Chances are if you've purchased new recreational alpine ski boots in the past few years, your boots likely have GripWalk soles. But if you haven't updated your ski bindings in a while, or they are ...

My Dynafit package, skis, boots and bindings together, retails for more than $2,300. The TLT 5 boots alone go for about $1,000. With carbon fiber and top-quality design, they are indeed an elite boot.

Alpine bindings restrict a skier to boot packing uphill. Framed touring bindings that fil an alpine boot sole are heavy and deaden the center of the ski.

These days, nearly all telemarkers use skis that are designed by alpine makers. And many of those pair well with the genuflecting method.

The perfect bindings for bringing out the full range of these skis were the Fritschi Freerides. Easy-flip heel locks hold boots solidly in place for descents and, when unlocked, offer four heel ...

The boots also feature tech pins to pair with Dynafit-style touring bindings, but they do not have DIN soles. I don’t recommend using these with alpine bindings.

Hazard: The toe component could fail to fully secure the ski boot to the ski binding, causing the binding to release unexpectedly.

A startup company based in Golden has created a first-of its-kind binding that can turn snowboarding boots into ski boots.

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