<2>How a $60 Piece of Foam Saved My Ski Day
<3>The Unlikely Hero of a Cold Mountain Day
<>When it comes to tackling a long day on the slopes, every little bit of warmth counts. For me, that little bit of warmth came in the form of a $60 piece of foam – specifically, a pair of bootcaps, low-tech toe wraps for your ski boots that add a crucial 20 degrees of warmth to keep you on the mountain all day.
<>I first encountered bootcaps on a particularly chilly ski trip to < href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/colorado/colorado-springs" target="_blank">Colorado Springs, COLORADO, where I was skiing at < href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/colorado/summer-ski-resorts/colorado-springs/monarch" target="_blank">Monarch Mountain. The mountain was offering a special deal on bootcaps, and I decided