ML staff and partners pick the latest splitboards, trail-ready snacks, handcrafted skis, sustainable hand-warmers, locally-designed powerbank-flashlights and badass T-shirts.

Amplid Millisurf Splitboard

Wickedly responsive and effortless in deep snow, the MILLISURF SPLITBOARD delivers knock-out performance every time you strap in. Every turn is worth the hike, and there’s no better feeling than racing up the skin track for first tracks and rubbing your buddies’ noses in your rapture while making perfect virgin turns. www.escaperoute.ca

Powder + Touring Splitboard

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With a 7/10 flex pattern, ultralight wood core, nonstick topsheet and “gummy wall” to eliminate split crunching, the Millisurf slays powder like no other.

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CLIF Thins

For those times on the trail (or anywhere) when a full-on protein/energy bar is too much, a CLIF THIN still stops hunger in its tracks. Packed with essential calories and nutrients, this is the perfect addition to your run-pack or glove box. A Thin is crispy and light, in contrast to the more substantial CLIF bar you know. www.clifbar.ca

CAN 11 Simple Snacks For 100 Calories or More 4 CURRENT revised — Photo: CLIF

Next-Level Snacking

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CLIF Thins are made with plant-based, 70 per cent organic ingredients and have only 100 calories and 5 grams of sugar per pack. With flavours like Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Peanut Brownie and White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, you won’t resist grabbing these snacks for a quick bite before tackling whatever your day brings.

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Foon Tantalus 189

From Coast Mountains icon Johnny Foon comes a fat ski that’s playful and versatile. On the TANTALUS you can float through powder, carve out or pop everything from backcountry cliffs to last-run side hits. The Tantalus is handcrafted in Pemberton, B.C. www.foonskis.com

Homegrown Ski

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Fine in texture, yellow cedar has a straight and narrow grain that creates a predictable flex pattern and a harder density than most softwoods. This makes Foon ski cores exceptionally damp, and stable. Yellow cedar is well recognized for it quality, exclusivity and element of prestige. This symbolizes the heritage of the Coast Mountains perfectly captured in Foon skis.

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Ignik Hand Warmers

IGNIK HAND WARMERS provide consistent and long-lasting heat when you need it and with less waste. The contents of every Ignik warmer are safe, all-natural, and biodegradable. And the AirBarrier pouch keeps more air out for more reliable heat—up to 10 hours each. The resealable top gives you control to use (and re-use) the warmers when you need them. Buy in Canada at evo.com

ignik outdoors hand warmers — Photo: Ignik

Sustainable Hand-warmer

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You can store open warmers and reuse them up to 72 hours later. And each outer pouch is re-usable and 100% recyclable. The end result is a higher performance hand-warmer, which is more efficient and less wasteful.

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Lynx OGT Orca Powerbank + Flashlight

Never get left out in the dark with the ORCA POWERBANK + FLASHLIGHT. Designed in B.C., this waterproof flashlight throws a 2000-lumen beam at max brightness and will run for 26 hours on five per cent brightness (100 lumens). Built-in intelligence will reduce power to avoid overheating and a digital display shows exactly how much juice is left. www.lynxogt.com

Lynx OGT Flashlight standing up — Photo: Lynx OGT

Multi-Functional Flashlight/Powerbank

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The Orca boasts a waterproof charge port that acts as a 2-way connection for both charging itself and other devices. You can charge the unit itself through this port and, with the provided connector, charge your devices (phone, camera, anything that plugs into a standard USB charging outlet). You can even charge your Lynx OGT headlamp from dead to full 3 times on a full charge.

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