Jake Stern is a digital editor at Outside, reporting on the latest adventure and culture news. He lives, climbs, bikes, and skis in the Eastern Sierra. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems ...

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A local ski-boot fitter of 10 years has developed a device to make the irksome chore of fastening those tough top two ski-boot buckles easier. Bob Ets-Hokin’s “The Buckle-Up” is now available in area ...

Gone are the days of ripping around the mountain on narrow, 198-centmeter GS boards. While we’ve seen drastic changes in ski technology, shape and appearance in the last 15 years, boots have not ...

Look down for this season's principal changes in ski equipment. That's the word from local ski shops, which report that about the only real changes in equipment this year are in footgear. Buckle boots ...