The scarpa maestrale is currently the best selling alpine touring at boot in the world and it s just gotten better.
Scarpa maestrale rs alpine touring boot review.
It was updated for the 17 18 season and we tested it into the 18 19 season.
Among scarpa s impressive and diverse lineup of ski boots the maestrale rs alpine touring model is a standout.
I ve used the maestrale rs for inbounds heavy crud skiing to long touring days in deep powder.
Scarpa claims that the maestrale rs is the most popular touring boot in the world and i ve been skiing in the original maestrale rs since 2012.
Our entire test team had at least some experience with previous versions and we can authoritatively say that it is as good as any of the predecessors and at least a little better in all ways.
So i was very eager to check out the new version.
A stiffer version of their popular maestrale the rs is designed to be light on the skin track and extra powerful on the descent.
The maestrale rs may compare best to the dynafit mercury boot and some compare it to the tlt6 a boot that is designed for touring and skis well but isn t alpine binding compatible.
The old maestrale rs had its fair share of issues and this redesign seemed to address all of the major problems while also coming in stiffer and.
For fall 2017 scarpa has released new versions called the maestrale rs the stiffer version with the women s versions dubbed the gea rs.