I loved my Full Tilts.
I walked up a shocking number of mountains in them and clunky frame bindings.
I shot park comps and skied powder in them.
With the Dynafit Radical Pro, Ive found all that and more.
Heres why:
Fit
Go.
Ok, I said the thing, do the thing.
The Radical Pro fits these feet of mine quite well.
In fact, its the first boot Ive been totally happy skiing my true size in.
Most of that comes down to the width and height.
I spin up the toe buckle as loose as possible, tighten the middle buckle, and party on.
Downhill Performance
I am reviewing these boots on this freeskiing website because they ski downhill very well.
If youre used to skiing 130 flex overlap boots, these will feel a hair undergunned inbounds.
But, if youre coming off an 8 flex Full Tilt, the Radical Pro will feel very familiar.
They drive big skis well, and dont punish you when the snow is less than perfect or inconsistent.
this boot wont blow you away with its walk mode.
Photo: Bria Gillespie
All that said, the Radical Pros ROM is great, for what it is.
If youre coming from heavier, more inbounds-focused boots, dont worry about the ROM.
It works really, really, really well.
One motion is all it takes to transition.
It takes less time, and guarantees that your buckles are perfectly set every time.
The Radical Pro suffers none of that ambiguity.
When theyre locked, theyre locked.
I also really appreciate that Dynafit left some room for mods with this mechanism.
Which leads me to…
Mods
I know.
I should buy gear and use it the way its meant to be used.
So I made some mods.
The first was to swap out the liner.
Later, I swapped in a Booster Strap for the stock power strap.
This is an easy swap if you have a heavy-duty sewing needle and thread, or rivets.
It does not walk as well, and transitions are clunkier.
Looking for an inbounds boot that can tour?
Touring boot that can bang chairlift laps?
Ive been using the same liners in both boots.
It also feels like it transmits more shocks and vibrations from the ski to your feet.
So, for me, the Radical is a much better boot for aggressive skiing.
The Maestrale has more rearward ROM, and about the same forward ROM.
Its not as smooth to transition.
Notably, the Radical has held up a lot better for me than the Maestrale did.
It walks SO much better.
It transitions much quicker.
It skis about the same.
If youre hammering laps, the Diverge will probably be more durable.
If youre walking a lot, the Radical is a much better boot.
But, I think the Radical and Hawx ski and walk very similarly.
Luckily, the Dynafit Radical Pro checks both of those boxes.
