High-Performance for a good price. Buckles. Warm.

To use them properly, boots must be as tight as possible. To use them comfortably, boots must be loose as possible.

I'm going into my second season with these boots, and am finally realizing their potential. It took four or five days of skiing before my feet quit throbbing, but the boots now fit like a cast. They flex well and are stiff enough to carve my old 197 Salomon GS skis with ease. My toes stay warm, the buckles are high quality steel, and the EZ-ON makes it brainless when you step into the bindings. My only complaint aside from the initial pain would be that they don't go up high enough for extra leverage. Then again, my calves are never sore from biting.