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...
Dalbello took a different tack with its women’s race boot this year, dropping the DMS W 100 after only a year in favor of two new low-cuff (LC) boots in softer flexes, the DRS 90 LC and 80 LC. Both the new 98mm-lasted boots are made with PU cuffs and shells with My...
High performance female skiers with narrow feet haven’t had a lot of options aside from race boots; the Hawx Ultra W gives them a cornucopia of options in a single shell. Even if the skier never changes the flex or forward lean, never heats the customizable shell or...
It’s no slander to say the Avanti 95 W and its little sisters, the 85W and 75W, are simple, basic boots. The classic, 4-buckle overlap shell works best when tampered with least. The Avanti W models deliver on the fundamentals: a 4o ramp angle, 12o forward lean angle,...
The Custom Adaptive Shape (C.A.S.) concept that is the key to the Mach 1 LV’s popularity with both bootfitters and their customers is a many splendored thing. Inspired by feedback from a cluster of America’s top bootfitters (including a few Realskiers’ test shops),...
