Skiboots Black Diamond 2015/2016
Summary of boots for ski touring, ski mountaineering and freeride touring, that can be fasten into specialized bindings for ski touring and freeride touring. The boot’s main characteristic is: wide range of move in the cuff, low weight due to use of lightweight plastics materials which keep their properties while temperature is changing (Grilamid and Pebax). Most boots are nowadays equipped with metal inserts on the tip and on the heel to house the pins of binding and ensure the connection between the boot and the ski. These boots usually have fewer buckles then regular ski boots, the inner boot have thermoformable liner and a molded outsole, that is made of adhesive non-slippery material. For ascent, the boots should be switched into the „walk” mode and change to „ski” mode when skiing down the hill.
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