This year's Fischer boots were well received by our testers who especially liked the evenly snug and padded feeling RC4 130 MV BOA for its instantly accessible entry, fit and easy-skiing nature. This was a boot that wouldn't require much fit fuss-about for most average shaped humans, testers said, and they loved how its trouble-free operation kept the fun skiing experience front and center.
The lower BOA reel was never mentioned as an impediment to entry or to a straightforward snug-up, which we always take as a good sign--boot features should fade into the background if they're working properly, and here testers say they are. They liked the traditional buckles up top and appreciated the cam-buckle power strap's releasable clasp for a low-hassle closure at boot top. There was plenty of room in the cuff for muscular legs and the instep height also made it possible for the higher volume skier to get comfortably into this medium volume boot.
This was a non-ZipFit liner, which our test team has enjoyed across all Fischer models for how well-shaped it is for the common prominences and wide spots of the foot and for its padded-enough construction that offered a layer of cushion from the plastic with a firm-enough grip for an aggressive attack through demanding conditions, when called for. They didn't feel that the liner got substantially roomier or packed-out over the course of the test period and said that it remained evenly mediumish from toe to heel and instep to calf.
The boot is a Vacuum model, meaning it is highly customizable by a dealer with Fischer's proprietary Vacuum molding oven and tools, but skilled bootfitters who aren't Fischer dealers will be able to make all common bootfitting mods as needed. It's also a Fischer boot still offering a SomaTec stance set-up which favors skiers with more naturally toed-out stances, but our test team made no mention of the stance feeling anything other than neutral, regardless of their personal amount of toe-out (abduction), which we consider a positive report--no news on stance is good news on stance, for us.
Put it on, buckle (and BOA) it up, go ski. Our team liked the RC4 130 MV BOA's simple recipe for skiing success and figure a lot of other skiers will too.
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