I was looking for some great splitboard boots and these are great because they are older and have both laces and boa configuration. After reading some reviews I knew the 2023 model was a good boot. However the 2024 model I have read are no longer laces and are only boa. Most importantly and why I rated them lower is because they run half size small and this was not available on the site.

I've spent years in the backcountry splitboarding and never needed anything but normal boarding boots. However, once I got into split mountaineering, crampon-usage and the wear & tear of off-trail spring + summer backcountry travel really started to wear down my normal snowboarding boots. These splitboard mountaineering boots were a massive upgrade for so many reasons.

Note: If you're looking for just normal splitboarding boots, these will be overkill. Just use your normal snowboarding boots. It's not just the price and features, but these are also the stiffest boots I've ever felt because they are designing for hiking steep lines in the backcountry. I still plan to use my older 32 boots when skinning in the backcountry during the winter or at the resort when I'm not hitting the steepest of lines.

What's great about them:
- The toe protection is incredible; very stiff, which is perfect for protecting your toes when scrambling small distances when you don't want to throw hiking boots on, and crampon usage is a huge plus; I feel more secure kicking in booters up steep lines (plus the heel welt allows for semi-automatic crampons).

- The ease of which you can get your foot in and out of the boot is almost magical. My previous 32 boots were easy to get on if I was standing, but these, I can literally slip on while sitting without a bat of an eye. Maybe it's because my last pair were so old (2015/16) that I've just been behind on the "tech", but I still haven't gotten used to it.

- Both the sole and outer layer are very rugged and will definitely withstand the backcountry, especially in late spring/summer when hiking on foot exposes them to a lot more than winter ever does. I do still put a plastic bags over each of them when I have them strapped to my board on my backpack in case of branches snagging on the top part, but that's more of a "why not protect my expensive purchase" than a necessity.

- The zipper cover will not only help preventing frozen laces (which was Jones' original intention), they also provide extra water protection during spring/summer river crossings & moister snow conditions.

- The liner is very comfortable and is also different than what I've been used to; it's hard to explain it but instead of belt-like velcro straps, the entire front has velcro flaps near the top that you put on the outside of the liner when getting your foot into the boot, which helps prevent the liner from closing in on you when you're getting your feet in. Then, you flip them back inside when you're tightening the liner down.

- Lastly, the BOA **** are even easier to turn than older versions. They feel somewhat effortless. Probably just because I've been on old boots, but still worth mentioning

Unlike my last pair of MTB’s, the liner on these boots wraps all the way around my calf, so the walk mode collar on the shell is useless (the liner is now the limiting factor). Moreover, the new liner is a bit looser, so these boots will probably be too loose once they pack out a bit (I ordered the same size as last time).

On the plus side, the boa’s allowed me to tighten down the boot more and they feel super responsive edge to edge.

I have been using these boots for 12 months and probably have about 100 tours on them. The first pair only lasted me 1 month before they had to be replaced due to the internal routing for the BOA cable failing causing the BOA cable to become stuck, fusterating by Backcountry.com worked to warranty them and were able to get me replacements fast. The second pair have about 11 months on them not and they are basically shredded to pieces. The liners have worn badly against the stablizing plastic peices - that can be swapped for varying stiffnesess - to the point that the liner has a hole in it. There is also significant wear in the interior of the liner around my ankle due to frcition created primarily in walk mode. The boots are absolutley not too big for me, if anything I would in retrospect go up a half size to a full size, yet the ankle lock is not able to prevent significant wear to the liner. Finally, the overall build quality is poor and I the rubber sole is alreading starting to sepertae from the foam. More, over there really isn;t much to the sole of the board, its just a big brick of foam from liner to the rubber grips. As mentioned no crampons really it this boot well it overall the boots footprint is really big. Don't get me wrong this boot is probably still one of the best on the market however even touring in it for a few days you will likely see that the design lacks attention to detail. I believe thirtytwo could do more to enable splitboarding rather than just dressing up its resort boots and increasing the price tag.

I bought my boots early in the season (of course were a great deal price). The inner lacing broke the 2nd time using the boot (still on the resort before backcountry usage). After 1 month of waiting for warranty, no response from the manufacturer..... QUESTIONABLE quality control and customer service.