Outdoor activity in winter requires proper gear to stay warm. Whether you are a hiking, snowboarding, or cross-country skiing enthusiast, outdoor gear determines both comfort and dexterity.
Here are 15 videos that provide both the tips and the outdoor gear to keep you warm and safe this winter.
First, Sierra Trading Post experts discuss preserving your core heat and preventing frostbite.
Head to Toe Winter Dressing Gear Guide
To access all videos, simply click on the bottom-right, up-arrow and choose lowest icon option. (Or you can simply watch first video to its conclusion.)
Hiking and star-gazing at Mont Mégantic in Quebec …
At a light pollution symposium, the International Dark Sky Association awarded Dark Sky Reserve status to a 5,500 square kilometer area around the Mont Mégantic Observatory. The Montreal Gazette has Peter Leney’s detailed account of a “region …. palpably remote amid rolling Appalachian mountains spilling over from Maine”; a region that “combines hiking trails with astronomy facilities” rewarding all with ….
Or just staying dry near Mount Si in Washington State.
Brian Brawdy reviews his top-five must have outdoor gear picks, his “big things in little packages”. The ultralight stove kit and the personal satellite tracker standout as must-haves for any serious hiker and backpacker
Your hiking boot is the most critical equipment choice. Don’t mess this up. Here are two insights in hiking boot selection:
Laurel Reckert’s contributions in the Fitness section of WiredBerries are succinct introductions to outdoor adventures. Start here and then browse through her other posts.
Julie Onufrak of the GateHouse News Service outlines additional considerations for proper hiking boot selection.