I treat this boot like the beauty it is.

PROS:  Light, warm on the coldest days and not too hot on warm Spring days, streamlined, handsome, super stable on ice and snow.  I have a neuroma on my right foot and I walk 2 - 5 miles a day in these with no strain on the foot! I have had 3 pairs of these boots and there is no equal.

CONS:  Not sturdy like leather - they don't need to go out in mud or rain.  The first pair a few years ago, the fabric tore at the toe cap.  PRO:  I contacted Salomon and although the boots were 2 + years old, they sent me a new pair free of charge.

Will not go without them in the mountains.