wabene wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:44 pm

It does look as of there was a fair amount of abrading happening on the whole front of the sole.

Agreed. I spent some time clipping them in and out and moving the boot trying to see if something was wrong. Everything looks right with the binding. It’s crazy this happened so quickly.

This happened after two uses and a total of maybe 17 miles. 17 miles? That kind of damage for a couple day's use just doesn't seem possible. Please post back after you have skied your new Skagets a few times. Is it possible that you might have stepped into a petroleum product spill at a gas station...

JohnSKepler wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:32 am

Was this both boots or just one? Looks like something was rubbing or chewing away at the sole under the pins.

Both boots have the same damage. I had the same thought you did but I can’t see anything out of sorts on the binding that would chew it apart like this.

wabene wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:07 am

Hey @Bcskier44 How did this go down? Were you skiing and the boot released?

They didn’t release luckily. The pins still function. It was just the rubber around them that fell apart.

Has anyone else seen this happen? Luckily, REI is replacing them without any hassle. I have emailed Alfa directly, but they have yet to respond. This happened after two uses and a total of maybe 17 miles.

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