Dynafit

The Dynafit TLT5 is probably one of the lightest ski touring boots currently available – if you disregard models developed purely for ski touring. And still surprisingly stiff. We tested it for you in the Mountain TF-X version and tried to find out whether its advantages in the ascent make up for any disadvantages in downhill performance.

One of the major material trends in the freeride sector in recent years has been the increasing popularity of freeride ski boots. If you want to get away from rutted ski variants or have had enough of wobbly ski touring descents in soft touring boots, you can choose from an ever-growing selection of freeride ski boots suitable for touring. So that you don't lose track in the product jungle, we have once again presented and categorized all the freeride boot models available to us for the 2011/2012 season in this market overview.

"Boots are made for walking" goes a well-known American country song. But not all ski boots are suitable for touring with them. In the PowderGuide market overview, you can read which boots currently available meet freeride requirements.

The two extreme athletes and speed climbers The two extreme athletes and speed climbers Benedikt Böhm and Sebastian Haag wanted to ski up and down Pakistan's Broad Peak in the shortest possible time. But miserable weather turned the tour into a race against time...

Off-piste skiing is booming. For many, the real adventure begins where marked pistes and lifts end. However, hiking on foot is difficult to manage without suitable equipment. Touring bindings with a walking function offer the adventurous a comfortable way to discover the vastness of the mountain world on their own. As everywhere else, different systems have developed, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. In order not to lose the overview in the jungle of materials, we present the most important bindings here and tell you which system is suitable for which purpose.