Why we like the Salomon S/Pro 100 W: Customisable, progressive, classic
Flex: 100
Last: 100 – 106 mm
Binding Compatibility: Alpine only
Weight (per boot): 1,570
Price: £400
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The Salomon S/Pro W range of alpine ski boots has long been the go-to alpine boot for downhill-focused women who prefer a comfortable (wide) last, while retaining strong heel hold. Now with these, the Salomon S/Pro 100 W, the boot designers over at Salomon have given that fit a bit of a tweak. In doing so, they’ve improved the boots versatility without sacrificing too much performance.
Salomon S/Pro 100 W Build
Gone are the days of alpine boots feeling like you’ve got a pair of deep sea diving boots strapped to your feet. Thanks to Salomon making use of a thinner walled shell, the S/Pro 100 comes in at a plucky weight of only 1,570 grams per boot – that’s touching on ski touring boot territory.
“Gone are the days of alpine boots feeling like you’ve got a pair of deep sea diving boots strapped to your feet”
You’ll come to appreciate this lack of weight when you’re looking to throw your skis into a turn, or when you’re simply bootpacking your way to that secret powder stash.
While weight has been saved, performance has been kept to an impressively high level through the use of a Polyurethane and fiberglass construction which has been reinforced with Salomon’s Coreframe construction. This use of plastics gives the S/Pro a smooth flex (which can be tuned on the hill as you desire) that offers a decent amount of rebound when you’re transitioning out of the turn.
Being a Salomon boot, the PU construction can be heated for ten minutes – in your local ski shop – before slipping your foot into the boot, creating a fully customisable shell fit, on top of the heat mouldable liner.
