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Too be completely honest, they're quite terrible for hard skiing. The shop was probably pretty race oriented (most shops are, there's a TON more money is race than freestyle), and anyone trying to race in Full Tilts, even with a #10 tongue and the stiffest booster straps, would be stupid. They are, in my opinion, the best boot on the market for park skiing (assuming they're the right fit for your foot), but other than park, aerials, and moderately cruising around, they're pretty awful. They're also not the most durable boot out there, buckles constantly breaking, and most people get new ones after about 3 or 4 years (which since they're a relatively cheap boot isn't too big a deal, and park skiers are used to replacing expensive stuff for the most part since park skiing destroys your gear), unlike other boots which will last some people 10 or more years. Think about it, they disappeared for years, then once park skiing starts blowing up they come back re-branded under the same company that owns Line and K2 (both pretty freeski oriented, Line more than K2, but still) and they're marketed quite solely to park skiers. Their team is 90% park skiers and aerials skiers, with a few bigish named back-country/big mountain skier thrown in there (Morrison, the Crist brothers, Permin, Ian Provo, ect.), and I'm gonna guess that they probably have made some modifications to the boot to be able to ski that stuff. But yeah, for the most part, they can really only handle park skiing, some powder, and if you max out the stiffness (#10 tongue, stiffest booster strap, drill and rivit certain spots) you can rock them pretty hard, but nearly what racers would want...and some racers will pay like $2,000 just for boots, no park skier would even think of it.
