Deuxdiesel Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 I have given up on using AT boots for plates and snowboard specific boots are ridiculously expensive for 20 year old technology, so I started looking into modern alpine boots with Grip Walk soles. One that I have considered is the Dalbello Pantera 90 with GW soles. Flex adjustment and walk/ski modes, ramp angle adjustment, plus the soles might reduce the side sliding that normal alpine boots have on plate bindings. There are lots of others out there like this, and the prices are much better than the limited supply of UPZ/Deeluxe boots. Has anyone else tried or looked into this? I have 4 great alpine boards sitting idle because I am in a boot drought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 Hey DD Doesn't sound like your riding backcountry splitboards.... what's your necessity of "Walk Grip" soles? Just walking from car to lodge....in your boots? Plenty of used boots listed in classifieds here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Donnelly Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) What you describing sounds like Nordica SBH alpine boots from the 90’s. You might post in The “Wanted” section. Also try the search function in this forum. Edited December 22, 2019 by Pat Donnelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) Go for it. Pantera is the continuation of the CarveX / Reflex line, which is the same shell as the Head Stratos / Blax snowboard boots. I rode Carvex for more then a decade. Edited December 23, 2019 by BlueB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuxdiesel Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 3 hours ago, barryj said: Hey DD Doesn't sound like your riding backcountry splitboards.... what's your necessity of "Walk Grip" soles? Just walking from car to lodge....in your boots? Plenty of used boots listed in classifieds here. It would keep the toes/heels from sliding sideways in the bindings? Not a necessity, just dismayed with the lack of options, technology and overall value of what is available in modern hard boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 If you have a ski shop locally go try a bunch of stuff on. Every boot is a compromise. I'm sure those would get a board on edge- go see if they fit and if they flex like you want them too. I'm not sure why you gave up on AT boots, but there are a bunch of boots that ride the grey area in AT and walking/ sidecountry alpine boots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuxdiesel Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 AT boots are very hard to find in my area to actually try on, plus they are very expensive and even harder to find a size 28.5. $600-700 seems crazy to me for boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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