I have suffered from "loose heel" problems my entire snowboarding career. From good old laces to the new-fangled quick-lace systems, nothing tightened enough around my ankle while still leaving my calves / feet comfortable. And then, enter the Boa Conda lacing. Even better, it actually worked. I was out riding better than I ever had with more comfort and response due to no loosey-goosey heel action while carving tight turns. Couldn't be happier!

Snowboarding is part of my job, and I was happy in these boots for 8+ hours a day. They were easy to loosen and tighten at a moment's notice. I spent a blissful 6 days with these boots until last night. Last night, I lifted up my ski pants to find that the boa lacing system on the tongue had just popped out. 3 of the 4 "L-locks" that hold it in just broke off. I had nothing traumatic happen, and didn't even whack my boots at any point during the night. What a bummer!!

Good news, K2 has a 1 year warranty. Well that's peachy, except they no longer have any snowboard boots in stock. So I can return it, go back to my old boots, and order another pair in the summer. And I am starting to think, why would I order another pair? As great as they are, if they can't even hold up for a whole week, there is no way they are making it through a tough winter and the demands that I put on them.

Great concept, K2, stick with the Boa Conda, but take a long, hard look at your construction.

I tried these on in size 6.5 3 separate times before making the purchase. They were prefect in the store - extremely comfortable to walk in (on flat ground), lightweight and warm. However, it was a different story on the slopes. My toes were suffering from excruciating pain. I contacted K2 and was advised to loosen the boots, which I did to the point of getting much heel lift, but the sharp agonizing pain never went away. I decided quit these and went back to my Burton Lodi's in 6. I have yet to feel that unbearable pain. I contact K2 again and all they said was sorry. I would not recommend these or K2 to anyone.