~1300g boot thread

[dub_xion]

Figured this corresponds pretty well with the 300g binding thread. ZGTP, Quantum Free, Fischer TransAlp, etc. Light touring, heavier freetour, or quiver of one? Tú decides.

Selfishly starting this thread because this is probably my next boot and want one thread to go to. Hopefully will get to try some on at least and will post here.


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[Benneke10]

Thank you for making this thread. I'm tired of people recommending the TransAlp and Quantum Free in the 1kg boot thread, completely different class of boot!

[Lord Thomas]

Yup, I'm anxiously awaiting the boot dentists to start filling in the gaps here. I think this is likely the lightest class of boot that is going to work for me. Let the fappage commence.

[Benneke10]

Yup, I'm anxiously awaiting the boot dentists to start filling in the gaps here. I think this is likely the lightest class of boot that is going to work for me. Let the fappage commence.

I saw your post in the 1kg thread but I'll respond here. The only 1kg boot that will be stiff enough for you is the F1 LT, but it fits waaay bigger than the 130 XTD. Your best bet will be to check out the Skorpius (fits narrower than 102 as many have said) or the Roxa RX/Movement Free Tour/Hagan Core boots which I am a big fan of and I think they fit pretty similar to the Hawx. Check out the recent Mediocre Amateur review on youtube for the Movement Free Tour. The Quantum Free and TransAlp are likely gonna be much higher volume and not worth waiting for.

[jacob_dbu]

I feel like splitting boots by weight is less important than by how they walk and ski...but alas weight is an easy way to differentiate them.

[Benneke10]

I feel like splitting boots by weight is less important than by how they walk and ski...but alas weight is an easy way to differentiate them.

I feel like walk/skiability is directly related to weight, are there boots you're thinking of that walk and ski particularly well or badly for their weight?

[jacob_dbu]

I feel like walk/skiability is directly related to weight, are there boots you're thinking of that walk and ski particularly well or badly for their weight?

Hoji Free - walks like a 1kg boot, weighs 1500g
La Sportiva Skorpius CR - walks like a 1kg boot, weighs 1300g
ZGTP - does not walk like a 1kg boot, weighs 1400g

[NWFlow]

It is crazy the skorpius weighs so close to a zgtp. Otherwise they seem like a different class of boot.

[Backward_Banana]

I own both, and, as has been pointed out, they are very different boots. Despite the weights, the Skorpius walks a lot, lot better. Similarly, the ZGTP skis a lot, lot better. I think there's room for both.

[Benneke10]

It is crazy the skorpius weighs so close to a zgtp. Otherwise they seem like a different class of boot.

The weight difference in equal sizes is close to 200g. Whats crazy is that the ZGTP and F1 weigh ~50g apart in equal sizes

[XXX-er]

Is my bias real or imagined that La sportiva boots are usually on the soft side ?

[NWFlow]

Ive posted in another thread about how happy i was with the skorpius prior to breaking a pair. I'm not sure for my current usage I'll bother getting anything that walks much worse, but wouldn't mind a bit more weight if that leads to better durability. Curious about the fischers and the dalbello in this regard. Especially the dalbello with the ankle buckle.

[frorider]

I’ve been interested in the TransAlp for next season. The Traverse fits me really well (based on wearing em in a shop for a while) I’m hoping the last is similar.

The F1 is a great boot but can’t effectively drive most of my 110 mm+ quiver. It does fine with softer fatties like my voile charger 191s.

Guess I’m looking for a mid weight boot that has the lateral (and fwd) stiffness to drive my carbon GPOs for example....with low resistance walk mode. Range of motion in degrees can be misleading.

[jacob_dbu]

Ive posted in another thread about how happy i was with the skorpius prior to breaking a pair. I'm not sure for my current usage I'll bother getting anything that walks much worse, but wouldn't mind a bit more weight if that leads to better durability. Curious about the fischers and the dalbello in this regard. Especially the dalbello with the ankle buckle.

I think this is the key. A fantastic walk mode is the differentiating factor in this category and I feel like it's the main reason folks are really interested in 1kg boots. You spend 95% of the time walking and 5% of the time skiing.

[V.R.P]

Yeah, but if I’m spending 95% of my day out walking to some skiing I damn sure want to enjoy that 5%.

Posted this in the other thread but there seems to be a gap between the Hoji-type beef boot and the Tuesday night rec rando boot that can kinda ski. The latter seem to have all sorts of shit that I don’t want to catastrophically fail in the field - BOA’s, complicated cuff lock mechanisms, etc. - even if they ski well enough.