At Realskiers, we confess that our interest in hiking is directly proportional to the quality of what we’re hiking to ski. Were we more dedicated to the touring culture, we’d be all over Atomic’s Backland, with its all-business touring sole, tech inserts and...
Some people with very large feet also possess equally impressive ankles and calves, all of which can be at considerable pains to insert in a ski boot. While Atomic’s Live Fit series can’t actually perform miracles, it may feel like the Promised Land to some...
In the long, inglorious history of the plastic ski boot, the skier with the wide foot has had to content himself with either an Iron Maiden fit meant for a much slighter foot, or a pair of cavernous, collapsible pits into which he could pour both his feet and his...
The original Hawx series, a medium-lasted shell without a lot of flashy features, became an international best seller for a lot of subtle touches – a domed instep, flexible sidewalls, an abducted stance – that added up to above-market comfort and support at...
A lot of boots made for narrow feet are minimalist affairs derived directly from a race boot. The Hawx Ultra, however, is based on a recreational boot, although the Ultra is more than just a narrower Hawx Prime. It uses a new shell design called Progressive shell that...
