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I also find this boot very challenging to get my foot in and out of. The red ski boot horn helps but it’s still harder to get into than my big overlap boots. I found the Ridge’s floating tongue gets out of the way more and is way easier to put on.

I’ve been waiting for a lighter hybrid binding to use on my 50/50 setup. (Weight for one binding with 108 brakes, AFD and screws was 711g on my scale - about 200g less than the Shift). I mounted the Hy’s to use on Volkl Blaze 94’s with my Atomic Hawx boots. When I’m not touring on another setup, I’ll head to the resort and get a couple of sidecountry laps before riding the lifts for a couple of hours. To use a baseball analogy, I swing a heavy bat for my fitness laps setup, it makes me stronger and I want t...

Mark, I found these easy to get in and out of in the shop. Although it can have a pretty low instep when the boa is cinched down, the cable has a lot of slack so the tongue moves out of the way a lot, at least compared to my Skorpius v2.

The jig template - the Hy doesn’t use the Raider Evo series holes so will be filling the old and drilling the new, but they made sure there’s enough room when mounted in the same spot.

Thanks Carlos, it’s been hard to find the best touring boot for my bad knee. I’m not a hard charger but a more progressive and supportive boot sounds nice, especially if it’s got some suspension to help reduce pain on anything but soft snow.