Sho Nan 1 I bought these boots at the start of summer and was stoked to try them out this winter. he snow finally fell last weekend and I went up to Yuzawa to try them out for the first time. Within about 10 mins I knew there was something wrong, the boots were rubbing against my ankle bone something terrible. When I took my boots off to have a look, the foam lining had torn already and the metal bracket that holds the wire was poking through and rubbing against my ankle. 1st time using them......and they have broken already....not good.