![]() ![]() ![]() Trying to reinforce something that Matt said: Evaluations like the dorsiflexion test that Matt suggested (putting your toes against the wall and driving your knee to contact without lifting your heel) tell you if you can use higher lean angles, but they don’t tell you if you should.įor example, I can stand with my toe >4″ back from the wall and drive my knee to the wall while keeping the majority of my weight on my heel (not just keeping it down, but actively weighting it). We kick off the conversation by brushing up a bit on plastics (specifically, we discuss the not-so-straightforward label, “Grilamid”) then we go a bit deeper into the topics of forward lean and ramp angles and then we jump down the rabbit hole on ski boot liners, and talk about the different types of liners and the pros and cons of each of them the “30 seconds” test and why Atomic views it as so critical whether it’s smart to shove an aftermarket liner into a high-performance shell and then Matt talks about a brand new liner from Atomic that incorporates their “Mimic” technology.Īlong the way, we also talk about next year’s Hawx Ultra 130 S alpine boot, and the also-new-for-next-year Hawx Prime XTD. So Matt Manser, the product manager of Atomic Ski Boots, is back to demystify the extremely complex, very expensive, and poorly understood category of ski boot liners. ![]() Ski boot liners are probably the most overlooked and least appreciated piece of ski gear out there, but they are a critical piece of equipment.
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