
When putting together your snowboard kit, no piece of the puzzle is more critical than your boots. The best snowboard boots don’t just connect your body to your board; they’re also the key to on-hill comfort. The wrong boots can cause hot spots, blisters, heel lift, toe bang, or swamp foot—all potential day-ruiners. The right boots, however, can make previously torturous bell-to-bell days no big deal. Not to mention, they can significantly improve your performance on the slopes.
To help point you toward the right pair, we tested 24 boots for the 2025/2025 season during our annual snowboard test, which went down this past spring at Kirkwood Mountain Resort (and beyond). We cross-referenced tester favorites from this year with top models from previous years before putting together this guide to the best snowboard boots. No matter if you’re an all-mountain freestyler or a hard-charging freerider, chances are you’ll find a good fit for you below.

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