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PostThu Jan 19, 2017 10:38 am 
My Merrell boots have expired and I need to replace them. I liked how they fit and wanted to order another pair. No such luck, Merrel is coming out with a new version later in the year. I'd like to get another pair of boots asap as I'm in the middle of enjoying all the snowshoeing opportunities. While I realize that matching up feet and boots/shoes are fairly particular to each person, I'd enjoy hearing what boot you like to wear snowshoeing. This may help expedite my search and/or make me aware of options I'm not thinking of. Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

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PostThu Jan 19, 2017 11:03 am 
Do you desire to do other things with these boots in the snow like kick steps in firm snow, occasionally wear them with crampons on steeper firm slopes, etc? The reason I ask is that I'd recommend a boot that is relatively stiffer in the sole if you want to do these activities. If not (e.g. purely for snowshoeing and walking around on less steep terrain), then I consider the stiffness to be less critical. There's usually a good dust-up in this forum when discussing winter boots and issues of waterproofness (or lack thereof). Many boots on the market feature a GoreTex layer of some sort, and whether or not this is a useful or effective feature is a hotly debated topic.

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PostThu Jan 19, 2017 11:28 am 
JJ, great questions/comments. These would be strictly for snowshoeing and kicking around in comparable terrain.

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PostSat Jan 21, 2017 6:05 pm 
My Columbia Bugaboots are serving me well in Bend OR, where the weather has been mostly teens or negative for that last month or so. I wouldn't want to do a 15 mile hike in them, but for snowshoeing and tromping around and spending hours standing in the snow shoveling out my house/driveway/sidewalk they have served me well. And you can usually find them on sale.

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PostThu Jan 26, 2017 10:26 am 
Vasque Sundowners are my summer and winter boot. I occasionally spray waterproofing on in winter but haven't had a problem with wet feet even when I don't do that for awhile.

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PostThu Jan 26, 2017 10:44 am 
In the link you posted it seemed like most of the sizes are available in the brown (espresso) color, and on sale? Are those the boots you liked so well?

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PostSun Feb 05, 2017 12:28 am 
I tried to order them and was told they are out of stock. Tried at two local stores and online. I ended up buying these.

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PostSun Feb 05, 2017 12:47 am 
I, like many other hikers like Asolo boots, I paid $220 for mine online, and they can be re-soled.

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PostSun Feb 05, 2017 9:43 am 
Which Asolo boot in particular do you have?

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PostSun Feb 05, 2017 12:50 pm 
520 gtx...I seem to recall some hikers having sole separation issues with Asolo's but don't recall which model/s? https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=asolo+520+gtx As a side note, Shoe Goo is an amazing product, I have repaired a myriad of items with it, new age duct tape and bailing wire! The stuff dries rock hard, I just repaired a magnesium gearbox cover with it, worked great.

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PostSun Feb 05, 2017 1:11 pm 
LichenHiking wrote:
Vasque Sundowners are my summer and winter boot.
They were mine too, they come in wide which I need, all-leather upper for water resistance, very comfortable, until I moved to this small town where I can't try them on. So now I have Hi-Tech Altitudes, they also come in wide, also all-leather upper, much cheaper, very comfortable for me, holding up well.

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PostSun Feb 05, 2017 1:34 pm 
I had a pair of Hi-tech boots and they held up amazingly well for the price.

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PostSun Feb 12, 2017 8:07 pm 
Those look really cool, I am very tempted to make an impuse by at that price! Do you you know how the sizes run? I wear from a 9.5 to a 10.5, My Asolos are 10's.

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PostSun Feb 12, 2017 8:57 pm 
Dang it, this thread just cost me 90 bucks! Almost held back, but my Asolos are a bit short for Winter boots, especially where I'm at in Idaho where the average yearly snowfall is 80 inches.

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PostSun Feb 12, 2017 10:04 pm 
Ya, plus they might be a bit more waterproof? I will also use them for snowmobiling here in Idaho. How do the sizes run? I ordered a 10 which is usually good, hope they run a bit big so room for thicker socks. Always a bit of a gamble ordering online, but it was a good price.

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