Alpina S Combi Sport Series Cross-Country Nordic Ski Boots, Silver/Charcoal, 38

A perfect boot! These boots seem like an excellent value for the price. I have hard-to-fit feet, I have tried on other boots and had them feel great in the store, purchased them, only to generate painful blisters when I actually skied with them. Not so with these. After receiving them, I went out and skied an hour — no blisters, only one minor “hot spot” on one foot. They fit me very well, they have a deep heel pocket that accommodates my knobby heels. (The heel grip adjustment feature is nice…

Good quality boots I have used Alpina ski products for years and when my old-reliable comi-boots finally went out on their last XC ski outing, I knew that I needed to find another pair of Alpinas. Man, I thought my old boots were comfy and well-built, but these are AMAZING and significantly better than my last pair. I’ve been out for almost 100K so far, and with the amount of snow still on the ground here, I might get a hundred more by the end of March. I’m sure that they will perform for skating, but I’ve…