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Dressing Your Way To Better Skiing You could be less fatigued on the slopes simply by changing your base layer. Opedix KNEE-Tec Tights are scientifically designed and tested to reduce destructive knee forces, quadriceps fatigue, and knee pain, all while improving dynamic balance. They sound a little too good to be true, but we tried them. Our quads thanked us. $225; available at Excel Physical Therapy
Healthy Energy One hundred percent vegan, raw, non-GMO, and organic energy foods that taste good? A unicorn flying past Corbet’s Cabin seems more likely. PROBAR has done it, though. Its gluten-free Bolt chews, tasteand texture-wise, are the best energy gummies we’ve ever had. The 160-calorie Fuel bars, also gluten-free, are our go-to mid-morning snack (Cran-Raspberry is a favorite). When we just can’t stop for lunch, we turn to the Meal bar, which weighs in with a solid three ounces of fruits, nuts, and seeds. Starting at $1.59; available at Skinny Skis, Teton Mountaineering, Hoback Sports, and Jackson Hole Sports
One Boot To Rule Them All Meet the world’s most versatile ski boot, the SCARPA Freedom SL. Marrying a 120-flex index with a 27-degree cuff range and then throwing in a custom Intuition liner, interchangeable soles, and a carbon fiber frame, the Freedom SL is a backcountry touring boot that also performs at the resort. Or maybe it’s a resort alpine boot you can take into the backcountry. Either way, we love it, whether charging the Hobacks, hiking out to Four Pines, or skinning in Grand Teton National Park. $769; men’s and women’s models available at Wilson Backcountry and Teton Mountaineering
Get Lost! Or Not
Glove Up Touch-screen-compatible gloves are nothing new. Warm and breathable ones are, though. Meet Outdoor Research’s Northback Sensor Glove, which combines Gore-Tex panels, EnduraLoft synthetic insulation, a nylon shell, and its patented TouchTec goat leather for what very well might be the comfiest phone-friendly gloves on the planet. They’ve also got a nose wipe on the thumb and precurved ergonomic construction. $139; available at Teton Mountaineering, Skinny Skis, and Hoback Sports 30
JACKSON HOLE MAGAZINE WINTER 2014
We might never take off the new Suunto Ambit2 GPS watch. It’s the all-in-one wrist package for adventurous athletes, helping you navigate while also accurately giving you things like speed, distance traveled, altitude, and weather conditions. It does all this while making your wrist look good. Warning: You could get lost looking at the 1,000-plus apps available to download onto the watch, from one that calculates the oxygen level at your present altitude to one that tells you the current incline of the slope you’re on. There’s even an app that tracks how fast you ski downhill. Starting at $500; available at Teton Mountaineering, Skinny Skis, and Teton Village Sports