Message #5330

[Ron]

I know this is old but yes, this is another sore subject with me. I don't really understand the need for overly stiff boots. Unless you are a racer who is making a few runs at a time using 100% of energy and don't care about anythig else why? Like Jim said, I changed over from east coast hard pack to west-based soft snow, trees, ungroomed broken, trees and such. i went from a Atomic RT TI 100 boot to a head sx11. Although is still plenty stiff and more importantly, a nice upright and neutral stance with good lateral stiffness. I love a softer flex that allows me to move and bend when needed like in pow and stiff broken. I ski upright so I don't need a boot to hold me up, it's inherant in my stance, so if i am banging a nasty bumps or coming through some pow and hit a rock or a frozen marmot, my boot can bend as needed and allows me to recover better and in the end, I have less fatugue and more fun!  6 straight days at Jhole and another 6 straight at the boat!