Comparing lightest ski mountaineering gear:
Skis	Boots	Bindings

 

Lightest BOOTS for ski mountaineering and rando racing – comparison

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This page compares 7 lightest ski mountaineering and rando racing boots that are under 900g, and are currently available in stores.

This boots comparison page will be updated as new models are released or whenever you suggest a new boot in comments below or via email (please include a link). Also, should you find any mistakes please report them - comments below or via email (include your source’s link).

» This page was last updated on November 2, 2012 – some small weight adjustments.

There are more quite light ski moutaineering boots (between 900-1050g), however, they will either be discontinued soon or simply no longer belong to the “lightest list”, that’s why they are being left out - see this article from 2009: Introducing the lightest ski mountaineering boots.

More Skintrack’s interesting articles on skimo boots from the past:

• Pierre Gignoux 444: Behind the scene of the lightest ski boot in the World
• New carbon ski boot: LaSportiva Stratos / Discussion about different carbon boots

Where does the data and prices come from:

• Technical specifications (weight, material…) are from manufacturers’ websites mostly
• Price ranges were created by sourcing prices from multiple stores world wide, and should accommodate both US and Canadian dollars (as the exchange rate is close to 1:1 past few years)

Boot weights:

The weight for each boot (not a pair) may be with or without a liner. This is indicated in the table below to the best of my knowledge.

All of the below boots easily exceed the 500g (for men) and 450g (for women) minimum weight limits under current international ski mountaineering competition regulations (ISMF) as these are set including the liner.

For Pierre Gignoux models the weights at sizes indicated below might be little off because there is slightly conflicting info on his website. However, they are light enough to rank as the lightest in the world anyways.

Ski mountaineering and rando skimo racing boots specs:

In alphabetical order by brand.

There is no weight graph or (Rank) number provided here as is for skis comparison because manufacturers do not provide their weights for the exact same size, and don’t follow any with-or-without a liner standards. This would have skewed the rankings enough (not significantly though) to make it inaccurate.

Brand	Dynafit	Dynafit	La Sportiva	Pierre Gignoux	Pierre Gignoux	Scarpa
Model	DY.N.A. EVO	PDG	Stratos EVO	XP 444	XP Mountain	Alien 1.0
Weight / Size	685g / 27	790g / 27	558g / 27	444g / 27.5	500g / 26.5	680g / 27
Weight with liner	Yes	Yes	No (165g, 105g bikini)	No (cca. +130g)	No (cca. +130g)	Yes
Sizes	23.5-29 (by 0.5)	23.5-29 (by 0.5)	23.5-29 (by 0.5)	23.5-29.5 (by 1)	23.5-29.5 (by 1)	24-30 (by 1)
Shell materials	Grilamid,Carbon,Pebax	Fiberglass, Grilamid	Carbon	Carbon, Kevlar	Carbon, Kevlar	Carbon, Polyamide
Sole	EVO Race	EVO Race	Vibram	Vibram	Vibram	Vibram UFO
Price	$1300-1700	$800-900	$2000-3000	$1600-1700	$1650-1750	$1300-1800
Buy at	Backcountry.com					Backcountry.com

 

Brand	Scarpa					Scarpa
Model	Alien					Alien Revelstoke
Weight / Size	890g / 27					Unknown
Weight with liner	Yes					Unknown
Sizes	24-30 (by 1)					23-32 (by 3)
Shell materials	Polyamide					Vulcanized ruber
Sole	Vibram UFO					Anti-Slip
Price	$650-800					Priceless
Buy at	Backcountry.com					Custom order only
	REI.com