Hello and welcome to my list of the top all mountain snowboard boots for women for for the 2022-23 season.
The following 5 boots have been assessed on a number of factors that I consider important for women’s all-mountain boots. And, as always, they have been given a score out of 100.
Comparison Stats
Of the 14 women’s all mountain boots that I rated:
O.k. let’s get going with the top 5!
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOT #5
Boot: K2 Contour
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CA
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Lacing System: Double Boa
Flex: Medium (6/10)
Rating: 86.7/100
Starting off the list at #5, 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
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
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CARVING | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SLOW SPEED RESPONSE | 3.5 | 7/10 |
COMFORT | 4.5 | 18/20 |
HEEL HOLD | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 3.0 | 9/15 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
TRACTION | 4.0 | 8/10 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 86.7/100 |
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOT #4
Boot: Vans Luna Ventana Pro
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CA
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UK/EU
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Lacing System: Traditional Lacing (with Boa)
Flex: Medium (6/10) - but 5/10 to 7/10 depending on what you do with the tongue stiffeners.
Rating: 86.7/100
Next up we have the Vans Luna Ventana Pro boots.
The Luna Ventana Pro features Vans' "Flex Control System" which consists of removable tongue stiffeners that allow you to stiffen up the boots with the tongue stiffeners in or leave them out - or have one in each boot to either increase lateral or medial stiffness.
The Luna Ventana Pro also feature a really cool lacing system, where you have traditional lacing to allow complete control over where you tighten the boots and also a BOA which acts on a harness that wraps around your ankle, to help increase your heel hold.
Score Breakdown for the Luna Ventana Pro
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
|---|---|---|
CARVING | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
SLOW SPEED RESPONSE | 4.0 | 8/10 |
COMFORT | 4.0 | 16/20 |
HEEL HOLD | 4.0 | 12/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 5.0 | 15/15 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
TRACTION | 3.0 | 6/10 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 86.7/100 |
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOT #3
Boot: Ride Karmyn Zonal
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CA
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Lacing System: Double Boa
Flex: Medium (6 out of 10)
Rating: 87.2/100
Coming in at #3 are Ride’s Karmyn Zonal snowboard boots.
Unlike the K2 Contour above (see #5), both of Karmyn's BOAs work on the outside of the boot - one for the upper section of the boot and one for the lower section of the boot, giving more control over how you want your boot to fit.
And overall, across all relevant factors, the Karmyn are just an all round quality pair of snowboard boots.
Score Breakdown for the Karmyn
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
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CARVING | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SLOW SPEED RESPONSE | 4.0 | 8/10 |
COMFORT | 4.0 | 16/20 |
HEEL HOLD | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 3.0 | 9/15 |
TRACTION | 4.0 | 8/10 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 87.2/100 |
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOT #2
Boot: Nidecker Rift W
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CA
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Lacing System: Double Boa
Flex: Medium (5.5/10)
Rating: 89.4/100
In at #2, we have 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. They are the softest boot on this list, though still pretty similar to the others here.
Score Breakdown for the Rift W
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
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CARVING | 3.5 | 10.5/15 |
SLOW SPEED RESPONSE | 4.0 | 8/10 |
COMFORT | 4.5 | 18/20 |
HEEL HOLD | 4.0 | 12/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 4.0 | 12/15 |
TRACTION | 4.0 | 8/10 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 89.4/100 |
WOMEN'S ALL-MOUNTAIN BOOT #1
Boot: Burton Felix
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CA
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UK/EU
IS THIS GEAR RIGHT FOR YOU?
Lacing System: Double Boa
Flex: Medium (6 out of 10)
Rating: 91.1/100
And finally, in the #1 position, we have the Burton Felix BOA.
With the Felix you are going to 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.
The Felix are 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
RATING | SCORE WEIGHTING | |
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CARVING | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SLOW SPEED RESPONSE | 4.0 | 8/10 |
COMFORT | 4.5 | 18/20 |
HEEL HOLD | 4.0 | 12/15 |
ADJUSTABILITY | 4.0 | 12/15 |
SHOCK ABSORPTION | 4.0 | 12/15 |
TRACTION | 4.0 | 8/10 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 91.1/100 |
Over to You….
So that’s our list of the best 5 women’s all mountain boots. I hope this has helped you in your hunt for great snowboarding boots.
Check out the links above for more info on each boot and to check for current prices and availability.
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