Tom GellieBig Picture Skiing Pty Ltd · Coach/Director

Great kids ski boot design - Fischer TWO

7 Jan 2024 · 2 min

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In this concise product review, Tom Gellie evaluates Fischer’s junior ski boots (models One and Two) that were sent to him for testing with his child, Archie. He highlights several design innovations aimed at improving young skiers’ comfort and skill development: the absence of a front plastic overlap to allow greater ankle flexion, a warm, easy‑to‑don liner with side tabs, a gaiter with strategic plastic cut‑aways that encourages the child to use their muscles for balance, a simple pull‑strap for tightening, GripWalk soles, and a notably low weight—about half that of comparable boots. Gellie argues that kids’ ski boots have been historically neglected and praises Fischer for addressing this gap. He concludes with a strong recommendation for parents seeking an entry‑level boot, emphasizing that these boots set young skiers on the right foot for future development.

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Fischer sent me these great little junior boots to try out with Archie, and I just want to point out some of the things that I think are really smart and intelligent with this kid's boot and stuff that I really believe in. So the first thing is, when you get inside this boot, the liner out, can you see at the front here there's no plastic overlap? And the idea is you're trying to help the child have easier ankle flexion, balance through the feet is the idea. If you compare the difference with a regular kids ski boot, you can see the plastic wraps around the front here, and so that just creates more of a hard stop for the ankle versus here allows better ankle flexion. Next thing is it's a really nice, neat little liner, so nice and warm. Also got these nice little tabs on the side making it very easy to get into the boot. It's very noticeable how much easier it is for the kid to get into this boot compared to a regular one. They've got this kind of cool gaiter design, and if you roll that down, you can see more of the internals and how they've cut away some bits of plastic here to encourage, again, the child to use their muscles and their body for balance instead of the boot too much. So this just allows better flexion, not too much reliance on the back of the boot. To tighten the boot, really simple, this strap just pulls tight. GripWalk soles, and these boots are really light, probably almost half the weight of the other boots that he's got. Kids' ski boots, I think, have been neglected in terms of development over the years, and I just think it's fantastic Fischer have gone ahead and looked at this early entry-level boot, redesigned it, made it much better. So if you're a dad, a mom looking to put their kids in something really good, I can highly recommend this little Fischer One and Two boot. Great design, well done guys and girls from Fischer, this is an excellent design. And I'm glad to see it in that junior level. These are the people that are the future skiers, so let's get them off on the right foot.