Has anyone skiied Scarpa Maestralle 3.0's (2022)?

[jbeck69]

Thinking about buying a pair of Maestralle RS 3.0 as a hybrid resort/touring boot. I understand Scarpa has completley redesigned the boot model this year so they operate more like last year's XT's.

Does anyone have experience skiing on these? Will they be too light duty for charging in the resort?

 

[kvan]

I would classify the maestrale as more of a dedicated touring boot for the skier looking to spend most of their time touring/mountaineering, with a few resort days here and there. It really doesn't have as much power compared to a traditional 4 buckle hybrid boot, especially on firm snow.

Most importantly I would work with a bootfitter if you are looking at these as the shape of the boot has to be a pretty close match to your foot shape for them to work. Reason being is that aside from a liner mold, it's a huge risk performing shell work on them due to the types of materials being utilized. Also keep in mind that Scarpa splits at the half size so a 26.5 and a 27.0 would be the same size.

 

[animator]

Thinking about buying a pair of Maestralle RS 3.0 as a hybrid resort/touring boot. I understand Scarpa has completley redesigned the boot model this year so they operate more like last year's XT's.

Does anyone have experience skiing on these? Will they be too light duty for charging in the resort?

It’s not as dramatic of a change as they make it out to be. Walk mode changed slightly (redesign from the old Freedom boots) to be more durable, and the carbon has been extended forward and outward to make the boot a little more torsionally rigid. Not a boot I’d recommend for more than a 30/70 resort/backcountry split, but I did it 2 years ago and didn’t have huge issues. If you’re skiing park and stuff like that you’ll blow it up for sure. As for the XT, the only difference in that boot last year was the cuff, the power strap and it was a 130 flex compared to the Maestrale RSs 125. Still a touring boot, just a stiff one. None of the Maestrale boots are really designed to be 50/5 boots.

 

[jbeck69]

I would classify the maestrale as more of a dedicated touring boot for the skier looking to spend most of their time touring/mountaineering, with a few resort days here and there. It really doesn't have as much power compared to a traditional 4 buckle hybrid boot, especially on firm snow.

Most importantly I would work with a bootfitter if you are looking at these as the shape of the boot has to be a pretty close match to your foot shape for them to work. Reason being is that aside from a liner mold, it's a huge risk performing shell work on them due to the types of materials being utilized. Also keep in mind that Scarpa splits at the half size so a 26.5 and a 27.0 would be the same size.

I understand. I think I'll shift my focus to a more "50/50" boot like the K2 Mindbenders

 

[jbeck69]

It’s not as dramatic of a change as they make it out to be. Walk mode changed slightly (redesign from the old Freedom boots) to be more durable, and the carbon has been extended forward and outward to make the boot a little more torsionally rigid. Not a boot I’d recommend for more than a 30/70 resort/backcountry split, but I did it 2 years ago and didn’t have huge issues. If you’re skiing park and stuff like that you’ll blow it up for sure. As for the XT, the only difference in that boot last year was the cuff, the power strap and it was a 130 flex compared to the Maestrale RSs 125. Still a touring boot, just a stiff one. None of the Maestrale boots are really designed to be 50/5 boots.

Thanks for the advice. Found a pretty sweet deal for these boots, but I guess a more resort focused boot could be my best option.

 

[animator]

Thanks for the advice. Found a pretty sweet deal for these boots, but I guess a more resort focused boot could be my best option.

If you’re spending most of your time spinning lifts I’d go with something with more substance. Depending on your foot, the best 50/50 boots going right now IMHO as a fitter are the Lange XT3, Salomon Shift Pro and K2 Mindbender. These all ski pretty much exactly like their downhill counterparts (Lange RX, Salomon S/Pro, K2 Recon) while touring better than some of the other options out there (Tecnica Cochise, Dalbello Lupo). I’d check those out if I were you. If you’re doing an equal amount or more touring than lift skiing, then you could look at a boot like the Maestrale RS or the Dynafit Hoji Free.