The following are our Top Rated women's all-mountain freeride snowboard boots for the 2025-2026 season.
Who is this list for?
This category features boots in the flex range 5.5/10 and above, featuring boots that are medium flex all the way up to the stiffest women's boots.
Those at the softer flex end of the range (medium) suit anyone from intermediate to advanced, particularly those advanced riders who have a more playful style, but still need a certain amount of stiffness to match their performance needs.
The stiffer flex end of the range are best suited to the hard chargers out there who want their boots nice and stiff for all the support they can get when really charging and/or laying over deep carves.
For lighter riders who like softer boots, freestyle oriented riders or those that like their all-mountain riding more playful or casual, you might want to check out our all-mountain freestyle list.
As always on SnowboardingProfiles.com the boots are given a rating out of 100 based on our women's all-mountain freeride specific scoring system. This is not an exact science (especially with boots as personal fit is so important) but will provide a way to give you a quick look at the performance of each boot.
Category Stats
Of the 20 current model women's all-mountain freeride snowboard boots that we tested:
OK, let's have a look at the top 10 for 2025!
#10: K2 COUNTOUR
Flex: Medium (6/10).
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 86.1/100
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Starting off the list at #10, we have the K2 Contour.
The Contour are a little more suited to carving at higher speeds, but are still decent at slower speeds.
And while they might lack in outer boot adjustability, their comfort and heel hold make up for it. And they enable you to retighten your heel hold, when needed, without undoing the outer boot.
Score Breakdown for the Contour
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 16/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Comfort | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 3 | 9/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 3.5 | 7/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.1/100 |
#9: K2 TRANCE
Flex: Stiff (7.5/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 86.7/100
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K2's Trance are next up and offer a stiffer flex than their brand counterpart, the Contour, above. They are the third stiffest boots in this list, behind only the Kita W (see #1 below) and Cadence (see #4 below).
While they may not be as good for slow speed turns as the others on this list, they can give you all the support you need to lay down high speed, high angle carves - and apart from their slow speed performance, they tested well across all the factors we test for.
Score Breakdown for the Trance
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4.5 | 18/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 2.5 | 7.5/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 3.5 | 7/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.7/100 |
#8: VANS LUNA VENTANA PRO
Flex: Medium (5.5/10)
Lacing System: Hybrid (Traditional Lace with Boa)
Rating score: 86.7/100
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Next up we have the Vans Luna Ventana Pro boots.
The Luna Ventana Pro feature a really cool lacing system, where you have traditional lacing to allow the best control over where you tighten the boots or keep it looser, and also a BOA which acts on a harness that wraps around your ankle, to help increase your heel hold.
But adjustability is of course not the only thing going for them. They were very consistent across all the factors we test for, and they strike a really good balance between carving and slow speed performance. This one slightly more optimized for slower to moderate speed riding.
They are also the lowest priced boots on this list.
Score Breakdown for the Luna Ventana Pro
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 3.5 | 14/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 4 | 12/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 4 | 12/15 |
| Adjustability | 5 | 15/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 3.5 | 7/10 |
| Traction | 3 | 6/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.7/100 |
#7: RIDE KARMYN ZONAL
Flex: Medium (6/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 88.3/100
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Coming in at #7 are Ride’s Karmyn Zonal snowboard boots.
The Karmyn Zonal, like a majority of the boots in this list, feature a double boa lacing system that allows you complete independence in adjusting the lower half of the boot and the top half of the boot (note this is the case for all the Double BOA systems in this list, except for the Contour (#10) which works a little differently).
They also provide the best of both worlds when it comes to higher speed carves and slow turning - they were equally as good at both, in our testing.
Shock absorption is there one minor weakness but otherwise, they etested really well across all the factors we test for and are just an all round quality pair of snowboard boots.
Score Breakdown for the Karmyn Zonal
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 16/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 4 | 12/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Comfort | 4 | 12/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 3 | 6/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.3/100 |
#6: NIDECKER RIFT W
Flex: Medium (6/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 88.3/100
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The #6 position is occupied by Nidecker's Rift W.
The Rift W were consistently good across all the factors we test for and has no weaknesses that we could detect. The kind of boot for those that don't want to compromise in any area, so long as they don't need their boots to be super supportive/stiff for high speed jaunts.
After the Luna Ventana Pro (see #8), They are the softest boot on this list, but still just on that slightly stiffer side of medium.
Score Breakdown for the Rift W
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 3.5 | 14/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 4 | 12/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 4 | 8/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.3/100 |
#5: THIRTYTWO WOMEN'S TM-2 DOUBLE BOA
Flex: Mid-Stiff (7/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 88.9/100
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Our next entry, the Women's TM-2 Double BOA from ThirtyTwo, are pretty much the definition of well balanced. They do all the small things well and the package comes together as a pair of snowboard boots that tick all the boxes.
A great balance between carving and slow speed riding, fantastic heel hold (and if you need it even better, it even comes with a heel hold kit, which allows you to get more volume around your ankle, to help lock that heel in place) and all round good quality, honed over many years of refinements.
Score Breakdown for the Women's TM-2 Double BOA
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 16/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 4 | 12/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Comfort | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 4 | 8/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.9/100 |
#4: RIDE CADENCE
Flex: Stiff (8/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 88.9/100
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The #4 position goes to the Ride Cadence.
Being the stiffest (along with the Kita W at #1) boots in this list, the Cadence naturally provide ample support for high speed endeavors and high angle aggressive carves.
While their slow speed performance may not be as good as others on this list, it's good enough if your only slow speed riding is when its enforced and you're just itching to get to the next place you can lay down carves or bomb a fast straight line.
They also provide a high quality sole (Michelin® Hybrid Traverse Sole) with great traction for those off the beaten path adventures, and icy car parks.
Score Breakdown for the Cadence
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 5 | 20/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 3 | 9/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 4 | 12/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 3 | 6/10 |
| Traction | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.9/100 |
#3: VANS VIAJE RANGE EDITION
Flex: Mid-Stiff (7/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 90/100
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Speaking of off the beaten path adventures, our #3 boot for this list, the Vans Viaje Range Edition, is built especially for that.
It features a drop cuff, which allows you to widen the top of the boot to make it easier to hike in, or when skinning.
They also feature tongue stiffeners that allow you to have the boot stiffer or softer depending on whether you have the stiffeners in or out of the tongue.
Score Breakdown for the Viaje Range Edition
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 16/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 3 | 9/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Comfort | 4 | 12/15 |
| Adjustability | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 90/100 |
#2: BURTON FELIX BOA
Flex: Medium (6/10)
Lacing System: Double Boa
Rating score: 90.6/100
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The #2 spot this belongs to the Burton Felix BOA.
The Felix BOA are the only boots that scored 4/5 or above for every single factor that we test for, making them the queens of no-compromise.
With the Felix you'll really appreciate the response you’ll get when your on the steeps or anywhere you want to be charging hard. But they’re also flexible enough that you can still ride casually or playfully.
They are also super comfortable and highly adjustable so you can get the fit just right. They have great shock absorption to add to that comfort – and for landing jumps & tricks and reducing chatter in rough snow.
Basically there's no where that these boots don't excel.
Score Breakdown for the Felix Boa
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 4 | 16/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 4 | 12/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 4 | 8/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 90.6/100 |
#1: NIDECKER WOMEN'S KITA HYBRID/BOA
Flex: Stiff (8/10)
Lacing System: Hybrid (Traditional Lace with Boa).
Rating score: 91.7/100
Price: View More Info and Current Prices at the links in the tabs below.
Finally, taking out the #1 position for 2025-2026, we have the Nidecker Women's Kita Hybrid, which also comes in a Double Boa version.
The stiffest equal on this list (along with the Ride Cadence - see #4), the Kita are not for the faint hearted.
These deliver some seriously good support that enables bucket loads of carving performance, at even really high speeds.
In addition to being a great tool to help you lay down big carves, they are overall a high quality pair of boots and a great option for hard chargers.
>>See Full Review (Double Boa version)
Score Breakdown for the Women's Kita Hybrid
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 5 | 20/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 3 | 9/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 5 | 15/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 4 | 8/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 91.7/100 |
Score Breakdown for the Women's Kita
| Factor | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Carving | 5 | 20/20 |
| Slow Speed Response | 3 | 9/15 |
| Heel Hold | 4 | 12/15 |
| Comfort | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
| Adjustability | 4 | 12/15 |
| Shock Absorption | 4 | 8/10 |
| Traction | 4 | 8/10 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 88.3/100 |
Thanks for Checking Out Our Top Rated Women's All-Mountain Freeride Snowboard Boots
Thanks for checking out our top rated women's all-mountain freeride snowboard boots picks. I hope this has helped you to narrow down your options for your next pair of boots.
Check out the links in the where to buy boxes (the ones with the flags) for prices, availability and more info on the boots. And the full review links for more details on how we experienced each pair of boots.
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