Head has the unusual – but welcome – habit of referencing forefoot width by size, indicating just how scaled down this dimension becomes with each drop in shell size. Also unusual is a volume measurement for each model, which for the Raptor 110 RS W is 1800cc,...
All the hubbub about heat-molding technology – wonderful as it is – tends to obscure the built-in virtues of the shell being heated. In the case of the new Advant Edge, such oversight misses what makes these boots perform like training wheels for intermediate skiers....
The Vector Evo series blends race-bred fundamentals with fancy customization features to create a new series for the elite skier with no interest in running gates. The chassis is a relatively roomy medium (102mm in 27.5, 100mm in 26.5) that can easily be heated and...
The Raptor 140 RS, new Raptor Speed RS and 120 RS are as close to World Cup race boots as anyone not wearing a start bib needs to own. Contact around the heel and ankle feels like a velvet vise before the boot is even buckled. Once cinched in with their low-profile...
Women’s models that use the Evolution shell as their foundation, the Plush 6 and Plush 4 provide plenty of room for the high volume fem foot, but with more built-in support than the Mary Jane’s they replaced. The Plush 6 has a functional forward lean adjustment to...
