2012 Editors' Choice Awards: Freeride, All Mountain and Mountaineering Skis | AT and Telemark Boots | AT and Telemark Bindings | Snowboards and Board Accessories
AT BOOTS
Black Diamond Factor 130
$770 – bdel.com
Weight/pair: 9 lbs.
Sizes: 24-30.5
“Stiff enough for total confidence, but tours well enough to take on long days.”
Dynafit Titan Ultralight
$870 – dynafit.us
Weight/pair: 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Sizes: 25-30
“Freeride performance; touring weight. Sweet.”
Garmont Radium
$730 – garmontusa.com
Weight/pair: 7 lbs. 13 oz.
Sizes: 25-30.5
“Great changes to a proven bc boot. Still a fantastic compromise of power and weight.”
Scarpa Maestrale
$599 – scarpa.com
Weight/pair: 6 lbs. 12 oz.
Sizes: 24.5-32
“Appeals to a wide range of skiers. Can handle any ski in backcountry conditions.”
Dynafit TLT5 Performance
$1,000 – dynafit.us
Weight/pair: 4 lbs. 10 oz.
Sizes: 25-30
“Nothing wrong with saving weight, going farther and skiing more.”
TELEMARK BOOTS
Black Diamond Push
$699 – bdel.com
Weight/pair: 8 lbs. 10 oz.
Sizes: 24-30.5
“I always knew I was testing other boots, but with the Push, I just enjoyed the skiing.”
Scarpa TX-Pro
$699 – scarpa.com
Weight/pair: 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Sizes: 24.5-30
“Impressive edge control. A great carver.”
Garmont Minerva
$730 – garmontusa.com
Weight/pair: 7 lbs. 4 oz.
Sizes: 23-27.5
“A four-buckle boot seems unnecessary when three buckles can feel so stiff.”
