We visited the OTS Outdoor Trade Show in Liverpool this week to take a first look at the 2024 Spring and Summer products. Featuring a wide range of brands exhibiting the OTS show is always a good chance to get an insight into the direction that the market is traveling in. This year the strong message of increased sustainability continues with a lot of innovation taking place in reducing the CO2 impact of materials, supply chain and the end of a products life. There is a reasonable amount of product continuing but we also found new products from most brands below is a small selection of photos ..read more

Our guide to the best ski touring and Backcountry Bindings welcome to the Backcountry UK Binding Buyers Guide. The world of Ski Touring and Freeride bindings is changing rapidly so here is our buyers guide to help introduce you to the best ski touring and freeride bindings on the market! With new systems arriving and existing systems evolving our aim is to introduce the different types of Backcountry bindings and explain some of the differences. When choosing which system is best for you it’s important to think about the different types of skiing you have planned and what you might want to do ..read more

We have a workshop for mounting ski bindings. Our speciality is ski touring and freeride binding mounting but we have the jigs for most alpine bindings too. A standard ski binding mount when neither the ski or binding is bought from us is £50 when we have the jig. If either the ski or the binding is bought from us then we will mount the binding for half price £25. If you would like us to mount a binding for you while you wait then please book an appointment by giving us a call or email. 01943 816011 info@backcountryuk.com Mounting ski touring bindings We can usually mount a different binding o ..read more

This is a short article on what to expect when you receive your brand new walking boots. So you’ve taken the plunge and bought a pair of walking boots or shoes online from us. We would always recommend spending a bit of time trying the footwear around the house first before you decide if you are happy or not, there are a few things to look out for. The most important thing to get right is the length, If you’ve already used our how to measure your feet guide you should have ordered the correct size. All brands are different though with some coming up long for size and others a little bit small ..read more

We are often asked if it is possible to change bindings on your skis and the short answer is usually yes. There are some caveats though and sometimes it isn’t possible to swap to a particular binding for a particular boot size, occasionally the design of the ski can be a problem too so we’ve written a short article to explain what to look out for. There’s plenty of reasons why you might want to change the bindings on your skis. You may be wanting to replace an alpine binding with a touring binding, or update an old frame binding to a lightweight pin tech binding but it’s very important that th ..read more

Welcome to our introduction to what to look for or expect when trying on your new ski touring or freeride ski boots. We’ve written this article to help you know what to look for when trying on brand new ski touring and backcountry ski boots before any fitting work has taken place. All these boots feature a walk mode, and are designed to be used to walk or skin in, as well as for skiing, so the fit requirements are a little different to a performance downhill alpine boot fit. Skinning and Walking in your ski boots will put different pressures on your feet than skiing. When walking and skinning ..read more

Welcome back to the Backcountry UK blog. This is our guide to looking after your walking boots or shoes. If you’ve just bought a pair of walking boots or if you’re simply looking for a bit of information on how to keep your existing boots or shoes in tip top condition here is our care guide. Whether you have a full leather mountaineering boot or a lightweight fabric walking shoe or anything in between the principles of looking after the footwear remain essentially the same. There are several reasons to clean and treat your walking boots and shoes. Boots will last longer if you look after them ..read more

Thanks for viewing our blog! Here is where you will find our news, reviews, advice and buying guides. Use the search function or the navigation bar at the top to find what you are looking for. Any questions please get in touch. info@backcountryuk.com tel: 01943816022 The post Welcome To The Backcountry UK Blog appeared first on Back Country UK Blog ..read more

Lots of ski skins are designed to be cut down to fit your ski . The difficulty and time required depend on the brand and model of skin. We usually offer skin trimming free for ski packages bought from us. For skins bought from us we charge £10 for most skin types. We try not to cut skins bought from elsewhere as it doesn’t make sense for us to do this but you are welcome to ask. If we have time the charge is £20 for most skin types. The post Ski Skin Trimming appeared first on Back Country UK Blog ..read more

Welcome to our short introduction to what backcountry freeride and ski touring boot fitting is and what we can do to help you find the perfect backcountry boots for you. We recommend contacting us by phone or email to book an appointment for a Ski Boot Fitting as this allows us to double check that we have the right things in stock for you and that we will have a member of staff free to work with you. Our charges for ski boot fitting Initial foot measuring and introductory advice on boot suitability and binding compatibility is FREE Ski Boot Fitting on boots bought from us: Includes your fitti ..read more