Gear Gals of Alaska: She likes these insulated snow pants from Columbia Canal Street

A girl who lives in the Arctic can’t have too many pairs of insulated snow pants. This is a fact corroborated by my gear closet, in which resides about a dozen pair of snow pants, all of which get a fair bit of action throughout the winter. This means that when new pants show up, not only do I not have any room for them, but I measure them against all the other snow pants that I have. My snow pants are like a clique of high school girls, eying every newcomer to discern whether it will fit in, be a troublemaker, or end up ousting the top mean girl and leading the pack. Read more

Gear Gals of Alaska: How Tuf? Xtra tuf …

Head Geargal from Alaska Jill Missal wore her friend’s Xtra Tufs with the steel toes out to the field and put them through the paces. She likes them, and well, if they’ll stand up to the Head Geargal’s test, we down here in the lower 48 will more than likely approve, too. Read more