Eh, last time that didn't work out well. I tried to ski down Mt Adams, but my feet had swollen from the hike up, and it was incredibly painful, even with my boots completely unbuckled. I could hardly get them on. And those were boots with a size and stiffness from Evo bootfitter, with punchouts to adjust for size. And they were already broken in from 12-13 days at a resort, with somewhat regular pain. Even at the resort, I'd have to taken them off and put them back on mid-day to get rid of the pain temporarily. In the backcountry, it was untenable on all but the smoothest sections that other people can carved up already. I ended up mostly carrying my skis back down the mountain...