TX PRO FEMMES

As a self described ski ***, my trusty blue/orange TX Pros have seen a lot of tele-days. I love them, but it was time. The updated version has some nice improvements - 3 buckles and the new strap - and is noticeably lighter. However they seem stiff, and the change in walk mode may kill me, but I am excited to ski in more them.

I wanted to love this boot, and I still want to love this boot after two seasons with them. Unlike most other reviewers, I slipped into these after using my beloved Crispi NTN Evos for years. I found the sizing to be spot-on as someone with a narrow, low volume foot. They are light, and they walk like a dream. For me, something is off between the ankle flex and the bellows that keeps the boots too upright. I can't get low enough in my stance, even with the forward lean set to maximum. I bottom out the bellows and ankle way before I feel stable and powerful. I still ski patrol in these boots one or two days per week and enjoy myself with one of two departures to the intended use. If the snow is variable and foresee a lot of parallelamark skiing, I will lock them into ski mode but leave the top buckle open and the power strap loose. If it's a pow day or the snow is uniformly supportable, I buckle the top buckle and tighten the power strap but leave the boots in walk mode. I think the perfect solution would be to mount my Phantom Link Levers from my splitboard boots onto the Scarpa TX Pros. Perhaps someday I'll put four hours into that project and report back. Maybe I'm crazy, but these being telemark boots, they're produced exclusively for people with a few screws loose.

These boots are a real upgrade from my prior NTN "Magenta" colored boots. The middle buckle is much easier. The booster strap hook style is also much better than the velcro one. The boot was initially much roomier; but heat molding the liner helped with that. The boots easily fit into my Lynx & Outlaw bindings. The boot is stiffer with less ankle flexion than my old boot. They are mostly broken in now, so this is less of an issue; but I still need to use more pressure & consequently, the force is not immediately delivered to the ski resulting in a slight delay in the turn. But, I can see how this stiffer boot could be helpful in getting higher edge angles. It's just taking more time to get there for me. I'm a lightweight, small frame person, so that might have something to do with it. I do recommend this boot. It's comfortable. I'm in it all day patrolling & ski instructing. It is guiding me to change perhaps the way I used to ski & maybe that's for the better.