Dalbello DRS 110

Model Year
2025-2026
Category
Frontside
Last Width
98
Flex Index
110
Price (MSRP)
$685.00USD

The martini olive colored chassis with pimento buckle highlights set the stage for a very sophisticated, yet simple, boot experience for testers with the Dalbello DRS 110. Much like a dry martini, the DRS 110 was not a thing of adornments and frills but rather one of substance, and those with an already-acquired taste for a straight-up performance boot found an immediate test favorite there.

Testers said the fit and skiing experience of the DRS 110 is elemental, possibly as in basic, or perhaps as in force-of-nature, because the DRS 110 is both straightforward and very powerful--and yet somehow it avoided feeling harsh in either fit or on-snow behavior. They say the fit is on target for a 98mm last--snug everywhere but without causing numbness or hot spots and with a touch of extra room-to-breathe in the toebox. They like the tall-enough cuff feel on the leg (it's not a lower-cuffed model, though one is available for short legs in the step-down 90-flex version) and they say it's just-soft-enough that they can move through the flex range in a supple, dynamic way that didn't lock up their joint chain or pitch them into the backseat.

This is a go-everywhere boot that's supposed to stay on the groomed (on account of its solid sole), but just like our test team, it doesn't do what it's told. This is an all-mountain scalpel, testers said, and they praised how damp and compliant it felt hammering through variable terrain and thicker snow surfaces. True, its forte was driving a carving ski on smooth surfaces where it helped leave deeply scribed arcs in the spring corduroy, but testers said that it would appeal to technical skiers who aren't afraid to go venturing off-piste.

While they called it a classic four-buckle boot that's not for beginners, testers did think that it offered more bandwidth than expected for motivated intermediates looking to step up to a new level with their skiing. Just a touch softer than 110-flex and easy to get on, it was a convenient and well-mannered cross-mountain weapon they said. A lot of skiers are going to like this one, was a tester comment that we think summed things up quite well.

Gender 
Women's
Sizes (MP) 
22.5-29.5
Hike Mode 
No
Construction 
Overlap
Boot width profile 
Narrow
Also in this Collection 
130
Special Sizes 
22.5 and smaller
Cantology Compatible 
No
Total Avg Score 
9.60
Shell/Cuff/Tongue Plastic 
polyurethane/polyurethane
Dry-Test Fit 
9.88
Dynamic Balance 
9.75
Edge Power & Fore-Aft Support 
9.63
Quickness, Steering & Feel 
9.50
Convenience, Warmth & Features 
9.38
Tech Compatible 
No
On-Snow Fit 
9.50

Kudos

  • “Really tight heel hold, and comfortably snug forefoot hold. Strong and powerful, perfect for the gal that rips. Could be awesome for the person needing a tight foothold but needs a little more room in the calf. ” -- Emily Alleman
  • “Killer edge power and quickness. Performance fit, feels snug throughout but not offensive. Attractive cosmetics. On trend. ” -- Megen Johnson
  • “Very solid. I feel like a racer. Way to go, Dalbello! Classic boot, no gimmicks. ” -- Liz Elling
  • “Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Great narrow fit but has a little toe box room to keep the piggies happy. Shes a ripper! Best of test for sure. Strong, powerful, and snug! Has some amazing rebound out of the turns and has great edge to edge power. ” -- Kori Coggin

Caveats

  • “If there is one thing off, it's low on the instep--when you crank down the second buckle it kind of collapses a little. ” -- Liz Elling

This boot available at...

Big Bear Lake, CA
Chicago, IL
Killington, VT
Stowe, VT

Special thanks to all of our sponsors!

Platinum

Gold