Alpina ESK Pro WC Skating Boots

Alpina ESK Pro WC Skating Boots

The new Alpina ESK Pro Skate is an elite-level, high-performance World Cup skate boot designed for competitive athletes. The WC Skate features a new, more anatomically-shaped, 100% carbon cuff and low-profile Skate sole to deliver more leverage, stability and power.

Features:

• TX-loop' lacing
• Stiff flex
• Race last
• Pro cuff
• Plastic heel counter
• Gaiter built-in elastic insert (skate)
• Anatomic footbed
• 45 degree lacing system

TX Loop Lacing System
The combination of laces and textile bands exploits the friction between lace and loop. This allows the efficient transfer of lacing forces through the entire foot and provides a strong yet comfortable grip between the shoe and the foot. Plus on-off is easy.

Stiff Flex

Stiff flex - skating technique The shoe design, together with component parts and materials provides a high degree of flexural rigidity, which delivers maximum power and control using the skating technique.

Race last
Last for each type and category of shoe are developed according to the very specific functional requirements of the shoe and the desired level of comfort and grip. They are formed on the basis of experience, knowledge, skills and practices, and with the help of digital research (scanning) the large number of feet; they take inot account the huge variety and diversity of shapes of feet (metatharsal volume and width, heel volume and curvature of the heel arch, a vriety of shapes and psitions of the bones of the ankle; height, size and curvature of the instep of the foot, etc.) Along with the design and shape of the internal soft part of the shoe, offering optimum grip so wide and narrow, as well as high and low forms of the feet.

Pro Cuff
carbon made, advanced screw & nut type cuff to heel counter hinge construction with Teflon foil, anatomic, EVA padded, power strap; extremely light, maximal stiffness and lateral stability, superior lateral responsiveness, minimal rotational hinge friction, removable, optimal ankle fit, superior comfort, adjustable ankle grip

Gaiter built-in elatic insert
Gaiter built in elastic insert (skate), for gaiter adaptability to various lower leg shapes.

 Plastic heel counter
The plastic heel counter provides good grip and offers a stable foothold in the heel and prevents heel movements; also adapts to various foot shapes and heel volumes. Improves torsional stability of the shoe, thus ensuring better power transfer to the ski

Anatomic Footbed
Insole contributes significantly to the vertical stability of the foot, providing a high level of comfort and improves the thermal inslulation of the shoe. 

45 degree lacing system
Lace orientation follows the direction of 45 degree to the longitudinally direction of th eshoe. This generally greatly improves the Torsional Stability of the shoe.