Comments on: Garmont Axon & Endorphin Comparo — Paul Parker Speaks

By: rather b skiing

rather b skiing — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:23:31 +0000

Last i checked the fit of the spirit 3′s is like throwing a bag of golf clubs in the back of a cargo van vs the trunk of a mazda miata…i can’t see the logic in comparing an out of box, non molded liner garmont axon with a decked out spirit 3…..I really wonder who’s “out to lunch” on this one.

By: Lou

Lou — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:34:13 +0000

Colin, thanks for your take. Keep us informed on how it goes.

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:34:26 +0000

Skied my Garmont Axons out of the box last night @ Snowking. I guess I was hoping that a boot costing $650 (Thanks TP!) would not need absurd amounts of customization just to be skiable. The cost of my mods will be on the order of $350 retail – meaning a total price tag of ~$1200USD for the person trying to put together a skiable boot off the shelf. I mean heck, is Garmont really that out to lunch?

Temps were around -10F and I hiked/skied 1 lap on firm groomers. Initial impressions include a tongue that is way too soft and cut too low, a total POS liner, and insufficient forward stifness. Lateral stiffness is good, and so is ankle/heel retention. However, these boots ski worse overall out of the box than do my modded Spirit 3′s.

Tomorrow the boots will receive: Booster straps, Intuition Power wrap liners, custom footbeds, and a tongue from either Kryptons or Tornados. I will report back Monday eve with secondary impressions.

By: Samo

Samo — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:53:20 +0000

I hope so! Stiff dynafit binding with din at least 13.

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:32:19 +0000

I’d imagine Dynafit has something in the works, knowing those guys…