DaleBoot ST

Model Year
2014-15
Category
All-Mountain Traditional
Last Width
92-110
Flex Index
130
Price (MSRP)
$795.00USD

Testers found that the ST suited our bigger, taller guys best. Testers who felt that the VFF Pro was a touch too soft, found their fore-aft target in the ST's pinned and reinforced cuff design. The flex feel is still characteristically elastic and long-travel (a DaleBoot trait, we think) but with a firmer starting point that worked well for skiers with longer legs).

This is not to say that the ST couldn't be built for a shorter guy—or even a strong skiing woman—like all DaleBoot models, the lower boot is completely customized to the skier's foot shape and the upper is selected to match the shape and length of the lower leg shaft.

The ST lower can be built to suit the narrowest sliver of a foot (92 mm at size 26) up through gargantuan proportions (110 mm at size 26). The upper boot on the ST is available in two different cuff heights, per size, to suit varying lower leg shaft lengths and shapes.

The liner is any one of six options for volume and density, in two different styles, of which testers noted that the spiral wrapping style did a great job of padding the lower shell's cabrio opening for an easy slide into and out of the boot. The DaleBoot's entry and exit scores remain the best, across the board, period.

At first, testers new to the DaleBoot design struggle with the unique buckle closure system but manage to get trained up quickly and generally approved of the resulting containment. A newly redesigned toe dam "spat," has solved previous pop-off problems, making the buckle-up process much more trouble-free.

Gender 
Men's
Sizes (MP) 
22.5-32.5
Hike Mode 
No
Construction 
Cabrio/3-PC
Boot width profile 
Narrow
Medium
Wide

Kudos

  • “Skied well—loved the tight heel pocket. Fit well even without liner molding.” --
  • “Intuition liners always feel good! High comfort scores here.” -- Scott Blackwell
  • “Sensitive and quick—solid spine for strong transmission of energy and I love the new spat design.” -- Jack Rafferty
  • “This is a full-custom boot, so it has to be built for the skier and then molded for the skier.” -- Mike Evans

Caveats

  • “Felt a little under-edged to me—I'd take advantage of the modular cants.” -- Scott Blackwell

This boot available at...

Salt Lake City, UT
Pagosa Springs, CO
Missoula, MT
Westborough, MA
Newton, MA

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