Après boots are what you wear from the car park to the lodge at Mount Buller, Hotham, Falls Creek, Perisher and Thredbo — waterproof, insulated, and not a ski boot. This collection is Welcome Board Store’s après wall: XTM snow boots for women, men and kids, plus Vans MTE waterproof and Gore-Tex sneakers that work as après and as winter street shoes in Melbourne. Aimed at resort weekends, not touring. Shipped from Mornington, VIC.

Hard ski boots: snow ski boots. Snowboard boots: snowboard boots. Vans snow: Vans MTE and Vans. Broader winter kit: Winter Collection and footwear.

XTM and Vans MTE

• XTM — women’s Georgie, Inessa / Inessa II, Juno, Tessa II, Jakara waterproof; unisex Grimus, Tex, Hunter; kids’ Predator, Puddles II, Kisa.
• Vans MTE — Standard Waterproof, Standard Mid Waterproof, Standard V Snow MTE, Standard Snow MTE (black/green), Sk8-Hi MTE Waterproof (Black/True White, White Purple), Sk8-Hi MTE Waterproof Gore-Tex Blackout.

XTM is the pull-on après boot; Vans MTE is the sneaker you can wear to dinner. Shop apres boots Australia at Welcome Board Store.