The name Speedmachine has been plucked from the past, but every significant feature of this series is brand, spanking new. Nordica’s entry into the heat-moldable shell market comes with a twist: an infrared lamp applies internal heat to a relatively small zone, then a...
If you fit ski boots long enough, you discover that people have vastly different tolerance levels for what we’ll call “fit tension.” Some feet crave the confinement of a shell measuring 92mm – 95mm at its widest point; others may love the extraordinary support the...
The GPX line of men’s and women’s boots, marries the take-no-prisoners attitude of race boots with the slightly more relaxed fit and shock-absorbing properties of all-mountain shoes. The inner boot and its attendant fit sensations are the biggest differentiators...
The new Sportmachine series are basically Speedmachine models expanded by 1mm or more in every direction but down. This may not sound like much, but in a ski boot, 2mm more freedom in the forefoot, 7mm extra room in the cuff and whopping 4mm higher instep add up to a...
For 2018, Nordica ends a several season siesta from making a hike-mode (HM) boot. The wait has been worth it. The new Strider delivers outstanding downhill performance in a four-buckle boot with all the requisite HM elements. The heavily treaded sole was developed in...
