If we gave an award for creature comfort this Avanti would be a top contender. One tester said it felt like slipping your foot into a marsupial pouch. “Forgiving,” “friendly,” “relaxed” and “softly contoured” jumped off the review forms. Sounds almost more like a high end spa experience than a ski boot.
So we’ve established that the new Avanti 120 I.F. has the coziness goods but it also sports a surprisingly strong backbone when it comes to ripping turns. It promotes a tall stance which helped it effortlessly trigger medium and longer radius arcs with confidence-inspiring stability.
It’s not snappy quick—the cushy liner saps some response time immediacy—and the wider-than-medium width profile requires a thicker foot to fill the interior cavity. But many testers said the swaddling comfort outweighed any shortcomings. If groomed cruising is your sweet spot, the Avanti will have you jumping like a kangaroo.
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