| Salomon Group, more commonly just known as | | | | feeling that they're a ski company trying to cash in |
| Salomon, has been making outdoor sports gear for | | | | on some other sport. They really seem to have put |
| decades. They are one of the top ski manufacturers | | | | the work into building these boots, regardless of the |
| in the world and were known for introducing the twin | | | | style you get. They sport a full line of gear for men |
| tipped ski, the skiing equivalent of the twin tip | | | | and women and offer all the variety even the |
| snowboard, which opened up whole new possibilities | | | | pickiest snowboarder could want. While the boots |
| for skiers. While snowboard companies have been | | | | aren't perfect, they are certainly a match for any |
| popping up left and right ever since the sport | | | | other snowboard company out there. |
| became a commercial success, not many ski | | | | If you look at the bottom end of the line, the F20 |
| companies have gotten a foothold in the market. | | | | Salomon snowboard boot, you still get a nice product. |
| Whether that is because they haven't tried or | | | | The first thing to notice is how light and low profile |
| because they simply failed to capture the spirit of | | | | the boot is. Mainly designed as a soft park boot, you |
| snowboarding depends on the company. Salomon, | | | | won't feel like you're throwing around twenty pound |
| however, embraced the world of snowboarding and | | | | weights on your feet when you hit the kickers. They |
| has an entire line of snowboarding gear available. But | | | | hold up pretty well, too. The same can be said all the |
| how does it stack up to the stuff made by | | | | way up the line to the Pledge boot. Designed for all |
| snowboarding companies? | | | | around riding, the boot is styled simply but packs all |
| Any snowboarder worth his salt will tell you that the | | | | the technology you could get from any other |
| single most important piece of gear to a | | | | company. If there was a complaint about Salomon |
| snowboarder is the boot. Why not the board or the | | | | snowboarding boots, it's the lacing system. Laces |
| bindings? For starters, riding a cheap board won't | | | | have become outdated and every company is |
| affect most people's performance all that much. | | | | looking for an alternative. BOA lacing systems seem |
| Cheap bindings, even though they may make it a little | | | | to have hit the nail on the head, but some systems |
| harder to carve as precisely as you want, will still do | | | | like Face Lace from Burton and Salomon's Powerpro |
| the job. But a lousy pair of boots means heel lift, | | | | laces just can't quite keep up. |
| cramps and strains. A poorly made boot is the | | | | Salmon is really out to prove something with their |
| fastest way to turn a new boarder completely off | | | | snowboarding gear. They are trying to break out of |
| of snowboarding. If you're ever going to splurge on a | | | | the stereotype many snowboarders have about ski |
| piece of snowboarding gear, it should be the boot. | | | | companies that get into snowboarding. They want to |
| \With that said, how do Salomon snowboard boots | | | | show snowboarders that a ski company knows how |
| compare? First of all, Salomon has dived head first | | | | to diversify. And if the Salomon snowboard boots |
| into the snowboarding world. You don't get the | | | | are any indication, Salomon is doing a great job. |