Some booties, like The North Face Thermoball Traction Booties, have synthetic fill, a more robust structure, and tread.

You just spent half an hour digging out a tent pad and building a snow wall to block the glacial winds that will begin blowing at 45 miles per hour as soon as you try to close your eyes. What do you ...

Everyone knows the best part of a backcountry hut trip is the hut part. Sure, the seven-mile tour in with all those damn kick turns “felt great” and the skiing you’ll do tomorrow is what you’ll write ...

They weren’t my most glamorous airport outfit choice, but I didn’t care; I was warm. I wore The North Face ThermoBall Traction Booties on winter flights from Gunnison, Colo., to Bozeman, Mont. Maybe ...