Scarpa

Back in the 2014/15 season, Scarpa launched the F1 Evo, a boot that was set to revolutionize the world of ski touring. Unfortunately, the boot had to be recalled in February because in some cases the boot fell into the walk mechanism during the descent. This revolution is being relaunched in 2016. And PowderGuide is part of it.

As in previous years, a number of innovations from the booming ski touring sector were presented at ISPO 2017. Both the "classic" ski tourer and the "modern" freetourer are addressed. And the ever-growing sector of piste tourers and ski tour racers will also be provided with new equipment. We took a look around the trade fair and provide an overview of new ski boots and bindings that will be of interest to freeriders and downhill-oriented ski tourers.

From February 22 to 24, 2013, the famous vacation village of San Martino di Castrozza at the foot of the Palat Group in the Trentino Dolomites will be transformed into a freeride Eldorado at its finest. Deep snow enthusiasts on two boards, on a board or even heel-free are welcome to join a photographer in tow when it comes to the question: "Who will take the perfect powder shot and become King of the Dolomites - or: The King of Dolomites?"

Skiing with a free heel is tempting. But it needs to be freer uphill than downhill. The Rotefella NTN breaks new ground here.

Last winter's newcomer has now become a standard boot. No wonder, as the lightest four-buckle boot is not only a lightweight boot with excellent walking function, its downhill performance is also not to be sneezed at and the boot is downright affordable compared to the competition. We have tested how the orange ski touring wonder performs in tough continuous use.

One of the major material trends in the freeride sector in recent years has been the increasing popularity of freeride ski boots. If you want to get away from rutted ski variants or have had enough of wobbly ski touring descents in soft touring boots, you can choose from an ever-growing selection of freeride ski boots suitable for touring. So that you don't lose track in the product jungle, we have once again presented and categorized all the freeride boot models available to us for the 2011/2012 season in this market overview.

"Boots are made for walking" goes a well-known American country song. But not all ski boots are suitable for touring with them. In the PowderGuide market overview, you can read which boots currently available meet freeride requirements.