Telemark skiers have been skiing in walk mode for years. For the uninitiated–especially those of the alpine touring persuasion used to footwear fine-tuned to striding–this may sound downright batty.

We take a first look at Salomon’s S/Pro Alpha C BOA, a high-performance ski boot with a unique one-pivot shell design.

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A very Euro boot that’s going to make a lot of North American backcountry skiers happy.

In early December of 2023, SKI and Outside editors sat around a conference table in Rossignol’s pop-up showroom at the Gravity Haus in Vail, Colorado, staring at a powerpoint presentation. Projected ...

Back in the 1980s, when Tom Turiano started skiing in Grand Teton National Park, he didn’t have a lot of equipment options. Like other backcountry skiers of the time, touring gear consisted of Nordic ...

Behind the trend toward super stiff, no-walk-mode touring boots. We gear editors talk a lot about silly trends in our industry—everything from the hottest outerwear colors for après, why hybrid ...

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In skiing, the most important piece of gear for performance is the boot. It’s the interface between you and the ski. When you’ve got the right boot, skiing is easier. When you don’t, performance ...