STAMFORD, CT - SNEWS may not like LOWA'S boot names but they can't deny the performance of the new AL-X series.

Read what this reviewer had to say:

"OK, so we have to give Lowa some grief for its really lame product names -- AL-S 465 GTX, ALS 455 GTX -- but we give the company big kudos for building some snazzy new winter boots.

The aforementioned models incorporate Lowa's new, proprietary, AL-X Monowrap technology, which is also used on its hiking boots.

Basically, during construction the midsole material (made of PU) is injected around the upper, so the midsole and the pieces of plastic that reinforce the upper are included in one, lightweight piece of material.

And it just looks cool, too.