It was 2 days before Thanksgiving, and Aspen was getting absolutely nuked by an early winter snowstorm. I could almost smell ...

After four years of skiing an average of 30 days a season, my poor ski boots were becoming looser and looser on my feet, as the liner boot was completely packed out. This required me to buckle the ...

COPPER MOUNTAIN – The launch of Surefoot’s new Contoura X1 liner this ski season could revolutionize the way skiers think about a boot’s fit, Copper Mountain Surefoot store manager Jeremiah Hughes ...

At one of its 24 shops around the world—from Aspen, Colo., and Santa Monica, Calif., to Verbier, Switzerland, and Oslo, Norway—Surefoot first takes computer-generated scans of the skier’s feet to ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. I'll admit, I was a skeptic. Even though Surefoot was a brand I had ...

Some people who buy ski boots can wear them without problems pretty much right out of the box. Everyone else needs a boot fitter. In the ski world, boot fitting has reached the status of high art.

There is no piece of ski equipment more important than boots. Not clothes, not goggles, not even the skis themselves. Boots can make or break your ski experience, yet the vast majority of recreational ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. It’s a truth many Coloradans know all too well: Ski boots are uncomfortable. Even the most well-fitting boots ...