![]() ![]() We feel we must do our best to preserve these landscapes. Our products tread the most wonderful and unspoiled landscapes on earth.Pebax offers a unique combination of high performance properties: sustained flexibility at low temperature, high cold impact resistance, and outstanding energy return.This special polyamide offers a good compromise between stiffness and rebound allowing a gradual transmission of the impulses from the boot to the ski during the ski phase.The Wave closure system, made exclusively for SCARPA®, delivers two buckle closure strength security without adding extra weight. Grilamid Bio is non-biodegradable, but is completely recyclable. Castor plants grow well in semi-arid regions and do not compete with food crops, making it an excellent alternative to fossil based sources. Using plant derived Castor oil rather than petroleum based oil, Grilamid Bio significantly reduces CO2 emissions during production, while maintaining the outstanding properties of rigidity and elasticity required. Intuition® liner is thermoformable and guarantees a warm, precise, comfortable fitĭeveloped by our long-time partner Ems-Grivory, Grilamid Bio comes from their GREENLINE of bio-based polyamides.HRS Strap keeps your heel locked into place.Speedlock XT Ski/Walk mechanism is friction free and rock solid. ![]() Planet-friendly Grilamid® Bio Thor Cuff.Bi-injection Lambda Frame shell using Grilamid® and Carbon Grilamid® LFT for high torsional rigidity.The Maestrale RS is for experienced backcountry skiers looking for uncompromising performance. The glove-friendly Finger Strap features RECCO® Technology for increased avalanche searchability. The HRS strap keeps your heel planted where it should be to increase performance and comfort on the way up and down while the lower Wave Closure system provides the same security as a 2-buckle system at a fraction of the weight. The Thor cuff, which now utilizes Grilamid Bio - a planet friendly, renewable resource - also increases torsional rigidity while also providing a 60-degree range of motion for long efficient strides. The RS utilizes a bi-injection carbon-infused Grilamid® Lambda Frame shell to add power and rigidity without adding weight. Cool FeaturesĪll the key features for a BC winner are in place-Vibram outsole, dual pull loop Intuition tongue liner, Grilamid Bio plant-based plastic in the cuff, straightforward Velcro power strap, a 3-position forward lean adjustment and even a Recco chip.The new Maestrale RS is the perfect blend of performance and backcountry functionality. The touring range of motion was outstanding and the weight on the foot was light. Testers agreed there was plenty of power on tap for expert level charging through all snow conditions for all but the biggest and hardest-corest of guys. ![]() This RS was a step up in performance from the last RS we tested-it’s more in line with the descent performance of the XT now, just in a slightly softer and less exact sort of way. The out-of-box fit was surprisingly good, they said, but recommended full heat molding to better match the foot and leg and lock the exterior of the liner to the shell for increased precision. Testers said the 101mm last width labeling was just as advertised-medium fit tension throughout, with a little additional relief in the toebox and forefoot. Testers loved this improved iteration of the Maestrale RS since the last one they tested-now following the lead of the Maestrale XT’s mold shape and design but in a softer shell and slightly less dense Intuition Pro Flex Performance liner the RS provides everything a backcountry skier is looking for in a user-friendly package, at a $100 discount off big brother XT. The 2021/2022 Scarpa Maestrale RS was tested in the men’s Backcountry category by the experts at America's Best Bootfitters, powered by Masterfit. ![]()
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