In reply to Sarah Stirling-Assistant Editor: Its raining now. Internet day!
Skiing in any boot is possible, its' just that people dont realise it due to the stiff plastic downhill boots we ue now. I mean just look back 40 years ago to the equipment and you'll see that the boots were softer than Spantiks would be. It's just a question of getting used to what you are using. At first it seemed impossible to ski in them and the fact that everyone, like you say, seems to say thats its dangerous and impossible didnt help the confidence. But after a very short time you get the hang of it no problem.
The spantiks fit the Fritshi bindings ok. sure you dont want to push it too hard but then you shoudnt be when you are wearing these boots anyway as there is no ankle support so you need to be a bit careful.
It will be a while til there is a Dynafit system as the sole would require a metal bar to make it strong enough to take the pins. This means that it would 1. weigh more and 2. have a slightly thicker sole. Neither of which is a good thing for climbing. Scarpa are working on something apparently but it wont be for a while
jon