Great all around boot! Good stiff feeling with a good amount of response, but still gives you a lot of freedom. When you put them on, if you want the bottom to be tight you have to lean forward in them.

The Ride Snowboards Hi-Phy boot is one of the best choices to be found in the snowboard footwear market. It is one of the lightest, most dial able set-ups to tune in to your feet.

Starting with the Intuition Mobile Foam liner, you can sit down with a Ride dealer and get your boot perfectly custom molded to your foot shape in a quick shop visit. The External J-Bars, Cored Ankle Pockets and the Aegis™ Antimicrobial Coating add to the perfection by keeping you held down and running clean during and after a long riding day. An Impacto Insole and 3D Formed Tongue allows for your foot to keep comfortable as well as in-control and command of your board. The fitting ensemble is completed with the Boa Coiler and Closure Lace Guide to tighten and lace up your boots. The new style Boa Coiler dial works amazing in even cruddy ice or deep snow conditions. It allows for a glove like, precise fit, powerful, uniform closure, no pressure points and the benefit of micro and on-the-fly fast adjustability.

The outside construction made for a super-lightweight, minimal build-up of heavy materials and glues. Unibody construction of the Phy-Top 2.0 makes even my larger sized boots the lightest design I have ever ridden! The lack of heavy layers and glues allowed the boot to last long into the testing season beyond what you would expect of a standard boot. These easily got in 50+ days of riding and many piloting a snowmobile and still have a good amount of seasons available to go in them! A new rubber sole allows for great dampening, adept hiking and amazing, light control power over the bindings and board.

Overall, this boot you will not go wrong with! It is built extremely well and comes in two color choices; black for the on-slope only rider that tunes the outerwear colors down and then a great yellow/blue combo for those that want to head off-trail and be seen in case of a >BIFF< or a pro snowboard photographer is lurking!