidence endemic of a modern and mature industry.
  And it might not be apparent on the retail floor of your favorite outdoor store, where technologically ascendant wares are merchandised in myriad forms for any endeavor. But from outerwear to ski boots, and all points in between, your favorite outdoor brand has probably just had one of their most challenging years yet.As
  
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• We Tested Over A Dozen Skiing Base Layers—These 10 Were the Coziest for Men and Women

  24-12-2025 12:18 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Staying cozy on the ski hill is of the utmost priority, no matter the conditions outside. Some days, however, that's easier said than done. We'll let you in on a little secret though–the key to proper temperature regulation while skiing is starting with the right base layers. It's kind of like building a house. Without a proper foundation, it's impossible to build
  
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• How To Ski The World's Largest Ski Resort as an American

  24-12-2025 10:30 via powder.com
  
  Despite living just 20 minutes away from four world-class ski resorts in Utah, I still get excited to see what the slopes are like in other places.
  There’s hardly a ski destination on Earth that’s not on my radar. Oukaïmeden, Morocco? Yes. Solbakken, Greenland? Absolutely. Tehran, Iran? If only.And then there are the places like Les Trois Vallées (The Three Valleys), which seem to be on everyone’s list, and for good reason. Located toward France’s eastern bord
  
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