WildSnow blogger Dave has been on pins and needles for the last month thinking our production pair of Black Diamond Method boots was going to arrive in December. Lo and behold, we get them today! For now, all I can say is these shoes definitely follow suit to other amazingly high quality offerings this year we’re seeing from the other boot makers. Beautiful design and craftsmanship. All sorts of reviews coming, stay tuned.
Dave's first look at the Methods, he almost passed out.
First thing to check was how they mated with Dynafit binding, as this was an issue with the pre-production testers we had. They look fine. We'll be trying these with our Dynafit FT12 bindings -- should be fun so long as no one ripps a leg off.
In the box for the last time? They smell snow, they were speaking to us, saying, go to the mountains man, and get their good tidings. Or at least that's what I heard. Dave probably heard something like - go to the mountains young man, and huck a cliff.
According to pundits the Method has shipped and is available in stores. You can shop for ’em here.
As for our take, like I said, stay tuned.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
