X Max Race is a new series that might be more accurately named X-Racer Max, for it aims at a skier with race-level skills who isn’t inclined to ski a pure race boot, in other words, an ex-racer. The PU/PA shell of the X Max Race 130 and 120 are narrower, livelier and...
This season the X Max series gets a top-to-bottom makeover with the new Twin Frame 2 shell that uses polyamide in the lower shell and spine to increase rigidity and rebound and decrease weight. The new X Max 130 now uses a wide Velcro strap (instead of a cinch strap)...
If you’re essentially an in-bounds skier with the occasional yen to roam the backcountry, the QST Pro is the shoe you’ve been looking for; however, if you regard riding a lift as weakness, the MTN models are right in your wheelhouse. If performance to weight were a...
The unusual look of the new QST Pro models suggest that they’re hybrids of a sort, and indeed they are. Made from equal parts of MTN and X Pro elements, QST Pro boots are an amalgam of on-trail and out-of-bounds properties. On the OB side, the skier is dropped as...
The most popular boots in America since their introduction three years ago, the 2018 X Pro models don’t tamper with the formula that made them so successful. They still start with a medium (100mm) Twin Frame 2 shell that can be expanded up to 6mm, fitting all but the...
