AIRANKS — The Authoritative Rankings for AI Web Content

AIRANKS measures AI visibility: we ask AI models real product and service questions, capture the complete answers as immutable observations, and publish what they contain — which brands were mentioned, which domains were cited, and which exact pages were linked. Every domain gets an AIR score from 1–10 (a decile of visibility in the active dataset; 0 means insufficient data), with the methodology in the open.

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The Question

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Best hiking boots for alaska vacation

Salomon takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 12 ranked brands, only 6 hold a position we'd call firm.

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answers sampled
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brands named
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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The 9 Best Hiking Boots of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/the-be…ml?utm=airanks.net247
Men's Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots | Merrellwww.merrell.commerrell.com/US/en/moab-3-mid-water…ml?utm=airanks.net201
10 Best Hiking Boots of 2026 | Tested & Rankedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…ts?utm=airanks.net127
X ULTRA 5 MID GORE-TEX Black | Salomonwww.salomon.comsalomon.com/en-us/product/x-ultra-…00?utm=airanks.net65
What To Wear Hiking in Alaska | ALASKA.ORGwww.alaska.orgalaska.org/advice/what-to-wear-hiking?utm=airanks.net63
X ULTRA 5 MID GORE-TEX Grey | Salomonwww.salomon.comsalomon.com/en-us/product/x-ultra-…00?utm=airanks.net62
NCOAE Equipment Listncoae.orgncoae.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/…df?utm=airanks.net48
Scholarship Acceptancealaskascoutingadventures.orgalaskascoutingadventures.org/wp-co…df?utm=airanks.net48
Men's Targhee IV Waterproof Hiking Boot | Tumbled Black | KEEN Footwearwww.keenfootwear.comkeenfootwear.com/products/mens-tar…ck?utm=airanks.net45
Mens Bridger Mid Waterproof | Oboz Footwearobozfootwear.comobozfootwear.com/products/mens-bri…of?utm=airanks.net39

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Salomon locked Salomon — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=405 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 100% of answers
Merrell locked Merrell — ci 0.91–0.91 · n=405 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 92% of answers
KEEN soft KEEN — ci 0.73–0.82 · n=405 · 66.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 54% of answers
Lowa soft Lowa — ci 0.73–0.82 · n=405 · 66.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 60% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.64–0.64 · n=405 · 98.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 35% of answers
Oboz locked Oboz — ci 0.55–0.55 · n=405 · 98.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 31% of answers
Altra firm Altra — ci 0.36–0.45 · n=405 · 92.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 10% of answers
La Sportiva firm La Sportiva — ci 0.36–0.45 · n=405 · 92.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Columbia contested Columbia — ci 0.00–0.27 · n=405 · 59.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Topo Athletic contested Topo Athletic — ci 0.00–0.27 · n=405 · 45.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Danner gathering Danner — gathering data, n=405. No bootstrap interval yet.
Scarpa gathering Scarpa — gathering data, n=405. No bootstrap interval yet.

The Incomparability Lattice

what the intervals separate, not what the list claims

An edge means one brand's interval sits strictly above another's — zero overlap. No edge between two brands is not a gap in the drawing, it is the finding: their intervals overlap, and the bootstrap cannot tell them apart. Brands on the same rung are incomparable, not tied — the ranking above orders them anyway because a list has to print a total order; this diagram is the honest version.

Salomon

1.00–1.00

Merrell

0.91–0.91

KEEN

0.73–0.82

Lowa

0.73–0.82

Hoka

0.64–0.64

Oboz

0.55–0.55

Altra

0.36–0.45

La Sportiva

0.36–0.45

Columbia

0.00–0.27

Topo Athletic

0.00–0.27

10 of 12 brands measured · 12 dominance edges · 7 rungs · 3 pairs the data does not separate