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Atomic's highest-tier women's skate boot, and one that doesn't punish your feet in exchange for shaving a few grams.

Striking a holy-grail-like balance of performance and comfort, the Atomic Women's Aina Skate Boot delivers precision and control for moving fast and the smooth fit you need to lap the track as long as you want. In comparison to other boots, the Aina is more than 100 grams lighter than the race-bred WorldCup Skate boot and taller and more supportive than the leisure-focused Ashera 30 boot. The Aina's Sport Fit measures 104mm compared to the 102mm High-Performance Fit of the race and performance boots, and it trades a ratcheting buckle cuff closure in favor of a more flexible hook-and-loop power strap. All together, this results in a boot designed around power delivery and a fit that's snug enough around the mid and forefoot without feeling restrictive. Go ahead and work on matching your skating technique to your pole plant without worrying about whether your boots can keep up.

And what of the flex? The Aina Skate Boot features a skate-specific flex that's more rigid than a classical flex but more forgiving than a full-blown race-style design. Atomic designed this boot as such because it understood that you want a boot for enjoying the ride and working up a sweat, but one that will still deliver quick reaction, power, and support when you try your hand at an all-out sprint.

  • Atomic's sport fit features a 104mm width that strikes a balance between close fit and all-day comfort, which means you get an improved boot feel, room to move your toes or wear thicker socks, and there's minimal sacrifice of performance for comfort
  • Compared to low, soft-cuff designs, the rigid ankle cuff improves overall lateral stability and ankle support
  • Atomic included a soft cuff insert that takes takes away the bite of the cuff closure when you have to really cinch the ratchet buckle down tight
  • Hook-and-loop power strap provides a secure cuff closure that helps to transfer power from your forward lean down into the chassis of the boot
  • Forefoot construction allows you to precisely adjust the lateral fit around your arch and just below your instep—rather than depending on a single front-lacing system, this construction ensures that you can customize the fit with more depth
  • Dual lace system simultaneously secures the heel and balances the instep fit with the pull of a single cord, minimizing foot movement and ensuring the best balance of fore and aft comfort
  • Skating flex makes the sole of this boot rigid enough to transfer your power when you're skating and just flexible enough to make it more comfortable than the Race flex WorldCup boot
  • Boot use a full-length sole groove that interfaces with a full-length binding ridge in SNS bindings so your foot sits closer to the ski when you're gliding
  • This guide ridge further improves ski control by eliminating the opportunity for the boot to slip off the binding plate during the glide phase
  • SNS Pilot 2 Equipe outsole is compatible with SNS Pilot bindings or SNS Propulse Bindings. SNS Pilot Race or Propulse bindings use a rigid or soft link behind the toe pivot to interface with a metal bar behind the toe-binding bar. This link improves lateral ski control by creating a secondary, floating connection between the boot sole and the binding.

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