The Free Pro combines walk-mode mobility with ski-mode stiffness to offer an excellent balance of uphill and downhill performance. The lightweight construction, combined with resistance-free pivoting, is an excellent match for long approaches and traverse-heavy routes.

An all-condition crusher, the Wildcat Tour’s healthy rocker keeps it playful and pivot-y in the deep and variable while its ample camber pocket provides edge grip on ice. Impressively, all of this comes in a fairly lightweight package, allowing you to travel far and still have legs to ski the line.

The MTN Pure bindings are dead solid and dead simple, making them reliable for remote missions. This binding drew a cult following from the moment of its 2016 release and hasn’t undergone any design modifications since.

The Whippet is a skintrack multi-tool that adds a degree to slope security when things get dicey. I pair it with a simple aluminum pole (any will do), wrapped in handlebar foam and a few coats of hockey tape, for a versatile grip (a low-cost equivalent of the popular $140 Baton d’Alain).

Winter layers and camp gear weigh a lot more than summer equipment, and, in many cases, you’ll be hauling skis (and even boots) on your back. The Diretissima is built with enough structure and padding to do some real work and hold up to the abuse that multiday ski touring will throw at it.

These 65/35 nylon-mohair skins use a durable plush that will grip and glide across almost every surface you can throw at them on a multiday tour. Their durable construction will hold up to years of abuse in dirty snow, sharp ice, rocks, pine needles, and sap (oh, spring ski touring…).

These aluminum crampons are all the bite you need for firm glaciers and steep snow travel when the angle and the ice get to be too much for skins. Lightweight construction makes them a great “just in case” item for that one shady north face you have to cross in the middle of the trip.

This hybrid ice and snow tool stows away light and tight, yet packs just enough oomph for a reassuring thwack when swung into firm ice. It’s the perfect just-in-case piece of protection to strap to the pack when heading out into the uncertainty of a week-long journey.

The Rush is no-compromise protection, combining a 3-layer Gore-Tex Pro shell and a full feature set for just over a pound. It takes advantage of the ePE membrane's light, supple nature, creating a textile that moves like a much lighter-duty shell.

This lightweight, breathable, touring-specific pant is built to move and cover long miles well, yet locks down with a draftless stormproof feel when the sun goes down and temps plummet. The 40D nylon stretch-weave fabric flows more like a softshell than a standard 3-layer shell.

Ultralight, ultra-breathable, and ultra-fast drying, the R1 Air is an ideal fleece midlayer for the variable weather and start-stop nature of overnight ski touring. It offers fuzzy comfort even when damp.

Ultra-breathable fabric with flat stitching feels like absolutely nothing next to skin, which is exactly what you’ll want for that fully loaded mid-afternoon slog up a glacier. UPF-rated sun protection and antimicrobial technology keep the burn and the funk (at least most of it) at bay.

Reliable, durable, and moisture-resistant warmth for when things get frigid while you’re still out on the move. The PrimaLoft insulation vents perspiration extremely well and still effectively insulates.

All the comfort touches you could want to crawl into once camp is set, stitched into an ultra-light, ultra-packable garment. This is truly the best comfort-per-gram piece in my closet, and it comes with me on every snowy trip as that last-resort haven from the cold.

Offering lightweight, modular warmth and solid protection, the Summit is the first-to-market offering that meets safety standards for performance in both climbing and skiing. It’s ideal for the full gamut of hazards you’ll encounter on exposed mountain expeditions.

I don’t always bring goggles on a ski traverse, but when I do, it’s the Julbo Lightyear. The photochromic tint range is astounding, and the ventilation provided by the Superflow pop-out lens is so good I’ve even gotten away with skinning short laps in them.

The Shield delivers glacier glass protection in a street-styled package. Photochromatic lenses that adapt to changing light conditions are paired with removable side shields, giving you the ultimate in modularity.

A lightweight and supple leather ski glove inspired by ranch-hand work gloves, the Tour is my go-to for uphill work and camp chores. The minimalist but cozy fleece lining is just enough to take a bite out of the cold, while still offering maximum dexterity.

When you need a pair of sacro-sanct gloves that stay in the pack until you really need them, the Guide is it. With about as much insulation as you can pack around a finger without making them useless, these mega-plush long-gauntlet shelters will keep you warm through cold nights and wind-ravaged summits.

With two access doors and a spacious footprint, the Access 2 offers the perks of a double-wall tent while providing four-season stormproofing. The fully freestanding design and bathtub floor make the tent easy to pitch anywhere.

With 950+ fill down, the Lark offers the high loft of a winter-ready sleeping bag in a relatively lightweight package. A highly water-resistant Pertex Quantum Pro shell goes a long way toward protecting the down from drips and condensation build-up.

The Tensor All-Season offers a near-perfect nexus of weight, cushion, and warmth to meet the demands of overnight ski missions. To ensure enough insulation, I add a small (4’) section of Therm-a-Rest Z Lite underneath my core.

Combining the all-in-one Jetboil design with a wide-mouth pot and simmering function, the MiniMo is a backcountry chef’s dream. It boils water almost as quickly as the Flash, while being fully functional for cooking over the flame.

Now built from Tritan plastic and with a redesigned leak-proof thread structure, this tried-and-true classic carries enough to get you between sources and holds up to the long haul of rough duty. It can also handle the high temperatures of boiling water for the vital sleeping-bag hot-water bottle.