A women's touring boot with a great fit, easy handling and an optimal compromise between comfort on the ascent and downhill performance.
The Zero G Tour Scout W from Tecnica is an overlap construction. This offers a high mass of downhill performance. The disadvantage of this construction is usually the limited shaft rotation. However, thanks to a very low-cut shell (lower boot) and large cut-outs in the shaft, Tecnica has succeeded in allowing the shaft to rotate 55 degrees.
The unique "double blocking mobility cuff", which blocks the shaft at two points in the vertical at the same time, contributes to this large shaft rotation as well as additional stability. Tecnica gives the resulting flex as 115, i.e. hard.
And all this at just 1320 grams makes the boot light-footed on the ascent.
The Zero G Tour Scout W is so ergonomically shaped that the boot doesn't feel tight at all, even though it is built on a 99 millimeter last. What's more, the shell expands very well thanks to the partially perforated areas.
The 115 flex sounds stiff and rigid. But the shoe is anything but that. It has a very pleasant progressive flex (soft at first, then harder and harder), which may not quite bed in at 115, but is certainly stiff enough for the vast majority of female skiers.
Tecnica achieves the low weight by consistently optimizing the materials. The thin injection-molded Grilamid, the relatively thin liner and the magnesium buckles with wire loops.
The Zero G Tour Scout W is aimed at a wide range of female skiers thanks to its low weight and super performance. If the shoe suits you, you're pretty sure you're not doing anything wrong.
