by Jackson Hogen | Sep 10, 2017
As America’s preeminent ski brand, K2 has made the core recreational skier – not the race competitor – the focus of their best engineering. This philosophy has been extended to their boot line, where they’ve aimed at the all-terrain, big mountain skier as their...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 10, 2017
Head has garnered an avalanche of well-earned accolades for its amazing Race and Technical skis, precipitating a rise in the brand’s fortunes at retail. Most of the athletes hoisting Head skis on a podium are also wearing Head Raptor boots, yet the magnificent Raptor...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 10, 2017
Full Tilt prides itself on maintaining close ties to its roots, so product turnover isn’t the priority it is elsewhere. The only change to the 2017 line was the addition of the Drop Kick, a slam dunk from a product development standpoint as it adds a spiral wrap liner...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 10, 2017
Fischer had a long and illustrious history as a ski maker before they decided to jump into the boot pool, despite said pool already being awash with brands. The focus of their debut models was an abducted (toes-out) stance, a clever idea it slightly overcooked,...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 10, 2017
No other boot brand has done more with the 3-piece, external-tongue shell design than Dalbello. Dalbello didn’t just copy the Raichle design they adopted; they improved on it. They optimized its performance properties by playing up its strengths: a stout spine and...
by Jackson Hogen | Sep 10, 2017
When Atomic’s parent company, Amer Sports, acquired Salomon from adidas, it forged a perfect marriage of skiing nobility. Salomon would benefit from Atomic’s acknowledged artisanship in race skis and Atomic would gain instant access to much better boot and binding...
