The ‘Ortholite C3’ footbed plays its part too, as does the heat-mouldable liner that keeps your foot comfy and secure all day. So too does the backstay of the outer shell, which flexes as required but always pings back to provide support.

“If your budget can stretch to the Salomon Hi-Fi, its premium construction will deliver a value-for-money experience that should span multiple seasons”

It’s one of the more expensive snowboard boots on the market today, but if your budget can stretch to the Salomon Hi-Fi, its premium construction will deliver a value-for-money experience that should span multiple seasons. And if it inspires you to a winch-assisted fastplant on a lamp-post as you soar over a public footbridge in a snowy city centre, then so much the better.

After a full setup? Why not try combining this with the rest of Bode’s gear – the Salomon Ultimate Ride snowboard, and Salomon Hologram bindings?

“Super hyped to work with Salomon to design this boot, we set out to make a high performance, high tech snowboard boot and we accomplished that.

Boots are a difficult part of snowboarding for me; I always have had a hard time finding a boot that fits perfectly and doesn’t make my feet hurt. This boot actually works, though. The Mutation Technology makes it low profile, and cuts down on extra moving parts, making the Hi-Fi lighter and more comfortable.

The Hi-Fi’s flex makes the boot feel broken in right out of the box and the Spring Back Spine keeps the boot from breaking down like any other boot.”