Pinnacle
K2 had an advantage when they built their first hike-mode (HM) boot: they hadn’t made any boots, so they could build the HM model from the ground up. Since making a killer BC boot was central to their line from the outset, they built an alpine boot technology, Energy...B.F.C.
K2 isn’t circumspect about who it made the B.F.C. for: it’s right there in the name: Built For Comfort. The C could just as easily stand for Convenience, for the B.F.C.’s are as easy to slip on as a 4-buckle boot can get. The latch on the spine that unlocks the upper...FulLUVit 95
Its focus on ease and maneuverability in the rough and tumble of off-trail conditions disguises the power the FulLUVit holds in reserve. Kelli Gleason, who tears up Telluride when not taking care of business at Boot Doctors, assures us, “it still holds at Mach 9.” For its kindness to women who aren’t looking to crack the Mach scale ceiling, we award the FulLUVit 95 a Silver Skier Selection.