Boots can often make or break a ski trip, and voters gave Racer’s Edge in Breckenridge their stamp of approval as the Best Boot Fitting Company in the 2025 Best of Summit contest. The ski shop, ...

Jake Stern is a digital editor at Outside, reporting on the latest adventure and culture news. He lives, climbs, bikes, and skis in the Eastern Sierra. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems ...

Earning a reputation as a first-rate boot man is high praise when you live in a ski town. Jack Rafferty is technically a pedorthist, but when skiers encounter trouble with a proper fit on their feet, ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. In the world of footwear there’s unisex sizing, which generally ...