Salomon Snowboarding Malamute

Review Date
October 17, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
2-5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: gravdef(Unregistered User) ,  Advanced , from Denver, CO

Price Paid:  $199.00 at Colorado Ski and Gol

Summary:
Best investment I ever made. Nice and stiff, great heel hold, huge toe box for warm feet. My feet were warm all day, never fell asleep, no pressure points. Well worth the extra $$. I heat molded them myself with a blow dryer and they feel great. The best feature by far is the lacing system. With the quicklace pulls and the lace locks, these tighten up better than ANY boot I've ever tried. Buy the Salomon bindings too to get the perfect fit.

Similar Products Used:
Airwalk Freeride

Review Date
March 25, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Countless

Reviewed by: emil (Unregistered User) ,  HardCore

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I rode dryslope on these 3 times a week for 3 months and one week on snow. Stiff at first which was good cos i was recoverering of a twisted ankle. Then they got worn in and were more flexible perfect for freestyle believe it or not.

Review Date
March 20, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
2-5

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: Domino(Unregistered User) ,  Intermediate , from San Francisco

Price Paid:  $180.00 at Lombardi Sports, SF

Summary:
Great boot, if it fits you right. Of course stiff, and clamps on the heel- makes you one with your bindings. The sales person suggest I put in an arch lift insole to pull my toes away from the end of the boot (slightly hitting when standing straight). I was a bit worried this would become an issue on the slopes, but it did not. I only had one slight rub spot on the heel, which I'm confident will go away on further break in. Definitely test them in your bindings before you buy to make sure they seat adequately- they have a somewhat bulky sole.

Review Date
March 12, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
6-15

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: Darren (Unregistered User) ,  Advanced , from Edinburgh, Scotland

Price Paid:  $260.00

Summary:
Absolutely the best! Accept no imitations. I was converted to Salomon a couple of years ago having always used Burton. I bought a pair of the (then new to the market) Synapse and they were superb for the first couple of seasons. Lately they have become a bit soft and I was tempted to trade up to the new Malamutes. They really have solved a lot of the minor problems with the previous season's boots - these appear to be as close to perfect as I have tried

Similar Products Used:
Burton Ion, Burton Driver, Salomon Synapse.

Review Date
March 4, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
2-5

Reviewed by: cft(Unregistered User) ,  Advanced , from SF East Bay, CA

Price Paid:  $169.00 at Tri City

Summary:
Buy these boots. They are the most comfortable boot and are nice and stiff. With these boots (used with Flow FL-11) I am at one with my board.

With my old Burtons I couln't wait to get them off after I was off the hill. My big toe would be bruised and my feet would cramp. Now, my feet feel great after a hard day.

I did have them heat molded at a local Salomon dealer, but another dealer one said Salomon told them to never to heat up the 2002 Malamutes after I had it done :(... Not sure what is the real answer is, but they still feat great.

Similar Products Used:
First generation Burton Ruler SI, Rossi something or other.