Things we use and swear by.

This is our stuff. We own it, use it, and believe in it. We think you'll like it, too.

This is the gear we used and abused all summer long. We love it and we think you will too.

The equipment we use and abuse at our two ski tests.

The ideal ski camera works in any kind of weather or lighting. All of these—two point-and-shoots, two digital SLRs, and four camcorders—are as close to perfect as we could find.

Tools, tech, and an everything-proof camera. It's the little things that matter.

As editors of a ski magazine, a lot of gear trickles through our office—the good, the bad, and the ugly. We do our best to filter it down for you, and we review that stuff in the magazine. But what about the gear that we each use? Here are our new favorites, or the tried-and-true things we can't live without.