Ever wondered who has the hard job of testing gear for the Backcountry Gear Guide? Get to know our diverse crew.

Our team of seven testers share their personal experiences and apparel tips, and our editors match them up with prescriptions for their powder fever.

By early fall, samples of new backcountry clothing threatened to overwhelm the backroom at BC world headquarters and billowed over skis, obscuring the rowing ergometer. How to make sense of it all? This year, we’ve gotten personal.