Winter 2025 Gear Guide: Hottest Trends for the Coolest Gear
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Whether you’re gearing up or gifting out, make sure it’s on trend this winter with these 19 pieces.
The Apt Pack
$314; pingora-gear.com
All of Pingora’s backpacks come in bold colour combos, including the aptly named Vivid 35. Winter focused, it has a large avalanche tools pocket and back panel access to the guts for easy finding without unpacking.
The Trendy Toque
$70; arcteryx.com
Blocks of colour are almost as trendy as an Arc’teryx toque. Now you can have both with the Arc’teryx Colour Block Toque.
The Puffy Pant
$285; cotopaxi.com
Cotopaxi is synonymous with retro-inspired rainbows of colours and its Fuego Down Pants give the look a next-level warmth. A recycled, weather-resistant exterior locks in 800-fill down and is water resistant.
The Better Jogger
$200; ibex.com
The men’s and women’s Ibex Nomad Jogger elevates the comfort staple to outdoor performance ready.
The Comfier Winter Boot
$290; pajar.com
Pajar’s Nash Sneaker Boot combines the comfort of a sneaker, the warmth of winter boot and the versatility of a hiker. Bonus: Pajar is Canadian.
The Breathable Turtleneck
$120; outdoorresearch.com
The mission of the Outdoor Research Trail Mix XT Fleece Cowl Pullover is to create the performance turtleneck. Its high neckline is slouchy, adding warmth without constriction.
The Slick Runner
$200; allbirds.ca
Carbon conscious Allbirds backs up the thermoregulating wool upper on its Wool Runner NZ Mid Waterproof with a waterproof-breathable membrane and a memory foam footbed.
The Snow Shades
$199; vallon.com
The Vallon Ski Aviator combines two classic sunglass styles–the aviator and the glacier glasses–into one do-it-all package.
The Synthetic Sheep Skin
$285; patagonia.ca
There’s something about woolly-fleece that says warm and cozy. In the case of the Patagonia Retro-X Hoody Jacket, it’s not just looks.
The Do-It-All-Utensil
$55; gerbergear.com
The Gerber Compleat Utensil Set is a multi-tool for mealtime. There’s an aluminum spoon and spork, a stainless steel tool for veggie peeling and package-, bottle- and can-opening and a nylon spatula/scraper.
The Retro Helmet
$427; lowdownhelmets.com
The graphics on the LowDown Stoked helmet wouldn’t look out of place in a Sean Connery-era Bond ski scene.
The Co-Ultralight Sleeper
$680; bigagnes.com
To make its Fly Creek UL 25 sleeping bag more sustainable Big Agnes used NetPlus fabric, made from recycled fishing nets, for the outer shell. Inside is 850-fill, water resistant down.
The Second Sweater
$180; smartwool.com
For Smartwool’s Second Cut collection, the brand collects off cuts from making its other wool apparel, grinds them back into thread and weaves them into slippers, vests, jackets and sweaters, like the Fleece 1/2 Zip.
The Recyclable Puffy
$350; peakperformance.com
Peak Performance piloted two sustainability efforts with the Elevate Liner Hood.
The Breezy Pants
$155; astraldesigns.com
Growing hemp is more sustainable than many other fabrics, but to unleash its potential as a performance fibre (durable, breathable, order resistant) Astral added recycled PET.
Yakima SupDawg Premium Rooftop SUP & Surfboard Mount
$479.99; yakima.com
This purpose-built, low-profile platform with integrated rollers and slider adjustments makes loading your long SUPs (up to 90 centimetres wide) significantly more efficient—and it accommodates two boards.
Thule DockGrip Kayak Rack
$399.95; thule.com
A modern alternative to foam blocks, Dockgrip’s broad, cushioned pads support a variety of hull shapes such as flat-resting kayaks and SUPs and help reduce pressure points to support hull health.
Kuat Sherpa™ 2.0
$759; kuat.com
Enhance your ride with this hitch-mountain bike rack where functionality meets style. Built from lightweight all-aluminium at 14.5 kilograms, it supports two bikes up to 18 kilograms each.
Thule Surf Pads
From $79.95; thule.com
This lightweight yet robust surf pad provides a sleek way to protect and secure your paddleboards, surfboards or hulls.
