Jordan D

My only boot for this season (100+ days) They look great despite the abuse, very impressed by the durability. A similar season of scrambling and hiking in F1LTs left them comically destroyed They are the most comfortable boot I've ever had, and I have "average" feet The boa is a lot better than the F1LT boa, it presses a plate down onto your foot. I was very anti-boa but these are a big improvement I never found the power strap to add anything so I took it off and never looked back CONS: there is def...

I abused these for 60 days in all conditions, many they did not belong in. My review is: they are adequate. I like the long effective edge and the subtle rocker, but frequently found myself stuffing the tips into even the smallest rolls in the snow because there's not much tip rise. Compared to the Mythic or impressive MTour 99 which replaced them, I did not find the Volkls particularly damp or stable. In my experience they were an acceptable lightweight carbon ski that floats on the uphill, that neither...

I skied the Mythics until there was hardly a base left. The Mythics had too small a turn radius and such wide shovels I often found myself standing only on the tips and tails. The tip rise was a bit ridiculous, too. Regardless, hardly a day went by that I didn't pick the Mythic. MTour 99 has fixed all of this and the ski is more damp. I can't tell the difference between these and skis in the 1600g category For what it's worth, Skimo weighed their 178s at 1320g -- mine are 1440 and 1450. Big difference! ...

I drank the kool-aid and got a pair, but these weren't it for me. Relatively hard to get on, quite upright (even in the forward position), the ski/walk lever sticks out a ton, and the walk mode has a surprising amount of resistance -- I'd even go so far as to say they're one of the worst walking beef-touring boots They can be made very stiff, though, and can ski any ski.

When I got my first backcountry boot 15 years ago I was floored how well it walked and how incredibly light it was. It didn't ski that well though This is the same weight. It walks BETTER. It skis like a resort boot. It's not upright! As a guide, my favorite ever boot