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Backcountry.com The Years Best - Top Gear Picks From Winter 09/10

Alpine Skiing

Black Diamond K2 Ski Volkl

Smith Phenom Goggle

The Phenom Goggle uses Smith's Vaporator lens to dish out top-notch optical quality and make fogging a thing of the past.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$119.95 - $139.95

Oakley Splice Goggle

Oakley’s new Splice Goggle features an internal frame that frees your nose from pressure, and it's causing quite a stir.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$110.00 - $160.00

Smith I/O Interchangeable Optics Spherical Series Goggles - Mirror Lens

Smith's sleek, rimless design matches up nicely with the ease of their interchangeable technology when you wear the I/O Interchangeable Optics Spherical Series Goggle.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$179.95

Oakley Shaun White Signature A Frame Goggle

The Shaun White Signature A-Frame Goggle fuses proven Oakley technology with the creativity of the X-Games and Olympic gold medal winner himself.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$100.00 - $130.00

Spy Omega Goggles

Spy's Omega Goggles combine stealthy lines with an oversized dual-pane lens to give you a panoramic view of your winter playground.

* Available Sizes:One Size
ON SALE:
$63.71 - $80.71 (15% off)

DAKINE Heli Pro DLX 16L Backpack - 1000cu in

Your buddy starts carving the first tracks, but he looks a bit wobbly. You quickly pull your camera out of the waterproof waist-belt pocket on your DAKINE Heli Pro DLX Backpack.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$94.95

Oakley Seth Morrison Signature Crowbar Goggle

Seeing as how ski icon Seth Morrison tagged the Oakley Seth Morrison Signature Crowbar Goggle with his own name, we know the Crowbar offers crisp, fog-free optics, bombproof durability, maximum versatility, and a little style besides.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$105.00 - $135.00

Electric EG2 Goggle

Put on the Electric EG2 Goggle and hit the slopes without fogging up.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$139.95

Smith Prodigy Goggle

Smith uses its spherical Carbonic-X lens to give you super-clear vision when you ride with the Prodigy Goggle.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$99.95 - $119.95

DAKINE Heli Pro 20L Winter Pack - 1200cu in

You’re just hitting the backcountry for a few laps—no need to have a big, half-empty pack flopping around on your back. The DAKINE Heli Pro 20L Winter Pack carries your goggles, shovel, probe, and skis or snowboard.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$84.95

Dragon Mace Goggle

The Dragon Mace Goggle's optically correct lens eliminates all distortion, so you see can see clearly when the snow has gone. Super Anti-Fog coating also ensures you won't fog up while the snow is falling.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$124.95 - $129.95

Volkl Gotama Ski

When Volkl completely redesigned the Gotama, skiers around the world felt the shockwave for days. Luckily the result is a ski worthy of the name.

* Available Sizes:170cm, 178cm, 186cm, 194cm
Price:
$699.00

Oakley JP Auclair Signature Crowbar Goggles

Oakley honors freeskiing icon and New Canadian Air Force pilot J.P. Auclair with his very own Signature Crowbar Goggle.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$105.00 - $145.00

GoPro HD Helmet HERO

If you enjoy HD quality recordings of your accomplishments, the GoPro HD Helmet HERO will make your video gnar bone tingle. Mount this cam about anywhere imaginable then send it from the highest peaks to the raddest surf around.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$299.95

Von Zipper Feenom Goggle w/ Bonus Lens

This Von Zipper Feenom Goggle keeps you riding in any conditions, from low light pow days and night park sessions to bluebird spring days.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$139.95

Rossignol FKS 140 Ski Binding

Built for maching into kickers and landing hard without risk of pre-release, the Rossignol FKS 140 Ski Binding is a burly freeride binding that integrates easily onto fat skis.

* Available Sizes:L, XXL
Price:
$339.00

Black Diamond Megawatt Ski

On those glorious mornings when there’s a double-digit number in the snow report, the super-fat, powder-addicted Black Diamond Megawatt Ski begs for untracked lines through bottomless fresh.

* Available Sizes:178 cm, 188 cm
Price:
$799.99

Marker Jester Schizo 16 Ski Binding

Marker made headlines with the award-winning Jester Ski Binding, and this year’s Jester Schizo 16 Ski Binding will blow your mind like the boss calling up on a 3-foot powder day and saying you’re free to just come in at 3:00.

* Available Sizes:110mm, 90mm
Price:
$439.99

Oakley Simon Dumont Signature Splice Goggle

Quarterpipe-air record holder and pipe wizard Simon Dumont puts his signature style on the next evolution in goggle technology from Oakley: the Splice.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$120.00 - $160.00

Von Zipper Sizzle Goggle

Wobble wobble, and then drop in like it’s hot in the Von Zipper Sizzle Goggle.

* Available Sizes:One Size
ON SALE:
$62.97 (30% off)

Black Diamond Telekneesis Kneepad

The Black Diamond Telekneesis Kneepad uses three articulated plastic shells for full protection without being huge and unwieldy.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$39.95

Oakley Terje Haakonsen Signature Crowbar Goggle

Whether you ride the halfpipe or charge the slopes, wear the Oakley Terje Haakonsen Signature Series Crowbar Goggles for lightweight comfort and superior vision in all conditions.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$135.00

Zeal Eclipse SPPX Goggle - Polarized

Quite possibly the most important part of any snow-enthusiasts’ gear is the eyewear. Zeal made the Eclipse Polarized SPPX Goggle so you don’t have to have more than one lens for changing conditions.

* Available Sizes:L
Price:
$199.95

Oakley Tanner Hall Signature Crowbar Goggle

Tanner, T-Hall, T-Money, whatever you want to call him, the guy straight kills it, breaks himself off, and then returns to keep killing it again and again. This is his signature Oakley Crowbar goggle.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$105.00 - $145.00

Smith Holt Skullcandy Audio Helmet

Wear the Smith Holt Skullcandy Audio Helmet on the slopes and in the skate park too. This brain bucket's got it all: AirEvac design maximizes helmet and goggle airflow to prevent fogging in the winter, and the convertible ear pad kit adapts for use when you're riding on cement instead of snow.

* Available Sizes:XS, M, L
Price:
$89.95

VholdR ContourHD 1080p Wearable Camcorder

Create your very own Full 1080p HD highlight reel and share it with the world. Face shots, cliff drops, road gaps, base jumps and everything in between come to life with the VholdR ContourHD 1080p Wearable Camcorder .

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$329.95

Salomon Czar Ski

With a fat waist, tip rocker, and traditional sidecut, the Salomon Czar rules the entire mountain all day long.

* Available Sizes:166cm, 174cm, 182cm, 190cm
Price:
$729.99

V.I.O. POV 1.5 Camera

Using the V.I.O. POV 1.5 Camera is a hell of a lot easier and safer than duct taping your $5G camcorder to your head. So just suppress your DIY nature and step it up with this high quality point-of-view camera.

* Available Sizes:One Size
ON SALE:
$479.96 (20% off)

Zeal Link SPX Goggle - Polarized

The Zeal Polarized-Photochromatic Link SPX Goggle will change the way you see the world. When you spend a day on the slopes in changing light conditions you need a goggle that changes with them and doesn’t fog up.

* Available Sizes:One Size
ON SALE:
$107.96 (10% off)

Full Tilt Seth Morrison Pro Model Ski Boot - Men's

The Full Tilt Men’s Seth Morrison Pro Model Ski Boot is the product of Morrison’s specific design demands—it’s stiff, stands up to hundred-foot airs, and lets you feel your toes.

* Available Sizes:7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5
Price:
$649.00

Rossignol FKS 180 Ski Binding

After a three-year hiatus, the legendary Rossignol FKS 180 Binding returns to lock you into your fat skis and keep you safe from pre-release during screaming cliff drops and sphincter-clenching lines.

* Available Sizes:XXL
Price:
$439.00

Armada ARG Ski

The Armada ARG Ski turns recreational users into serial abusers—if you haven’t experienced Nirvana, then the reverse-camber, reverse-sidecut ARG is the next best thing in deep pow. Hello slarvable floaty goodness, goodbye trench-tired-thighs.

* Available Sizes:185cm
Price:
$699.00

Giro Basis Goggle

The Giro Basis goggle features a clean, Super Fit™ engineered Full-size frame that delivers lavish comfort, wide-open field of view and amazing helmet compatibility.

Available Sizes:Spherical
Price:
$113.95

Osprey Packs Kode 22 Backpack - 1200-1400cu in

For quick dawn patrols and heading out the gate at the resort, the Osprey Kode 22 Backpack stores your avalanche safety gear and other mountain essentials.

* Available Sizes:S, M, L
Price:
$118.95

Tecnica Agent 130 Ski Boot - Men's

Slide your foot into the Tecnica Agent 130 Ski Boot and kick some all-mountain ass. This freeride boot’s stiff flex and low-volume design respond to each split-second turn and support during every vertical charge.

* Available Sizes:7.5, 9.5, 10.5
Price:
$749.00

POC Lobes Goggle

It should be no surprise that the POC Lobes Goggles use a cutting-edge spherical lens to eliminate optical distortion. After all, they look like something Doc Brown would wear in the De Lorean.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$149.95

4FRNT Skis Deadbolt 18 Ski Binding

The 4FRNT Deadbolt 18 Binding is a classic, big-mountain freestyle clamp for aggressive skiers.

* Available Sizes:One Size
ON SALE:
$404.99 (10% off)

Salomon Shogun Ski

Testers and pros rave about the Salomon Shogun Ski, which is understandable since riding it is about as lively as taking a Hoverboard down Denali.

* Available Sizes:164cm
Price:
$699.99

Tyrolia Peak 18 X Binding

Not a big fan of preleasing when committed to nasty lines? Neither is the Tyrolia Peak 18 X Binding.

* Available Sizes:One Size
Price:
$399.95

Red Impact Kidney Belt

Wear the RED Impact Kidney Belt under your snowboard jacket, and save your innards this season. The two-strap waist-belt and stealth design mean this protective piece won't throw a wrench in your game.

* Available Sizes:S
ON SALE:
$50.37 (30% off)


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