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With winter on the horizon, we’ve partnered with our friends at Alaska Gear Company to give away a pair of their new Bunny Boot VBX LITE winter boots in the color / size of the winner’s choice – a $259 value! These waterproof, cold weather-ready boots are comfort-rated to -5F with an integrated vapor barrier system that keeps moisture out and the wool felt insulation dry. This is all in a lightweight boot that won’t weigh down your winter travels and has been designed from the ground up for active use in cold winter conditions. To Enter: Just leave a comment below on this blog post and tell us where you’ll be taking your VBX LITE Boots this winter if you win! Giveaway ends 11/12/25 at 5PM Mountain Time. Sign in to your TrailGroove Account or if you haven't signed up yet register with a new account to leave a comment. One winner will be chosen at random from the comments on this post and will be contacted via email. One entry total per person – however if you’re a TrailGroove Premium Member (or sign up before the giveaway drawing) and leave a comment on this post before the giveaway ends, receive an automatic bonus entry (for 2X entries!) in the giveaway. Be sure to follow Alaska Gear Company on Facebook and on Instagram to learn more about their outdoor gear. Note that by entering this giveaway you’ll be signed up for both the TrailGroove Magazine and Alaska Gear Company email newsletters. Already subscribed? Don’t worry, you won’t be signed up twice. Good luck!

Trekking Poles: I have 5,000km on a pair of Cascade Tech poles from Costco. Around $40USD and they have been delightful!

Another Tennessean here. I'm over near the western part of the state, though, where it doesn't get cold enough to warrant Bunny Boots. BUT for years I have been yearning to explore Sapmi (the Sami name for what nonindigenous folks call Lapland). I've been pining for a pair of Bunny Boots ever since I heard that they are, with good reason, ubiquitous in Alaska.

These boots will fit the bill perfectly as I'm stomping around in and around Fairbanks, AK. Alaska Gear Co rocks!

Winter wanderings along the Massachusetts section of the Appalachain Trail. These boots could really help me anchor into my mantra of ‘Trust your feet.’

I would use these boots during my winter hiking in the New Hampshire White Mountains. These waterproof mountain boots seem perfect for backcountry hikes and snowshoeing.

What an awesome giveaway! I would absolutely use these boots when I visit my daughter in Steamboat Springs, CO. It's already snowing there, and there are trails there to explore, whether there's cold snowy ice or not! YEEHAW!!!

Cool sweepstakes! For me, these would go through the forested hills and low mountains of the Finger Lakes and Catskills regions of upstate New York.

These boots look amazing and I’d love to put them to work with all my winter day hiking in north Idaho and eastern Washington! We recently started doing overnight backpacking, too, and I’m always looking to dial in that winter backpacking gear list. Hopefully these boots can help with that!

This was a very helpful read for me. I live in Reno, So Tahoe is right next door. At 59 yrs old I have become obsessed with the PCT. But I don't know if it is for me. The TRT is going to be my adventure next summer!