Apex (See: Hanson) boot priced at $1,295.00

 http://apexsportsgroup.com/

This boot has been in design for the past couple of seasons. Looks like Denny Hanson is ready to bring it to market under the "Apex"  not his own name. 

Thoughts on a $1,300.00 boot? I am assuming "Street price" will be $999.00. Has any tried it on, let alone skied it? 

Had it on for about 30 mins maybe a month ago. The fit was better than expected and the flex was more or less normal. Looking at it, I thought "soft boot goes upscale" and maybe that's what it is. It would be a great coaching boot, and a great boot for the Deer Valley crowd. I think it will work well enough that at a more normal price, it would do pretty well. At the current pricing, it will be extremely limited. IIRC there is no street price.

SJ

Wow these are certainly in the running for the most hideous looking ski boot ever designed... say what you will, in the 70's the Hanson boot looked amazing and they did ski ok, of course favoring comfort over performance... these new ones might ski ok, and may be designed for comfortable walking, but who wants to be seen walking around in what looks like snowboard boots with duct tape?  Of course, if the comfort is there the word of mouth could sell these to the Cayenne crowd...

Loord Vader, your new boots are here. 

Someone will buy these things but not this child; not at anything near that kind of money.

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Hah, that's enough reason for them right there. My current boots look like a creamsicle.

Seriously tho, its one of the more aesthetically pleasing boots I have seen. CF and leather look pretty sweet. If they are functional, I would use them... if I needed new boots and if I didn't have to pay for them.

 Look similar to some snowboard boots designed for use with step-in bindings. I'd consider a pair if they were compatible with K2 Clicker bindings and if they cost about $1150 less.

Those almost look as cool as Warner Nickerson's CF boots (if anyone here has seen them they are basically boots that are carbon fibre liners and thats it; they are EXTREMELY thin). Wouldn't drop that much on a boot though, no matter how comfortable it is. Any good boot fitter could make a crap boot fit and feel just as nice.

so he has invented a carbon exoskeleton for a snowboard boot....clever possibly, overpriced most definately

I guess I should've come here first instead of TGR on this one.

I'd think that the narrow strap on the shin with a soft boot below wouldn't distribute pressure effectively.  I.e., comfort in the lodge, pain on the slopes.

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Edited by comprex - 9/8/09 at 12:36pm

I'd have to say that this boot is NOT overpriced for what has gone into it. It probably is overpriced for the general market though.

SJ

 This boot actually reminds me of my K2 Inline skate boot.

Jim, since you've actually fondled these... any thoughts about pressure distribution on the shin?

In the 1/2 hour or so that I was in them, I found no problems in that area or really, in any other. This boot is clearly targeted at the "luxury" market and as such, favors supreme comfort over ultimate performance. It is far superior to any of the "soft" boots of the past because it does not collapse on the top of the foot. I brannock at a 28.5 and was in a 27 boot. It was pleasantly snug but felt a little short. Then again, most conventional boots feel a little short in a 27 as well.

This boot will not ski like a conventional boot. Even a 3-pc shell will have more lateral feel than this will. Still.......it is intended for a niche market and will deliver what that market requires.

SJ