XT Free Tour

A true AT boot with the requisite Tech inserts and rockered WTR sole, the XT Free Tour lies outside our normal field of inquiry. We reference it here so those of you contemplating this activity – related to alpine skiing, but not to be mistaken for it – can find it...

Allspeed Pro

This commentary is a repost of last season’s report; the associated FIND buttons connect to 2017 starting inventory. The key differentiator across the three branches of the Allspeed family is shell volume, which by current convention is indicated by forefoot width,...

Quest Access

Neither the Quest Access family nor our 2016 assessment of its virtues have changed; while this commentary is a repost of last season’s report, the associated FIND buttons connect to 2017 starting inventory. We love the understated irony in the name Quest Access as...

RS SC

This commentary is a repost of last season’s report, the associated FIND buttons connect to 2017 starting inventory. The “SC” stands for Short Cuff, meaning Lange lowered the cuff height on its SC series to suit the shorter length of a woman’s tibia. All other changes...

Allspeed

This commentary is a repost of last season’s report; the associated FIND buttons connect to 2017 starting inventory. Rossignol has always had a soft spot in its corporate heart for the high-volume foot, going back to its very first days as a boot brand. Maybe that’s...