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SPK vs. Foil boots on groomers
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OK so I have Line Invaders, I´m 6'1''ish long and I weigh about 215lbs. I ski 60 / 20 / 20 park and jibbing / trees and powder / groomers.
Now I´m about to buy a new pair of boots, and first I thought I might buy Salomon SPK Kaos boots, but then I thought I will buy Line Prophet 90s for groomers, trees and pow (if I find any). So I´d like a boot that´ll do justice for both skis, and from what I had heard the SPK wouldn´t be a good choice cause it sucks at groomers.
So then I thought the Salomon Foils would be a better choice, even though they´re not so suberb in park and at jibbing.
But then I noticed that the flex of The Kaos (90) is bigger than the flex of the Foils (80) (at least that´s what it says on Salomon´s home page).
So do the SPK Kaos boots suck at groomers, trees and powder so bad that it would be better to sacrifice some of the park and jibbing ability and get the Foils? And how suitable are the Foils for jibbing and park?
I also considered Full Tilt boots, even though they are hard to find here where I live and I don´t know if they fit my feet or not because I can´t test them anywhere. I know the Hot Doggers are kinda like the SPKs, but are the High Fives like the Foils or are they not meant for park at all?
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If I´d get those prophets my skiing would be prob like 40 / 30 / 30 park and jibbing / trees and pow / groomers
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i have the spk pros and i love them for everything.. you will be fine with the spk kaos
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id even say the kreation's are fine so long as you're not trying to bomb monster hits, have had no issues with mine.
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I can't speak about either boot specifically but I use Nordica Ignition as my everyday skiers. I run them on the hard setting (90) and weigh pretty much the same as you. While they are not a race boot and i can't ski them as hard as i can in my 130 racers, they are more than sufficient for 90% of the skiing people do on groomers. So the flex shouldn't be a problem for you.
If you have a wider foot you might want to look at the ignitions also.
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OK I´ll look for those Kaos boots then. But I´m also very interested in Full Tilt High Fives. How good are they in park and at jibbing?
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I used to have Foil boots for about 4 years but then I switched to SPK's and have been wearing them for 2 years. I would never go back to Foils...the SPK's are awesome for everything (park, groomers, trees, etc) just so comfy and light....also the two buckle design (and the lace system) holds my foot in better than the foils because the bottom buckle is very close to the ankle and keeps your heel from slipping up....Try the SPK's and if they fit, definately buy them
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OK thanks that was really helpful +karma
And I messed up my weigh using some shitty calculator, but I really weigh less than 180lbs :D
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There really aren´t any here in Finland. At least I can´t find all those boots from the same place.
But I did get to test FT Bumble Bee pros on today. But I´m still not sure about the width because the boot was too small for me anyway. And I was surprised by that because my current Salomon boots are the size 30 and they are way too big for me and the BB pros were 29,5 and I couldn´t even consider skiing on them.
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