 Poster: A snowHead
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Looking at getting some new boots in December.
Salomon Quest are at the top of my list.
Has anyone purchased them and are they any good?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have a pair and was very happy with them. Fitted me well, super comfy and dry. Have now upgraded to a stiffer boot but still have the Quests and will continue to use them for days where I have to do a lot of walking around.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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GLP, are they good for walking in?
I'm talking about half mile walks to the ski lifts and around town, rather than ski touring.
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Does that mean you're going to be stuffing them into normal alpine bindings?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yes, normal bindings.
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Whatever someone else thinks about them is irrelevant if they are not best fit for you! Ski boots are crap for walking in regardless of walk mode or not and of course you run the risk of wearing the heels and toes so they will slip in/out bindings eventually.
Sorry if that seems a little terse.
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I will be wearing those "cat tracks" things when walking, so as not to wear out the toes and heels.
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I'd be inclined to look at the Tecnica Cochise line, and indeed I bought a pair of the 120s. The sole blocks are swappable, so you can a) get a set of alpine blocks that will work in alpine bindings, and b) swap em for some new blocks easily if you wear them out. Also the touring sole blocks are dynafit compatible, which is potentially useful. The walk mode is entirely reasonable, and they're reasonably stiff on ski mode.
Alternatively, get a set of Ice Bugs, or similar trail shoes... wear them to the lifts, and swap em out for some decent downhill boots. If you're not going to tour in your boots, this way will be cheaper, better on the down and a hell of a lot more comfy when you're walking 
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Ski boots are crap for walking in regardless of walk mode or not and of course you run the risk of wearing the heels and toes so they will slip in/out bindings eventually.
Sorry if that seems a little terse. |
Having been trying on touring boots recently I have to disagree - with the Dynafit Vulcan and Scarpa Maestrale you can ALMOST forget you're in ski boots, the walk modes are pretty incredible!
Also you have to do a metric poo-poo tonne of walking to wear boots out to the point where they don't work with the bindings anymore. A one/two week a year skier will take many years to get to that point.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The Quest Max is a completely new boot, and compared to the non Dynafit compatable Competition, is incredible. Quest Max Pro 130 is the one to go for, that's if you know where to find them.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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CH2O, 130 stiff for very cold snow?
They appear to have touring pads available to fit them
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Weren't the Quest boots the ones that sparked quite a lot of negative feedback for Salomon, after they allegedly failed catastrophically if you used them in 'low-tech' bindings?
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You know it makes sense.
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ChrisWo, yer they are and that's the reason they're not a tech-binding compatible boot this year.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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meh, makes sense...thought it was worth a mention.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This is different boot, wish they hadn't called it quest, rumour has it there are new tech pads for dynafit compatibility, but yet again, you'll have to look hard to find some. 
Bikeandsnow,
Yup that's the puppy.
Cynic,
Nah, she's sweet, really nice flex, tried them in a stop that has a boot freezer in it to get a proper flex test, was perfect, the Lange is a wee bit soft for the 130 given range, complements perfectly the Guardian. The 120 Quest Max was a bit mushy, I felt.
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