The 2026 Snowboard Boot Buyer’s Guide The best men’s snowboard boots for 2026 are taking the stage with more power, precision, and all-day comfort than ever. If you want to ride at the top of your game this season, this is where it all starts. Boots are the heartbeat of your setup: the connection point […]
Look around next time you are out ripping at your local resort, and you can’t not notice the Burton Step On System everywhere! I see them in nearly every liftline I’m in, so obviously I can’t not try these out. My first round demoing the Burton Genesis Binding and Swath Step On was interesting. My […]
The Nidecker Kita Hybrid is a power-driving, ankle saving sleek and powerful boot. I’m talking locks in the foot, disperses every flex to your board, and helps you boot up the pack with the strength of somebody who never skips leg day. That is to say it’s a super-boot. Made for hard shredding and exploration […]
Being a boot brand first and foremost has allowed ThirtyTwo to focus on doing one thing in an effort to do that thing better. And whether you’re looking at their absolutely stacked pro roster or the footwear in any liftline, it’s pretty clear they’re succeeding in that goal. Their boots are everywhere, and we do […]
These boots are the tits! I was pumped to see the B4BC partnership on this season’s ThirtyTwo Lashed Double BOA. The Lashed Double BOA makes a great option for any style of rider looking for a performance boot. ThirtyTwo is a trusted brand and their Lashed boot line has a loyal following. Why? It’s all […]
The first ever big mountain boots that showed me heaven were K2 Snowboard Boots so it’s not surprising that now, after many years and testing countless snowboard boots, the K2 Aspect Boots have again taken me to that rare mountain nirvana. With the kind of stiff construction that can take hundreds of hours ascending and […]
This roundup of splitboard specific boots features the top performing boots we tested for splitboarding. You’ll notice these splitboard boots offer more support, better grip and in many cases a variety of lacing options from BOA to power straps traditional laces and everything in-between. Every boot on this list was tested in the backcountry of […]
DC Shoes must have read one of my reviews about how I destroy boots when they developed their Shuksan boot. No, probably not. But the DC Shuksan Boot is such a perfect freestyle resort boot while still holding onto support and responsiveness that I couldn’t imagine a better single boot for splitboarding and resort ripping, […]
The Burton Ruler Snowboard Boot is one of the best selling snowboard boots of all time. And for good reasons. The Speed Zone lacing system is simple to use, and out of the box the comfort of the Ruler Boot is spot on. Burton Ruler Lacing vs BOA With the Burton Ruler Snowboard Boots you […]
The new Nitro Capital TLS Boots has been my go-to snowboard boot this season. Nitro’s only true “splitboard boot” offers incredible performance on the way up and especially on the down. If you’re looking for a stiff boot that can do it all you found it. Check out our guide to the best boots this season […]