Liner

No compromise has been made in the liner department; the Kendo boasts the ‘Imprint 3’ model also found on the Photon [link to that review] as well as other high-end Burton boots. As should always be the case with liners, comfort is the priority here. The top section features a highly effective moisture-wicking material that’ll keep your feet dry whatever the conditions, and minimise the change of a boot-stink build-up.

The locking system is intuitive and effective, preventing the need to fiddle with it over the course of your day, and the cuff sits snugly against your leg whilst leaving you the option to tweak grabs for your life. Then when you want to redline it down a groomer and need all the response you can get, the firm ‘power panel’ sections on either side of the ankle stand ready to do their thing.

“This one is high-quality and versatile, with aesthetics that will serve as a siren call to a certain vintage of shredder”

Roundup

Perhaps this is a tricky sell – will any boot be able to convince riders who still yammer on about Ingemar’s backside air at Riksgransen over to the easy-entry path?

Well, if any can, it’s definitely the Burton Kendo. This one is high-quality and versatile, with aesthetics that will serve as a siren call to a certain vintage of shredder. We hope for their sake that they succumb to the Kendo’s winning combo.