Salomon spk/ghost

yaboibarrywhiteI’ve found some sweet deals on them and they seem to have a cult following. Just wondering if they’re actually a good boot cus they seem mad comfy

They’re a good boot if they fit your foot, go to a boot fitter

I ride the 2019 Ghost.

Honestly it is all I really know. I started riding the original SPK (white one with black tongue) the year it came out 2005/2006? At the time it was game changing. I dealt with serious shin-bang b4 i switched to the SPK, and then all of a sudden it was not an issue. In a time when there was no full tilts or park type boots, that original SPK was game changing. It had a slightly more upright stance, compared to other boots I'd experienced.

A few years and SPK models later, I got my second pairs of SPK's. (2011 maybe?) I can't recall the exact model (got um in my closet still) but these ones had one of the Greatest features to ever grace a ski boot. THE RUBBER TOE. The rubber toe piece was amazing! NO MORE TOE BANG, NO MORE TOE NAIL ISSUES. I really would like to know why this feature was discontinued??

WHY NO MORE RUBBER TOE???

Unfortunately I somehow managed to crack those second pair of SPK shells after some 7-8 years of use, which led me to Purchase the Salomon Ghost in the fall of 2018, which I still ski as my only boot.

I am strongly considering trying Full Tilt for my next boot after trying some on at a local shop a few months ago, but it is so hard to leave a boot you know and trust.




WHY NO MORE RUBBER TOES on SPKS/GHOSTS?????



I can try and post pics of them all if anyone is interested.

Dan-ManI ride the 2019 Ghost.

Honestly it is all I really know. I started riding the original SPK (white one with black tongue) the year it came out 2005/2006? At the time it was game changing. I dealt with serious shin-bang b4 i switched to the SPK, and then all of a sudden it was not an issue. In a time when there was no full tilts or park type boots, that original SPK was game changing. It had a slightly more upright stance, compared to other boots I'd experienced.

A few years and SPK models later, I got my second pairs of SPK's. (2011 maybe?) I can't recall the exact model (got um in my closet still) but these ones had one of the Greatest features to ever grace a ski boot. THE RUBBER TOE. The rubber toe piece was amazing! NO MORE TOE BANG, NO MORE TOE NAIL ISSUES. I really would like to know why this feature was discontinued??

WHY NO MORE RUBBER TOE???

Unfortunately I somehow managed to crack those second pair of SPK shells after some 7-8 years of use, which led me to Purchase the Salomon Ghost in the fall of 2018, which I still ski as my only boot.

I am strongly considering trying Full Tilt for my next boot after trying some on at a local shop a few months ago, but it is so hard to leave a boot you know and trust.




WHY NO MORE RUBBER TOES on SPKS/GHOSTS?????



I can try and post pics of them all if anyone is interested.

This is all fair except for the fact that you said there were no Full Tilts. They’ve been around a long time and before that it was the Raichle Flexon which was the exact same thing?

animatorThis is all fair except for the fact that you said there were no Full Tilts. They’ve been around a long time and before that it was the Raichle Flexon which was the exact same thing?

I got no forsure idea but I think the Raichle was out of production for a number of years before Full Tilt bought that mold or trademark or whatever. So even though the FT mold is old as hell there were a number of years in the 2000s that I don't think that boot was in production

toastI got no forsure idea but I think the Raichle was out of production for a number of years before Full Tilt bought that mold or trademark or whatever. So even though the FT mold is old as hell there were a number of years in the 2000s that I don't think that boot was in production

Oh word fair enough then!

yaboibarrywhiteI’ve found some sweet deals on them and they seem to have a cult following. Just wondering if they’re actually a good boot cus they seem mad comfy

If they fit your foot then yeah they’re a sick boot. I have some from 2016ish and I regret not buying a pair of the black ones from their final season in 2019 as I have no clue what to go for when my ghosts die. Only downside is most models had 90 or 100 flex and are a bit soft imo