If you wear Atomics, you can wear them with a little more pride now knowing that a dude like Matt Manser manages the entire boot production process from idea to finished product. Cool to know a sleeved up east coast dude obsessed with proper fit and all things skiing is driving force behind an entire line. Nice hire Atomic.

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