The ski boot crampons offer extra traction and this is a sensible idea when bootpacking on steep slopes. It’s a good idea to set your boots to walk mode, rather than ski mode, because you will ...

Are you purchasing a ski touring boot to complement your four-buckle plug boots, a hybrid boot to do everything or a standard alpine boot with no walk mode? We won’t get into the differences of ...

Another feature to consider when choosing a boot is how easy it is to transition from walk mode to ski mode and vice versa. Some mechanisms, like the one found on the TLT X, allow you to ...

Fischer gives us a hardcore freeride boot with tech fittings in the toe, no walk mode, and a stock ZipFit liner. These past two seasons, we’ve seen the rise of a new kind of high-performance ski boot ...

Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick backcountry lap to a short ski tour for some low-angle pow turns an all-day mission for a specific line can constitute backcountry skiing. But ...