Ski Gear Doesn't Matter... Until it Does

The following article first appeared in POWDER's Fall 2024 print issue, 'Not Another Gear Guide'. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you.It’s insane the amount of gear we need for a day of skiing. Last winter, while skinning up little old Snow King Mountain in Jackson, Wyoming, I asked my friend to name another sport that requires as much gear as we skiers do. He thought about it a minute, and then suggested that, maybe…big wall climbing? So