• Ace of Spades by Nordica
      • Ratings:
      • Terrain
        Park
        Pow
      • Design
        Clean
        Busy
      • Durability
        Fragile
        Durable
      • Weight
        Light
        Heavy
      • Style
        Uncool
        Cool
      • Width
        Narrow
        Wide
      • Comfort
        Uncomfy
        Comfy
      • Flex
        Soft
        Stiff
      Reviewed on Sep 10, 2014 @ 4:18 PM Boots 2013
      Comments:

      The 2013 Nordica ace of spades is directed for for that wide footed person, but don't put it past you if your foot is not. I don't have a wide foot at all but found these boots to be more comfortable than any of the full tilts I have tried on. This boot gives your foot tons of room compared to most boots, and I can honestly say after two years wearing this boot I have not once had shin bang. And can only recall having toe bang maybe 3 times. Nordica definitely started pushing their freestyle products that year and it showed. The boot also has a clip on the back of the boot for if you have baggy pants you can lift back the clip and put your pants in there so you don't rip them when walking around. The durability is surely another thing to take into account. After two seasons I've only had one of the buckles sorta break, meaning it was still usable and didn't need a replacement it just clips done kinda funky. And that's a very good thing considering the buckles on full tilts seem to break on people all the time. Only thing I didn't really like was the color an design on the boot. But when you have your snow pants on you can't notice that anyways. Basically just don't pass up this boot, even though the go to boots are full tilts this could be much more comfortable for you. Make sure to ask your boot fitter to see if they have a pair you can try!

    • Squire by Marker
      • Ratings:
      • Terrain
        Park
        Pow
      • Design
        Clean
        Busy
      • Durability
        Fragile
        Durable
      • Weight
        Light
        Heavy
      • Style
        Uncool
        Cool
      • Reliability
        Sketchy
        Trustworthy
      Reviewed on Sep 10, 2014 @ 11:56 AM Bindings 2012
      Comments:

      If it is your first year in the park, you weigh 130 pounds or less, and you want a cheap beginner park binding then the squire is definitely something for you. Once you are out of that range these bindings will start to break, typically the brakes are of what breaks the most and if you have to still use these bindings while past what I suggested them for I highly suggest in buying a spare set of brakes. I would not buy a cheaper binding for a first year park skier. These are cheap and still reliable for your safety of holding you up on your skis for your first year. Cheaper bindings than these start to become very un-reliable and honestly shouldn't be considered for a park skier because of their poor safety. A positive to these bindings is that they are extremely light weight. Was able to learn a lot more tricks when starting out with these. Also there are an asortment of colors of these bindings through out the years so if you don't like a color look around for a different year + they could be cheaper.