Icebreaker Oasis Crewe Razor Shirt
From paying its farmers well to pampering the sheep, Icebreaker has earned its reputation for responsible business practices. It also makes stylish, soft, and perfectly fitting merino wool midlayers.
Seirus Snowdanas
Seirus鈥檚 Snow颅danas hit the sweet spot. They鈥檙e not as conspicuous as what the park rats wear, but they鈥檙e way sleeker than frumpy-looking neck warmers. The stretchy polyester fabric stays put 颅however you wear聽it, with a soft, fleece-like inner and an outer you can actually breathe through.
Giro Nine.10
Giro鈥檚 Nine helmet has been a tester favorite for years. The new iteration, the Nine.10, lets you dial in the fit even with gloves on, and it features a huge under-brim vent that helps keep goggles fog-free. The only drawback: opening and closing the 15 other vents requires taking off the helmet and fumbling with two (easy to lose) polyester inserts.
K2 LockJaws
We don鈥檛 normally get excited about poles, but the carbon-aluminum K2 LockJaws have a nifty feature below the grip: a bubble-vial inclino颅m颅eter that allows you to measure the 颅degree of a slope simply by laying the pole on the run.
Scott Sports’ Fix
For high-end goggles, Scott Sports鈥 Fix are well priced. They fit every tester鈥檚 face and meshed well with helmets. Most 颅important, the Natural Light lens is one of the most versatile, contrast-enhancing we鈥檝e tried.