Scarpa Denali TT

I've been using these boots for 2 seasons now (70+ days), and feel they are a solid choice for a non-dynafit boot. many speak of fit problems, and i may be an exception, as my feet are flat, narrow, and pronated. All that aside, I also had initial fit problems, which were mostly fixed by having the liners cooked. The one lingering issue i had was pressure on the 6th toe area. I installed a 1/8" thich foam insert "under" the liner, and went to a heavy ski sock, and used slightly less buckle pressure. The thicker sock goes against normal thinking, but it worked. Now i can stay in these boots for 12 hours of touring and descents with no pain. As for the skiability of the boot. I think they rival a good alpine boot. I have the forward lean all the way forward, and can charge the most challenging lines on the mountain. They drive my mid-fats nicely, and touring is also comfy. As with all things they do wear, and i have found the most suseptible place is the plastic around the canting excentric. Solution: remove the excentric when the boots are new, and lubricate it liberally with a good silicone grease, and repeat this 2 times a year. For me it was a little too late. This hinge point gets the most wear on the boot. I will do this with all AT boots in the future.

I molded the liner, and I even had the boot blown out by Doc's Ski Haus; however, it is still too narrow. After a full day hiking, skinning, and skiing in them I get a silver dollar size blister in my arch, and a bruise on the outside of my foot opposite the arch. That being said, if I could just get the darn things to fit, I'd love them. They ski great downhill (I can't tell a difference between them and an alpine boot), and the walk mode works great for hiking/skinning. The extremely aggressive lugs on the bottom are nice for traction as well. After a 2 day trip up Shasta, my feet stayed warm and dry (and blistered). I'm giving them 4 stars, although I may change it to 5 if I can ever fix the fit somehow . . .

great ski performance while still comfortable for walking/climbing. Most recently I have spent 16 hours in them straight. They are definitely wider than Garmont however still narrow around my ankles - thus they needed some boot fitting that helped but my let ankle still gets a little bruised. The Intuition liners are great, I had lace ups before and the Intuitions are warmer and easier to deal with. I used Superfeet to fill up the volume, the toe box still has a bit more volume upwards (not sideways) but on the other hand a little bit of room keeps my toes warm. Sizewise, my US street is 10, Salomon X-Waves Mondo 27 and the Scarpas are Mondo 27.5 (and the Scarpas seem to fit better than the Salomons!!).

This is a wonderful mountaineering boot. Good support for descents. Comfortable for climbing and hiking.