In Tour mode they are well out of the way on top of the boot and nowhere near the sides of the boots like other buckle designs. Not only are they lightweight, they also provide good leverage and holding power when ratcheted down. The four Pegasus buckles are very unique in their design and offer up some true innovation. Watch the following video review for the quick overview: More on this later in the verdict, first let’s look at a few features. However, weight savings means nothing if they ski like fuzzy bunny slippers. I had been in love with my ultra-light Dynafit One 3-buckle boots at just 1681 grams per boot until I was lured away by the promise of a weight savings of 110g per boot or 220g per pair.

Weighing in at just 1570 grams per size 28 boot it proved to be lighter than most 3-buckle boots we have previously reviewed. Well, La Sportiva proved me way wrong with the new Spectre alpine touring boot. Wrap this up in a ski boot which is the lightest 4-buckler on the market and yet can still ski the resort as well as it tours. So, I was naturally skeptical when an alpine touring boot came to me promising a sixty-degree range of motion in walk mode with on-the-fly micro-adjustable buckles that provide a clean low profile shell.

Most features are typically given techy, incomprehensible names and descriptions so you’re left dizzy, blindly believing what you are told. It’s rare that product accolades are as genuine as the marketing materials that hype the hell out of them. The La Sportiva Eclipse is the lightest 4-buckler out there and because of this and much more, it gets the “Gear of the Year” nod from the Backcountry Skiing Canada testing team for the 2013/2014 season.

It's an alpine touring boot that has a true sixty degrees cuff rotation in walk mode along with the funkiest low profile buckles you'll ever see.

La sportiva spectre 1.0