Trey French

Nov 20, 2024 | nytimes.com | Trey French

A good pair of ski or snowboard gloves will keep your hands warm while you’re standing in lift lines, riding chairlifts, and, of course, embracing gravity. Balancing warmth with dexterity and grippiness, good gloves also help you ski better. I skied with 14 pairs of gloves and mittens over 60 ski days, and I decided that the Black Diamond Guide Gloves are the best choice for most days. These gloves are warm, water-resistant, dexterous, and durable.

Nov 3, 2024 | nytimes.com | Trey French |Eve O'Neill

Snow and freezing rain can turn a typical grocery-store trip or post-office visit into a slippery, cold, wet affair for your feet. You may encounter dry pavement, wet pavement, packed snow, fluffy snow, chunky ice, black ice, wet ice, slush, a slick cocktail of oil and grit, or some combination of all of these things. After 125 hours of research and in-the-snow trials wearing 36 pairs of boots, we picked a variety of options to help you navigate the ever-changing underfoot topography of winter.

Oct 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Trey French

Basic ski and snowboard goggles block wind, UV light, and cold flying snow. But the best goggles transform an otherwise featureless sheet of white into visible bumps and ruts. That really matters. The more you see, the more confidently you ski. I skied with 11 pairs of goggles in all types of weather over the course of a winter. By spring, I found myself wishing I was always wearing our top pick, the Anon M5 Goggles.

Sep 12, 2024 | nytimes.com | Trey French

We sent 13 testers out to hike, ski, shovel snow, and run. And we found base layers, in a variety of styles and fabrics, that will keep all types of bodies warm.

Sep 6, 2023 | wrctr.co | Trey French |Anna Perling

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more›TravelGearBy Trey French and Anna PerlingUpdated August 28, 2023FYIAfter a new round of testing, we’ve replaced our previous also-great pick for drivers, the now-discontinued Contigo Autoseal Transit Mug, with the Stanley Classic Trigger-Action Travel Mug. The Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug remains our choice for the best travel mug.