4 buckle or 3?

[fear_and_greed]

I just got a pair of these, http://www.bentgate.net/shskbyic.html SuPeR Phat powder boards.

With my current light and fast setup I use my Scarpa F1 2 buckle boots, Dynafits, Volkl Nobert Joos 102-70-90, so pretty skinny skis, I have no problems with these boots driving these skis even in deep powder. I plan to use the new boards for more descent oriented playing - cat,snowmobile assisted and probably even heli skiing. I know I'll still be skinning up so I don't want any frankenstein boots and I am skeptical of the hype that says you need a 4 buckle boot to drive a fat ski.

Any informed opinions out there on this?

Edited February 27, 2007 by fear_and_greed

[DirtyHarry]

The buckle across the forefoot doesn't really do shit anyway so I can't see how 4-buckle boots make a big difference over 3.

[jordop]

It's not a matter of how big the skis are, it's what kind of skiing you're going to do. All you need for powder is something to lean back on.

[counterfeitfake]

The buckle across the forefoot doesn't really do shit anyway so I can't see how 4-buckle boots make a big difference over 3.

 

The fourth buckle goes at the top of the boot, not the bottom.

[cman]

i got the garmont mega-ride no too long ago (4 buckle) and they are great. the performance is great, they ski much more like a standard ski boot, but are still light and tour fine.

 

depends what you want for performance. my old boots were fine in good conditions but i got sick of the sloppiness in variable conditions.

[counterfeitfake]

I don't know about your huge boards and powder skiing. I do know that I like my very lightweight Garmont Mega-Lites (3 buckles) for almost everything, I only really wish I had something burlier on hardpack resort days.

[Weekend_Climberz]

I have a 3 buckle boot with a power strap at the top. It's been working great for me for the last two seasons. Just as a qualifier though, I suck at skiing, so there you go