The designers achieved this thanks to a radical new progressive shell that cuts material and thickness around the boot where it s not needed.
Lightest ski boots ever.
At only 5 pounds 2 300 grams for a size 27 with a cuff rotation that likely exceeds 60 degrees the x alp s are for the serious backcountry skier who may want to enter a randonee race.
The new salomon s lab x alp boot is a super lightweight ski touring boot aimed at those who value light and fast over ski anything performance.
It is an approachably stiff 120 flex rated boot for all but the lightest skiers but we feel that it is a capable performer for many skier types in varied snow conditions.
For men the slightly beefier cosmos boot weighs in at about 50 ounces each or about 3 pounds a foot.
Evo s been recording ski boot weights since 2012 find backcountry and alpine ski boot weights both old and new here.
In fact it s 25 lighter than any other.
The hawx ultra is our lightest alpine ski boot ever and by a long way.
The lightest boot cited the 44 ouncer is a women s model the celeste.