SierraDescents Recommended Gear

What I use in the backcountry & why

Features

• Andy's 2022 WWSRA Ski Reviews

Alpine Touring Accessories

• Black Diamond GlideLite Skins
• Black Diamond Ascension Skins

Avalanche Beacons

• Pieps Micro
• Backcountry Access Tracker

Books

• 50 Ski and Snowboard Summits
• Climbing California's Fourteeners
• Backcountry Skiing Eastern Sierra

Daypacks

• Black Diamond Speed 22
• Osprey Talon 11
• Black Diamond Bullet

DVDs

• The Blizard of Aahhhs
• Signatures
• Cold

Overnight Packs

• Black Diamond Quantum

Cameras

• Sony A7S
• Panasonic G9
• Sony RX100-III
• GoPro Hero 10 Black

Crampons

• CAMP USA XLC 390
• Black Diamond Sabretooth
• Stubai Ultralight Universal

Filters, Water Treatment, & Hydration

• SteriPen Freedom
• Katadyn Hiker Microfilter
• Nalgene HDPE
• Nalgene Canteen

Fleece

• Mountain Hardwear Microchill
• Marmot Front Range
• North Face Denali

Footwear

• Salomon Speedcross
• Salomon XA Pro 3D
• La Sportiva Ultra Raptor
• Vasque Breeze

Gloves

• Black Diamond Prodigy
• Black Diamond WindWeight
• Marmot Power Stretch

Goggles & Sunglasses

• Smith Parallel
• Scott Classic Goggles

Harnesses

• Black Diamond Couloir
• Arcteryx R320
• Black Diamond Alpine Bod

Hats

• Icebreaker Pocket Beanie
• Dorfman Pacific Mesh Trekker

Headlamps & Lighting

• Black Diamond Ion
• Black Diamond Gizmo

Helmets

• Black Diamond Half Dome
• Kong Scarab
• Petzl Meteor III

Ice Axes

• Black Diamond Venom
• CAMP Corsa Nanotech
• Petzl Snowalker

Pants & Bottoms

• Outdoor Research Cirque Pant
• Outdoor Research Igneo Pant
• Smartwool Microweight Bottoms

Shells

• North Face Verto
• Ghost Whisperer
• Marmot Nano
• North Face Venture

Shirts & Tops

• Arcteryx Motus Crew
• SmartWool Microweight Crew
• Mountain Hardwear Wicked T
• Patagonia Capilene Zip-Neck

Skis — Carving

• Dynastar Course Ti
• K2 Bolt
• Nordica Fire Arrow
• Rossignol Pursuit HP

Skis — All-Mountain

• Blizzard Rustler 10
• Fischer Ranger
• Head Kore

Skis — Powder/Big Mountain

• Rossignol Soul 7
• Salomon Czar

Skis — Touring

• Dynastar Mythic
• Black Diamond Carbon Convert
• Blizzard Kabookie

Ski Bindings

• Look Pivot
• Dynafit TLT Vertical ST

Ski Boots

• Scarpa F1
• Scarpa Maestrale RS
• Lange RS 130
• Scott Cosmos

Sleeping Bags

• Marmot Atom
• Marmot Helium
• Western Mountaineering Lynx

Sleeping Pads

• Thermarest Neoair XLite
• Thermarest Dreamtime
• Thermarest Ridgerest

Socks

• Smartwool PhD Ski Ultra Light

Stoves

• MSR Pocketrocket Deluxe
• Jetboil PCS

Tents & Bivies

• Black Diamond HiLight
• Mountain Hardwear Optic 3.5
• Black Diamond Twilight Bivy
• MSR Hubba Hubba

Vests

• Montbell UL Down Inner
• Mountain Hardwear Mountain Tech

Miscellaneous

• Dirty Girl Gaiters
• Airhead Na Pali Paddleboard
• Bear Vault BV450 Solo