BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — Picking ski boots usually involves going to the local big-box sports store, stepping into a few boots off the rack to find the ones that don’t hurt, and picking whichever boots ...

It doesn’t matter if you’re a hardcore skier with 100 days per year on the slopes or a beginner learning how to snowplow: Ski boots are the most essential piece of ski gear. “We say date your skis but ...

Our experts tested the best ski boots including downhill, hybrid, and backcountry pairs from Tecnica, Salomon, Nordica, and ...

The human foot has 26 bones, 36 muscles and 56 ligaments, so it's little wonder that out-of-the-box ski boots hardly fit anyone. A well-fitting ski boot provides comfort and control, and it takes an ...

Before online buying guides and two-day shipping, the local ski shop was where you’d go to pick up anything from boots to hand warmers. But ski shops weren’t, and still aren’t, just stores; they’re ...

I can’t say this clearly enough: there is nothing you can do to instantly improve your skiing as much as getting a pair of perfectly fitted boots. And for most skiers, that means custom. So if you ...

Ski boots form the bridge between the flesh of the body and the metal and wood of the ski. They used to be leather, but ever since Bob Lange began experimenting with ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene ...

At one point or another, just about every skier has experienced the emotional roller coaster of finding a good pair of ski boots. The cruel reality of the sport we love is that the boots necessary ...