Originally Posted by
Reformed
It might be new touring boot time for my lady. I am therefore looking for input/confirmation from the collective to help steer the ship.
She is: ~125 LBS, confident in most snow/terrain, light on her feet and relies on technique and speed control more than momentum and strength. Not overly aggressive, but rarely shies away from a line. Her feet measure ~235 in length, are very narrow (~90 mm) with low volume heals/ankle and a moderately high instep.
She is currently in generation 1 Scarpa Gea RS in the 22.5/23 shell (bsl 271) for touring and the women's version of the gen 1 Dalbello Krypto Pros in a 23/23.5 (BSL 276) with Intuition Luxary HV liners for the hill. Both boots fit reasonably well/don't cause too much complaining. Gea RS is getting tired and leaves her wanting more boot in difficult/stiff snow conditions. Of the boots out there right now I am thinking a Hawx Ultra 115 makes the most sense in terms of volume and potential for ski performance improvement over the RS. Local shop only has the Prime, but it was OK for length and not horrific for fit otherwise. Zero G was loose around her ankle, Scott was softer than the old RS, new Gea RS was OK-ish, but might not be much of a step forward from a ski performance perspective, Dynafit boots weren't available in the correct size, but seem fairly high volume across the board. Not really looking to go lighter than the RS, so lower volume/lighter boots like Dalbello Quantum etc. aren't really on the radar.