realskiers

FYI -- tried a Lange RS130, and it was way too tight in the midfoot area.  Good elsewhere, esp. in the heel, achilles and cuff areas.  This one might be a contender if a good fitter can punch those areas out.

Svend - Your comment about the mid-foot area being too tight can be easily remedied if you're willing to cough up more cash for a ZipFit liner.  The ZipFit only has 2 layers of neoprene around the mid-foot and will allow you to get into a tighter fitting shell.  Honestly, this is all about the things I warned about - being led astray by a liner (or possibly the footbed).

Put it this way, I could barely get my foot into the Raptor with the stock liner and once I did I was not in my "happy place".  With a ZipFit it's the perfect shell for my foot.  In the end it's all about what your personal goals are for your boot fit.  I prefer to lean toward the side of higher performance which means I want less liner between my foot and the shell.