First of all, let me start by saying that I am an intermediate to expert skier, 5'10" 170 lbs and my Aftershocks are the 174's. I am no pro skier by any means (still learning to do moguls!), but I am known to tear the slopes apart with speed. These are now my 5th pair of ski's that I have owned, not to mention the few that I have rented in the past years. I also tried out my friend's K2 Explorers...These ski's pretty much do it all. They felt good on groomed, & felt better and better with the more snow you threw at them. These make real nice long turns, can make somewhat shorter turns when you make the effort (I am comparing the turns to my last pair of Atomic 9.18's, and my other pair of Atomic D2 Race SL's (which aren't the same type of ski by any means). Great at high speed and I had plenty of control. Very interesting to see the tips flopping around a little bit, but overall I think that K2 is onto something here. I was in all different terrain, never really had any issues. They gave me lots of confidence while rippin' down the mountain, especially on mixed, choppy stuff... I just sailed right over everything. The Explorers, in my opinion, felt a little less controllable. Very happy with my purchase!

These socks are very comfortable, not too tight, kept my feet warm at the slopes and just did their job. Merino is the bomb, and they are thin enough where you can wear another sock over or under these for extra warmth. I have worn Lorpen Merino and well as their silk, and Smartwool. I seem to love these with one of the Lorpen's on super cold days.

My wife went crazy for this jacket, loves it, keeps her warm, very stylish in the "bittersweet brown".

Nice bottle, I loved the design, easy to drink from...Dents easily (duh), and you can't see where the water level is at when filling it up (over flow's when filling with a fridge).

I had an issue where the "threads" of my bottle were coming out, it actually "peeled" right out of the bottle. Dealt with Sigg and they asked me to ship it to them for inspection. Turned out that I got an older bottle from a bad batch, or something to that effect.. and they replaced it with another bottle, and also hooked me up with a "sleeve" to make up for my shipping costs. Sigg was awesome to deal with.

But.... I prefer the Nalgene Narrow Mouth 32.

I'm sure someone will tell me to wash it more often, and I do (now)... but i used to use this bottle for a couple weeks, didn't even think to look inside the plastic parts. Mold!!!

Now I use it at home, wash and dry it out (completely by removing the straw and the bite-valve) about once a week.

Otherwise the bottle works well, easy to use, even my daughter was drinking out of this at 14 months old. I had the bottle in my car and it did leak a little bit when on its side.

I prefer the Nalgene Narrow mouth 32 oz bottle over this one for my needs.

This one does not fit in my cup-holder in my car, neither does my Nalgene for that matter.

I started out with a Sigg... not bad, but I dont care for my stuff getting dented up... Nor can I see what is growing on the inside (not clear). My wife has a Sigg and the inside of her's looks brown/rusty now... Then I had the Camelbak Better Bottle... loved it, till I noticed how much/quickly mold grew in the plastic parts...Now I have been using the Nalgene narrow mouth 32 oz for about a year, at work and on hikes... its perfect.. not too tall, great size opening so you don't spill fluids all over the place like the wide-mouth's, no denting, and no mold!!!This one is a keeper! The logo will get scratched though, so I finally got to a point where I scraped the entire logo off completely.

I bought these for my wife, and she loves them to wear around the house. Yes they are VERY warm, and probably would be perfect outside in colder temps too.

As much as I love Mountain Hardwear products, this beanie gives me mixed feelings. In mild temps, this hat works great; or of i'm just casually going out on a cool day. But two times now I have gone out in the cold (once skiing and once hiking) and my head starts to HURT... as if I am getting the worst head-cold ever. Seems to be letting in a lot of wind, especially when I was skiing. I swapped to another hat and my head felt much warmer. Covers my ears well which is nice, and yes the top can look a little pointy sometimes, so I try to pull it down as much as I can.

I normally take a large helmet, but I bought a small Dome Perignon hat. When trying them on, the others were way too big for my dome and were SUPER pointy on the top because I couldn't pull it down all the way; the small was just right. Take a look at the pic attached, any larger in size and it would be over my eyes.

I picked up this hat about two years ago, used it on several hikes. It is a decent hat, good coverage from the sun, fits me well. One thing I dislike is how easily the hat can get out of shape, but it also easily can be flattened out as well (by putting it on something flat like a counter-top).

This is a great jacket, kept me warm on my bike ride... not thick at all but works surprisingly well.

I have worn this about five times now, I love it... fits me well (Medium - I am 5'10" @ 168 lbs), looks nice, and the zipper-pocket on the arm is a nice touch, i've kept my cell phone in there. Nice material and keeps me warm.

I wish it had pockets though, if it did this would have gotten 5-stars.

I have used these socks several times, MTB'ing.... They are super comfy and breathe well, no complaints whatsoever. I also got lucky enough to find four pairs of these in "irregulars" at a local store for $3.00 a pair, so I grabbed all of them!

This shell is great, it has some nice features like how the velcro can hold/cover the hood, water bottle holder inside the jacket, good size pockets. Nice and lightweight yet its pretty warm for what it is, and you can layer up nicely underneathe.

I am 5'10" 183 lbs and I got a medium, couldn't be happier and i'm glad I read these reviews cause I would've tried a large to start off with. The Peat Moss green is a very nice color on this one.

Works great, less filling.

As the other reviews say, this brush does the job!

I bought these to replace my LL Bean Wildcat boots, for snow and some hiking... The Wildcats were pretty much only good in snow, but they itched my calves horribly after walking for just a few minutes - no matter what socks I wear. I saw these on SAC for about $78, they looked okay, and had a few good reviews. Did a quick search and saw that Backpacker chose these as their top choice out of 110 different boots. Hmmm... Click! bought them in size 11. I normally wear 10.5 or 11, figured I'd go 11 so I can wear extra socks.

First test - I wore them to work... all day long, at my desk, walking around, running up the stairs. They were comfy and I even got home and wasn't in a rush to take them off. Also, when I do take them off, they aren't a PITA to remove, they pretty much slip right off once I undo the top laces, unlike my other boots.

Second test was this morning. -6F and I went for a hike in the snow... was out for about 1.5 hours. NO ISSUES. These are keepers!!! For $85 shipped through SAC - they are a steal!

UPDATE - after over a year I still love these boots!

I have tried several different sets of headphones, with no luck. I absolutely hate the foam padded pieces that you have to squeeze with the other brand headphones, they kept falling out, etc.

After reading so many positive reviews here I put the FMJ's on my x-mas list. My wife snagged them on Whiskeymilitia for a good price, and I am loving them. They fit well, sound well, and have the volume adjuster on the wire which is a bonus, along with the case.

I was a little worried when I ordered this, since both my helmet and MTB shoes are larger than most. I have T.H.E. 's F14 helmet which is like a 1/2 helmet and the Adidas Plush shoes, which are like high-tops. The helmet fits in the center section of the bag. The shoes fit where the helmet is pictured in the ad. I have just about EVERYTHING in this monster; spare tubes, spare tire, tools, pumps, etc.... Granted, its quite heavy now that its fully loaded, but I know where all of my "stuff" is. No more "oh mang I forgot that at home somewhere!"

I got these as a gift for my wife, and she loves them. They look great on her, not too large like most female sunglasses look nowadays... and she says the vision is excellent.

This is a correction to my previous review. The XCR 103's didn't last long for me. They started to squeak really badly, fitment was always an issue even at the store... took me 3 pairs before I found a pair that fit right. And then the rubber pieces on the bottom of the shoes started ripping off. North Face warranteed them, and sent me the XCR 104's. GET THE 104's !!!!!!! They are WAY better!

These are great, a huge improvement over their XCR 103's which I had issues with. North Face replaced them with these 104's and I absolutely love these. One feature I liked on the 103's was the front of the sneaker was very tough/hard, you could kick a rock and not feel it. These are a little softer, which is fine, but I liked the "steel-toe" effect that the 103's had. But I had so many issues with the 103's that I couldn't care less about the toe right now.

I've been using this pack for a while now, for hiking, MTB, skiing and just about everyday to bring my stuff into work. Unexpanded - it fits a decent amount of stuff. Within seconds its just about double the size. They need to make an Outlaw-Snowblast. :o)

I have these gloves, and they rock. The additional liner gloves are a plus, which I use around town during the cooler times of the year. The gloves themselves are warm and comfy, a little awkward if I were to try to do stuff with them (operate a camera, get my wallet, etc), but overall they are sweet.

I originally bought these about a year ago, North Face's previous model (same name, slightly different design). I had a hard time getting a comfy fit at the store, the heel was tight on most of the right sneakers... Until I found a pair that I was happy with. I had those for about 5 months, one of them started to squeak really bad and the edges of the bottoms were falling apart. North Face warranteed them (YEAH!!!) and sent me these, so far they are a huge improvement. I use them for work, hiking, random stuff and they are holding up great. They do run a little large, I got 11's and they are a little loose, as I normally take a 10.5. But I'm still happy with them.