![]() Always buy from a professionalĪs always, you have to try the boots on and it’s always better to get them fitted by a professional. Heel hold is also very good, and will work well if you have a defined heel but can’t get along with the really narrow heel pockets of some boots. The fit is very much like the S/Pro, so there’s a good amount of room in the forefoot. This means they accommodate feet that are much broader than the 100mm last. As the shells easily heat mould to your feet, when fitted by a professional boot fitter, you can gain an extra 6mm of room in the forefoot. The Shift Pro boot is a custom shell model (apart from the teen’s version) in a 100 last 100mm width across the forefoot in a size 26.5MP shell. AT = Alpine TouringĪT in any Shift Pro name is just to indicated pin inserts, a feature traditionally found on Alpine Touring boots. There is an 80 flex boot with pin inserts too, but this is aimed at the teen market, hence called the Shift Pro 80T AT. Women can select a 110 and 90 flex boot with pin inserts or an 80 flex without. There are 8 options in the Shift Pro boot line 4 for men, 3 for women and a teen’s option.įor men, there’s the choice of a 130, 120 and 100 flex model with pin inserts, along with a 90 flex boot that doesn’t work with pin bindings. In place of the QST Pro, they have a new four buckle freeride touring boot for men, women and teens, called the Shift Pro. The three buckle QST Pro boot from Salomon has now gone, although the 104mm three buckle QST Access, with the flat ISO 5355 downhill sole, remains. Hey, we all want a massive smile on our faces when skiing, and the right kit helps. We test and review so you can get the best information available about the kit you’re interested in, to help you make informed decisions. They don’t have any say in what we write or report about their kit. We’re not paid by the brands to feature their kit and don’t receive any commission or income from them for reviewing their products. SkiKitInfo has all you need to know about these new kicks. Salomon’s been working on a new freeride touring boot for the everyday skier. ROSSIGNOL Kit and equipment from Rossignol.DYNASTAR Kit and equipment from Dynastar.DALBELLO Kit and equipment from Dalbello.MARKER DUKE PT – NEW FREERIDE TOURING BINDING.Expect reliable, predictable, fun everywhere and A-plus performance. Some testers who wanted a slightly flatter edge set-up noted that a Custom Shell 360 cook job eased that edge bite by an estimated half-degree. It’s solid but with long enough travel for making supple flexing movements that responded well in a variety of turn shapes and sizes and through all terrain and conditions. Testers like the boot's starting position, with its modern, upright cuff, tipped slightly outward for strong inside edge engagement. ![]() The X Pro 130 similarly aced its on-snow exams. ![]() They found that provided a more open fit around their peak pressure points and subtle stance angle improvements. A good portion of our test team liked the full monty: a ten minute oven cook of the shell followed by five minutes of molding and five minutes of cooling. Other testers preferred to cook only the liner to ease that rearfoot grip and retain the otherwise firm fit throughout. It’s great for skinny heel/wide forefoot guys (there's room up front) without any surgery. Many of our crew preferred the firm grip of the stock set-up's liner which holds the heel and ankle aggressively. Testers say the X Pro rocks in both stock and full-modified versions. We put heavy mileage on the X Pro 130 in off-the-rack mode and then again after customizing it every which way to Sunday. ![]() A perennial favorite that we nonetheless barraged with a battery of tests.
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