Rossignol BC X3 Backcountry Boot - 2007 BCS

I've been XC skiing on and off since 1977 and this is by far the most comfortable pair of back country capable boots that I have worn. They are warm, stable and offer good ankle and lateral support. In fact, performance wise they compare favorable to my older Merrell NNN-BC (heavy) leather boots which are much stiffer, but do not offer that much of an advantage unless you are carving some steep downhill terrain.

I tried the Rossi's with my Sierras today and was moderately impressed. I found them to be a comfortable and versatile boot. I would have liked to have seen a little more suport in the ankles. But in their defense I was doing quite a bit of off trail backcountry rough work. My biggest complaint is my zipper on one of my boots kept coming apart. However, they still kept my feet toasty, comfortable and dry, with very little ankle fatigue.

Good boot.

I can't say much about how good the product is if it gave me some bad blisters. The cause of the blister is in the heel due to the lapping of the stitching of the plastic heel around the back of the boots. There is not much padding and as my foot slides up a little it rubs against that seam (which is in a very bad spot) I got blisters on both heel after skiing for 10 kms total while wearing fairly thick wool socks, . I was feeling it coming on around 5 kms and if I didn't have that thicker wool socks, I would of been in more discomfort. Definitely would not recommend this to anybody. To improve the boot, I would add more padding inside and lap that seam the other way.

These boots are awesome, except they run small and gave me wicked blisters. Thought I would get used to them, but the heel slip never faded. Although they were the size I normally wear, they felt at least a half size smaller. I didn't find them to be very warm either.

Just took up cross country sking after 30 some years. I damaged my left foot slipping off a log deer hunting about 10 years ago and was afraid I would not be able to find a boot that would allow me to ski without causing a lot of pain. These boots have great support and are as comfortable as slippers. Great product. Back on the skis having a great time.

This is a wonderful boot...I have a pair of my own...unfortunately when I ordered a pair for my wife, I neglected to take into considration that her arch is so high that she couldn't even start to zip them up...Many thanks for all your help with the return/followup....This is the way a company SHOULD do business...
Bob

Full disclosure: I've only used them once, because my partner then broke her wrist and I haven't had time to go again. But she has these boots as well and we both love them.

My feet were completely toasty and the comfort was great.