Don’t get me wrong, my favorite summer sport is mountain biking. To me, it checks the same boxes as skiing: a great way to get the heart rate up, a unique way to explore new terrain in the mountains, ...

Several years ago, in the dead of winter, I skied into a random valley in the Canadian Rockies to alpine climb. At the time I had little money, was yet to be blessed with a gear-reviewing job, and had ...