This article was published in partnership with Mountain Hardwear. There’s a perpetual debate in the backcountry skiing crowd about whether hardshell or softshell outerwear kits reign supreme for big ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. By most measures, California-based brand Mountain Hardwear has had a ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Mountain Hardwear’s Powder Maven Parka and Bib combine to create a ...

A pinnacle product in the "down puffy" jacket category, the Ghost Whisperer from Mountain Hardwear also includes a pinnacle price tag of $320. That may look absurd for a jacket with few features and a ...

Patagonia is a household name, alongside The North Face, Arc’teryx, Salomon and a few other outdoor mainstays. Unless you’re an outdoor enthusiast, however, you may not know the name Mountain Hardwear ...

Cold is cold, regardless of where you live. (You could say we feel that sentiment in our bones, because right now, we kind of do.) But if you’ve ever spent a winter in a mountain town, you know that ...

Never heard of Vivian Bruchez? Picture the Alps’s most iconic peaks that you have heard of. Perhaps it’s the east face of the Matterhorn or the west face of Mont Blanc. Bruchez has skied them both, ...

If you are a lightweight backpacker, The Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer jacket is practically a rite of passage. It’s lightweight. It’s warm. It packs down to nothing. And Mountain Hardwear really ...

If I asked you to name a wintertime staple of your outdoor kit, my guess is, the down jacket would be within the top 3 on your list. Everyone and their mother has a favorite puffy: it’s one of the ...