 Poster: A snowHead
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Does anyone know anything about Scarpa sizing?
My ski boots are Nordica Next 9.0 28.0-28.5 shell.
I can get second hand
Denali in size "8-9"
Laser Vector (?) in "UK 9.5-10"
I'm guessing the latter would be mondopoint 28.5-29.0 and might do me if Scarpas are a snugger fit than Nordicas.
Any ideas?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is no denali 8-9. Do you have 7.5-8 or 8.5-9? The 8.5-9 is a huge up in volume over ther 7.5-8. The length and width of your Next 9.0 suggests to me you have huge high volume feet, you're probably too big to walk through our shop door, tee hee, so maybe the 8.5-9 would be better as it would be lower volume than your alpine boots. Forget the Vector, without stiffening it you won't like skiing in it. Get the Denali, forget about the weight penalty, get a spoiler mounted in the back, a denali tt tongue on the front, a zipfit or thermo hard 12mm liner inside and i'll bet you'll never ski in the Next 9's again. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks SZK,
I thought the denali sizing sounded odd. I'll check it out.
Re my feet and the Next 9.0s: We've swapped messages about these before - they now have a crack in the overlap area which you suggested probably came from having excess volume. I suspect you are right about this - I don't think my feet are very high volume but my calves are pretty chunky (I got the Next 9.0s after a very painful run in with some Nordica Grand Prixs - a stupid purchase that cut off the blood supply by clamping my calf muscles). They've actually been fine. In the past, I've skied flexons very happily so I don't think my feet can be too huge...
I want to try some ski-touring so I'm quite keen on the idea of a cheap pair of AT boots. I'm also thinking about replacing my alpine boots as I've been getting a lot of input that AT boots are too much of a compromise for everyday lift-served skiing. I'm in Cham in March and was thinking about booking appointments for my missus (who is also in the market for new alpine boots) and I at your zoo .
J
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Would love the opportunity to talk more about this at the Zoo. The ski-ability is a long debate and easier understood with the product in-front of us. We are currently working with Lange and Garmont to bring together the two better. Fit aside the Scarpa Tornado is the closest yet, however doesn't really have a cleeted vibram sole and therefore for me, isn't a Randonne Boot. Try climbing in it. As to an appointment in March at the Zoo, look forward to it. March is by far the best month of the year in Cham, so normally we at the Zoo are in good spirits. Drop me a line closer the time and we'll set it up.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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turns out that the Denalis were UK8 (assume 7.5- so no good - thanks for the help
I'll definitely be in touch about March.
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I'm not saying anything... only used their climbing boots.
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Scarpa, Eh?
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