Size : 159 Days : 4+ Conditions : I rode the Jones Frontier in a wide variety of conditions, everything from some good groomers to some thick, soft, wet, uneven snow on top of hard, nasty snow underneath, some good powder, and then some really good powder
Downhill Challenge During uphill travel (skinning), you need longer poles to generate efficient propulsion and maintain balance on steep slopes
Weatherproof, and it matters The Terra Shell 210D ripstop nylon is weatherproof and abrasion-resistant, and on a trip where an afternoon storm rolls through which, in the mountains, is most of them that translates to not thinking about your gear
The plastic coil allows for frequent use that will not damage the bookbinding coil