This is the boot that works for me. I have wide feet and love to crank my boots down as tight as I can. I found it 7 years ago (through this site) and I'm on my 6th pair. I know that doesn't bode well for durability, but if you ride boots as stiff as this, you will not get more than 50 days out of them before you start to sacrifice in some regard, and I ride at least twice that many days a year. I'm writing this review because as I have grown up and stopped treating my gear like a bum, this boot has treated me better and better. The 2022 changes make it a bit more durable and comfortable, but you should still be warned about two things. 1) The outside of the toe box is not durable. Don't drag your feet, don't wear them to apres, don't rest your edge on your boot or kick your toe into anything. 2) Invest in a boot dryer. The liner is comfortable and serves it's purpose, but once I got a nice boot dryer (which are only like $80 on Amazon) the boot lasted twice as long. Soggy liners = wear and tear and a bad time. My feet run hot (I use talcum powder to keep them dry when it gets warm out), these liners can become soaked after a long spring day riding. If you like stiff boots and cranking your boa's down tight, it's a great boot, but know what you're signing up for and take care of them (they're usually close to $450 after all...)

Absolutely enjoy wearing the Ride Trident Boots with my more aggressive snowboards. The Boots are on the stiff super response side but are completely comfortable for me in every way. The boot liner makes getting the boots on and off super easy and fast. The liner also feels very comfortable and helps lock in your ankle. The upper and lower boas work great together along with the tongue tie which locks in your heels! I also own the Ride Lasso and Insano and have great experiences with all of the Ride Boots I’ve purchased. They Tridents are definitely worth the money!

So I am now going into year 3 (I believe). I have probably 90-100 days or more on these boots and here's my take. I ride primarily in the East in very cold temps and very wet springs as we ride into June with a once a year trip out west. The ability to dial in your exact fit run to run is unparalleled. I can even adjust these as I am moving. They are very comfortable for a stiff boot. As a hockey player I like my boots on the stiff side so if you want slippers look elsewhere. As others have reported they aren't warm and will let water in due to a faulty toe design. In the spring it gets so bad I actually take the liners out and put them in plastic bags and reinsert. This way the water won't get to my feet and I only have to dry out the shells at night. I see that they may have addressed this in the 2020 version by changing the toe construction to come up higher. I liked the boots so much I already bought the exact boots still in the box waiting to be used as mine breakdown further (more on that below). The front of the boot is now starting to rip open where the toe binding engages. Having the ability to dial in with Boa's that won't back off under stress is so key as my old K2 Dialogues had to be re-tightened after each mogul run. So, I always get stuck loving a product to find the manufacturer discontinue the line (see Ulta Aviator) so I bought new boots which I was planning on using maybe next year. Now I see they've changed the toe to address the water issue so I am going to exchange these for the new 2020 version.