Welcome! I hadn't heard of heated boots before. Looks like Alpina has the most options in terms of offering heated boots for different ability levels. Can't say I've ever heard of Alpina before either.Has anyone in this group tried the new heated ski boots (not heated inserts)? If so, what are your thoughts? pros and cons?? TIA
I am in the PNW so mostly White Pass WA or 49 Degrees...Welcome! I hadn't heard of heated boots before. Looks like Alpina has the most options in terms of offering heated boots for different ability levels. Can't say I've ever heard of Alpina before either.
It certainly sounds more convenient to have the heater and battery pack built-in. But only if the boot happens to be a good fit. Otherwise fit trumps the heat option.
What region do you ski the most?
There is nothing worse than having a good day on the mountain but having to go inside due to cold feet.I remember being embarrassed of my cold feet in middle school on a tubing trip. I have no idea why, but assumed I must be the only one. Nowadays I’ll do anything to keep my feet warm skiing, and shout it from the rooftops! Haha
There is nothing worse than having a good day on the mountain but having to go inside due to cold feet.
Honestly I haven't looked into Hotronics I will take a look.
I don't know the mountains in the PacNW very well. Are the runs long or short? I've found that I don't get as cold in comparable temperatures at destination resorts in the Rockies with high speed lifts and longer runs than at small hills in the east with slow lifts and short runs (under 5 min) before the next lift ride. For me, the solution to getting cold turned out to be keeping my core warm. I almost always wear a vest, unless it's spring skiing conditions. Since I live in the southeast, that can happen in Jan.I am in the PNW so mostly White Pass WA or 49 Degrees...
My daughter's boots are all-in-one, Salomon x-pro custom. You just plug the cable into the back to charge them, and there's the on/off and heat settings on the top of the cuff. There's something similar by K2, Rossignol, and Elan. IAtomic and Salomon did have pre-wired liners to some boots in the line. But you still needed the "heater". There wasn't enough demand and this is not an option now.
Very true! If DD hadn't needed new boots anyways, and the Solly hadn't been marked down to around $200, I would have gone with non-heated boots and hotronics for her. But the shop said both fit and flex were good, the price was good, and for the poor embarrassed teen (well, now an embarrassed 20 year old) it isn't obvious that they are heated.That's $$$
The pro of this system is no extra cables, no external batteries to lose. The con is that if any part is faulty, you are left with a normal liner and can't just replace one part like with hotronics.
Salomon site says the liner. They have some at the local shop. I'll see if I can more intel on them.