Boots are lighter than ever but still give strong skiing performance. Graphene is the thinnest and lightest material around, it is also stronger than steel. Head is at the forefront of technical materials and Graphene is a material that Head are using in their newest models, such as the Nexo. Other successful boots such as the Vector with a medium last enabled Head to become a successful ski boot manufacturer. The Head Edge was first introduced in 2005 and fast became one of our best sellers as it was one of the only boots with a wider fit at this time. However, they have been very successful at developing medium and wider fitting boots for recreational skiers. Head is another brand with a strong links to ski racing and their race technology is filtered down into their recreational models. Although an Austrian brand their ski boots are still developed in Italy today. Head started making ski boots following their purchase of San Marco in Italy. These boots also had an improved foot and leg position and flex that made them both less tiring to ski in and also better suited to modern skis and skiing technique. In 2012 Salomon improved their custom shell technology to cover the entire shell with the X Max and a year later, the X Pro. It can be a little heavy and the foot position doesn’t work as well with modern skis. In 2008 Salomon launched the Impact which was one of the first boots to feature a ‘Custom Shell” allowing easy head molding of specific areas of the shell simply by heating in an oven prior to wearing the boot while it cooled. However, it is now a little old in terms of plastics and materials. Introduced in 1998 there have been three generation and it was the bestselling performance boot of its time. One of the older boots we see the most of is the Salomon X Wave.
SALOMON XWAVE BOOT UPGRADE
In 1992 Salomon launched the Integral, this was Salomon’s first performance buckle boot and it offered a firmer foothold and was more responsive than previous rear-entry models – we still see the odd pair and if you own a pair an upgrade is strongly advised.
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