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At ISPO, all manufacturers let their innovation cats out of the bag. Read about the new products in the boot and binding sector.

What the Factor is for men, the Shiva is for women. A shoe with cult status. And not without good reason, in our opinion.

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.

Last winter's newcomer has now become a standard boot. No wonder, as the lightest four-buckle boot is not only a lightweight boot with excellent walking function, its downhill performance is also not to be sneezed at and the boot is downright affordable compared to the competition. We have tested how the orange ski touring wonder performs in tough continuous use.

A revised version of the tried-and-tested Factor ski boot was released for winter 2011/12, with particular improvements to the inner boot and the addition of 130 to the product name. The new liner was designed to offer more warmth, more comfort and an even better fit than its predecessor.

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.