realskiers

I happened to browse through a 2013 Atomic catalog yesterday in a shop, and spotted an interesting looking race boot called the Redster.  This has a carbon spine, three replaceable sole plates of differing stiffness, and, most interestingly, a flattened lower part of the inner boot where the foot contacts the side of the shell.  This is supposed to help with edge grip and ski control.  A very interesting looking boot, and some innovative technology in there.

Be careful with this one in regards to assuming the "carbon" spine is what Atomic says it is.  According to Bill Dodge (of Dodge Boots fame) the "carbon" in the spine of the Redster is not actually a piece of carbon fiber shaped into the spine of a boot.  It's actually ground up carbon mixed with plastic which does make the spine more rigid, but it's not really the same thing as true carbon fiber.

Now of course this info is only hearsay and the Redster may still be a great skiing boot (it does have some nice features like the rotating cuff).  In the end though it only matters if the shell is the one that fits your foot best.