The Remedy 130 is a brand new freeski boot from Atomic, set to launch for the 2025/26 season. Born from the race-derived Atomic Redster boots, this stiff, narrow-lasted boot is designed with one thing in mind: delivering high-end performance. It’s Atomic’s answer to the growing demand for freeski boots that don’t sacrifice responsiveness or control, and last spring we had the opportunity to take it for an eye-watering test drive.
Atomic might call the colour “Butter,” but don’t expect this boot to melt under pressure.
Scott Naismith
Gear
stiffer than frozen butter
Reviewed: Atomic Remedy 130
The Chassis
Think of the Remedy as the Redster TX 130’s cooler younger brother—built on the same 96mm last race-style shell, but updated with a few freeski-focused design touches.
The Remedy shell uses Atomic’s “Formula Series Plastic” which is a thicker, more elastic plastic that is less sensitive to temperature changes, maintaining consistent stiffness whether cold or warm. It also borrows the burly 55mm wide elastic powerstrap from the Redster. This has cam closure as well as a precise velcro adjustment for dialling in the top of the boot. The strap is split in two, with the top half sitting on liner tongue and the bottom half on the plastic shell. This means the rider does not need to choose between putting the powerstrap on the liner or the shell—a feature that ensures tight, consistent pressure up the shin.
Where the Remedy starts to evolve from its race DNA—apart from its “butter” colour—is the “ShockStopper” boot board. This does what it says on the tin—instead of being a solid plastic boot board, this is made of a rubbery shock-absorbing material. The spoiler is also made of this material, and both are designed to take the worst out of hard impacts and backseat landings. The Remedy also comes standard with grip walk soles making spicy boot packs marginally easier.
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Yes, I know the balcony needs a lick of lacquer.
Scott Naismith
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The Remedy driving the ski into a butter.
Silvano Zeiter
The Interior
The Competition Elite liner is very similar to Atomic’s World Cup Race liner. However, this liner has more thermoform ankle foam for easier customisation and improved cushioning. The lace-up design, as well as “The Ankle Retention System”, helps to lock the foot into the liner. Stock liners have come a very long way in recent times and this liner feels very aggressive and well built—only time will tell how it will pack out.
The Fit
It’s aggressively tight. The forefoot fit is snug as expected, but even without the buckles done up the ankle hold is vice-like. While bootfitters often describe a good fit as a “firm handshake,” the Remedy feels more like a grip from a gym-obsessed businessman with something to prove. This is no bad thing in terms of performance, but for someone who has never been in a race boot this might come as a surprise.
The Remedy includes an “Anatomical Toes Box” with increased space over and around the toes compared to Atomic’s race boots. The overlapping section of the clog reaches quite far down, meaning that a tightening of the lowest buckle quickly shuts down this space if unwanted. But otherwise gives enough space for comfort.
The overall feeling around the foot is tight and performance-focused but with just enough cushioning to take the edge off—just.
The Flex
My first impression was a positive one. The low volume ankle and shin area, combined with the lace-up liner, means there is no space for any rattling movement. This creates even pressure up the shin when flexing forward, meaning I did not have a “shin bar” sensation.
Atomic’s claim of a progressive flex is accurate. Don’t get me wrong—this boot is stiff—but compared to other race-oriented boots, the flex feels far more workable. Many traditional race boots tend to abruptly stop forward flex at a certain point. The Remedy, on the other hand, offers a noticeably smoother and more continuous flex pattern which starts off soft and damp, absorbing vibrations and delivering a smooth, composed ride. It feels like you could drive through the full range of motion if you had the power. But don’t be fooled—if you try to drive it hard, the Remedy pushes back with serious resistance. The flex pattern inspires confidence by offering full control without punishing you for any minor mistake.
The beefy elastic powerstrap, with cam closure to crank up the top of the boot. The split design means half sits on the shell and half sits on the liner, each with independent adjustment.
Scott Naismith
The Ski Feel
The Remedy 130 feels precise and powerful, offering the kind of direct power transfer you’d expect from a race boot, but without the punishing rigidity that often comes with them. Even the smallest foot movement translates instantly to the ski—a defining trait of any performance-focused boot, regardless of discipline. Whether you’re dropping a heel on a front 450, carving into an icy takeoff, or driving your skis through powder, this boot ensures your power transmission is immediate and efficient.
As a notorious knuckle inspector, I gave the ShockStopper boot board a thorough test. The difference was noticeable compared to the solid boot board in my Il Moro, on which I’d hit the same knuckle the day before. The ShockStopper dampened impacts more effectively—though sadly, no boot can fix my phantom speed-check problem.
Customisation
For most people this boot will likely need some adjustments. The liner is heat mouldable, and Atomic have added a lasered grid pattern to the inside of the shell to aid the fitter when grinding or punching. The boot board also has grooves to help judge the depth of grinding, and the liner’s tongue can be adjusted easily to change the instep height.
After five years of bootfitting experience, I have never found a two-piece boot that I can fully get along with.
I have a narrow foot and a flamingo-like lower leg. My issue in boots such as the Technica Mach1 LV 130, has always been a “shin bar”—where when flexing into the boot it feels like flexing against a one of these steps. Silvano Zeiter
I have a narrow foot and a flamingo-like lower leg. My issue in boots such as the Technica Mach1 LV 130, has always been a “shin bar”—where when flexing into the boot it feels like flexing against a one of these steps. Silvano Zeiter
The Honesty Corner: Wear your thinnest socks
This all being said, I have a warning—the performance does come at the cost of comfort. The first morning I rode this boot, I had to stop on two occasions to take the boot off to reestablish feeling in my feet. The skiing was amazing, but any lift queue or chairlift included the sort of huffing and puffing normally associated with the early stages of childbirth.
Only after the third day riding the boot—and on every lift religiously undoing all the buckles to squirm my foot around like a toddler trying to escape a car seat—was I able to keep the boot on all day.
Once the boot was broken in, however, it was hard to go back to my old boots. The precision and power is addictive, and any other boot felt like a bucket on my foot.
Accurate representation of the moves I was pulling to get some feeling back in my feet. Well worth it for the cause.
Silvano Zeiter
The Bottom Line
The performance is worth it—this is the best two-piece boot I’ve skied to date. Its progressive flex makes it far more versatile than a traditional race boot, allowing it to perform confidently across a range of conditions. The ankle and heel retention are rock-solid—the fit is so secure that I don’t anticipate any unwanted movement throughout the life of the boot. The freeski-specific features aren’t just marketing fluff either—they’re well thought out and genuinely cater to the kind of skier this boot is made for.
The Remedy 130 is an ideal choice for high-level freeskiers seeking uncompromising top-tier performance. If you are looking for race-level performance in a more everyday user-friendly package for relentless hard charging, this is your boot.
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The matte black buckles and details look clean with the butter coloured shell.
Scott Naismith
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Silvano Zeiter