Sean Slater

Sean has spent the last twelve winters testing snow and cold-weather gear across the Rockies, the Alps, and the backcountry of British Columbia. His focus areas include avalanche safety equipment, layering systems for extended alpine exposure, and the durability of boot-binding setups under real touring conditions. He started writing reviews after noticing how much online coverage was produced by people who had never actually spent a night in a snow shelter or skinned more than a few kilometers. Every piece of gear he covers has been used in conditions that would genuinely ruin a bad product.