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I was contemplating ordering the tanager colorway in the alpha sv as well but i still cant figure if it's red or orange. Could you please help me gauge?

I always enjoy your content. Congratulations, a tele-tot on the way!

Great review and just what telemarkers need, someone to tellie it like it is! Don't think I'll go back to tele touring or this new boot, I've got too much invested in AT now and it works so well and there are so many options. But for lifts, I have been skiing Scarpa tele boots for 30 years. Fit and performance are great on TX Comp. Customer service took a nose dive when BD quit being the NA distributor, but that was like eons ago. Our local shop doesn't stock Scarpa anymore for that reason.

Meidjo skis well but tech toe too finicky for me. Nightmare getting back into them if they release in deep powder (especially if you haven’t upgraded past that “kickstand”). Prefer simplicity/reliability of Voile Switcback X2.

The diaspora of the Telemark church.

Awesome video! I’m looking for new skis, broke my movement freeheel last winter. K2 way back any good in the piste as well? Any tip for a ski maybe 70/30 piste/off piste? Greetings from Sweden!!

Someone should reproduce a boot that is like the Black Diamond custom. But they stopped selling in 2014. That is a great downhill bomber. Telmark boot.

I have often said that most skiers who are having performance problems with their boots are buying ski boots that are too large because they want complete comfort the first time they put their foot into a boot in the shop. But I have to balance that against the fact that boot fitting is a long and incremental process in which you can spend a lot of money to get the most performance out of a boot that is not shaped in any way like your foot. You have a great point especially with regard to beginning skiers. And you *can* add things to take up volume like shims and padding in various parts of the boot. Sometimes, customers with a high volume, block shaped foot are not going to be served by an expensive iterative process of trial and error when all they want is to go skiing and not be tortured. Sizing up is considered a mortal sin among boot fitters. But I've seen too many skiers who for a variety of reasons are turned off to the sport simply because it is painful and painfully expensive. Another thing about the industry that has always vexed me is that boots are too stiff for most recreational skiers. The boot fitting profession will never agree with me on this but I have seen too many people struggle to learn to ski because they do not have the strength to flex their boots enough to make them work as designed. As a decades long telemarker who came up in leather boots, I have the same problem. I'm a large male specimen of the species but I like a soft forward flex when I telemark so I can flex my ankles and ski from the middle of the ski rather than lean heavily on my cuffs and ski only the front half of the ski. I think people can learn to ski more quickly and have more fun if they are in boots that don't crush their feet and also boots that will allow them to flex their ankles without putting all their weight on their shins. They can develop a much more sensitive feeling for the snow and terrain if they can feel the resistance vary as their ankles flex and extend and that is simply not possible in a boot that is for all practical purposes, a cast. 99% of skiers are not racers and will not benefit from the kind of stiffness that high performance skiers need to get the absolute most out of their gear at the highest speeds. Good on ye, mate!

Great review, very informative and impressive one take with a swift delivery, Merry Christmas.

Good review on Alpha sv, may I ask your height and weight plz?

Some thoughts... First, I am also a charger, and I've plying the trade since 1983. These days I 50/50 with alpine. I'm also purely a resort skier and have been from the start. I get why tele skiers want better touring gear, I mean its not my thing or concern, and it seems to me that the reality is as you say, most tele skiers are also primarily resort, but for those that do tour, why not. But I would also argue that a lot of the resort skiers are actually a more silent but a far greater majority than those who make very vocal demands that the few tele gear mfgs to produce better touring gear. Of course I don't doubt that a lot of resort skiers dream of someday touring, and like looking the part, but... Look at skis and bindings. Everyone wants lighter skis with tour-able tele bindings. As a resort skier I want a ski with snap that can bang a steep bump-line with getting knocked all over the place. Light skis suck for resort skiing and especially crud, which is why many of the better skiers I see also use alpine skis to mount up tele. Our gear always seems confused on what it wants to be, trying to be all things and mastering few. If tele skiers are into tradition, well that's a tradition that just won't die. It reminds me of the days when tele skiers would bash anyone using alpine skis instead of 210cm skinny sticks, Kazamas anyone? Or when the Merrile Super Comp came out that introduce a plastic upper shell and many a skier would sidle up in the lift line to tell me I should just go alpine. I personally have the old bumble bee Pros, and when I saw the new replacements come out I was shocked to see it had a shorter cuff. So I had my doubts. Thanks for confirming. The first review I read was nothing but roses as it seems every new tele product receives (I bought the first gen Meidjo and proceeded to rip the binding out of the ski at the two screw back of the bail on my first run charging a double black bumped out run. Because it required a crap-load of mounting screws to affix it pretty much made the skis worthless for a remount). No one mentioned that in a review--nope, nothing but praises on the latest "miracle" product. At any rate. Now I'm on the 22 designs, 2nd pair. I've pretty much have tried everything else including Vices, Rotts etc. Have not tried the Bishops. About the Meidjo heel piece... Yeah it's silly that Scarpa might be afraid of liability using non-din heel piece, considering NO telemark binding is actually DIN functional. Not the Rott or the Meidjo. And having used the heel piece, it really doesn't take much abuse to destroy it, way weaker than a true AT heel, but it is great in a crunch when in low, flat light trying to get down an icy, skied out, wind drifted section of a run at the end of the day (think A-Basin) or a super wet, 3ft mashed-potato day at Alpental, WA. Can that be skied tele? Sure, but its gonna suck. I'm in my fifties, I've earned my badge skiing tele in the worst of conditions, and if I have an option, I'm not too proud to utilize it. I actually made a plate that allowed me to mount the heel piece with my Outlaws. I like choice and can ski both tele and alpine well. Sometimes alpine just is better. As for the newer Scarpas ditching the tech heel, if you buy a replacement for the AT boots, you can easily mill (using a router bit and a drill) the heels to attach the metal piece to the newer boots--there is nothing special about the heel design or material in the older boots besides they are routed for an AT heel. Just sayin'. I appreciate your honest review. I'm planning to offer one up (TH-cam) about the Bishop Gonzos, which is going to be brutally honest that might rankle the Bishop crew a bit (a hint--no $800 ski should come with a dried out base that has edges that are not finish beveled. Never Summer, a snow board MFG in Denver makes their skis and probably hand grinds the finish base grind on an unguided drum sander, which makes the bevels all over the place from under to over beveled, and an under-bevel (0 degree) can practically rip a leg off. So is the state of our sport.

Great video, horrible sound. It's difficult to hear you when it sounds like you sit in a tin can.

I got the very first scarpa tele boot How many years ago? 30 ? Ski haus in steamboat Then t2 6 years ago Resisted NTN until now Just got the new to pro Great to hear your comments I always was confused about shell sizing I’m 25.5 forever And they feel tight??? Call customer service Actually got a boot guy on the phone And was very disappointed with conversation I had with him I will get them heat mold put my customer insoles in And see how it goes Thanks for your detailed review I have 50 years in the Routt forest and loved these scarpas through the years Cheers

Just got me a pair!

complicated

Love my new boots. But they won’t stay locked in ski mode! Only happens in the most upright position for forward lean 12degrees. Doesn’t happen in stock setting 14degrees.

"This boot is a T2." Spot on. I stocked up on boots a few years ago in fear of a telemark apocalypse and I have an unskied T2Eco, an unskied TXPro original, and the new TXPro and it certainly feels almost identical to the T2 in terms of cuff stiffness out of the box. I literally said the same thing in my basement... It's a T2!

Has your boots softened up yet? I did my first turns, snow was terrible, but the boot feels very upright, and the cuff is very stiff. Hopefully it softens up. I might adjust the forward lean once I get more time on them.

Speaking of suspenders, which ones do you like? They always slip off my shoulders so I wrap around my neck. Would up just ditching em

How does the downhill performance compare to the Outlaw? I had a pair of Freedoms and they didn't hold up. I'm 6'1", 215 and ski hard.

Ur a tele chad brotha, thanks for the vid and info. Definitely wanna try out the K2 lineup. Keep the vids coming.

I have not tried zip fit liners. I’ll check them out! I’ve been seeing your tethers out in the wild and in the shops! Great product. I’ll try to do a video on it one of these ski days. Last year I dropped my phone off the lift at Silverton. Fortunately I was able to locate it lawn darted 2 feet deep in the snow using my Garmin watch.

Yo dude, digging your videos. Have you tried the ZipFit liners? And more, have you tried them with the TX Pros?

I heard directly from a Scarpa sales rep that they are bringing back the comp next season. They don't have the production capacity to do both this year.

Are the new TXP cuff actually lower than the old ones, or does it just feel that way because you cant get it tight enough? And i agree on Scarpa NA, thet never seem to have spare parts in stock the past 2 or 3 years.

10 years on the meidjo now. I've had all the itterations and this is the binding I've skied the most in my life. I have to agree with your analysis.

Have you skied the rmu apostle 106? I’m looking for a resort 105 ski.

A Dynafit heel piece on a TX Pro to "lock the heel" is a liability. You will have folks then going and trying to ski in alpine touring pin bindings. The problem is that the bellows are soft and do flex. That is going to create prerelease. And if you are in conditions where you need to lock a heel, I can guarantee the pressure you are going to be putting on that binding is going to flex the bellows and create pre-release -- there is no doubt. But the comment simply ignores the level of tech in modern tele bindings. Further, Outlaw X and Lynx both have tons of torsional rigidity and skiability. Alpine turns are extremely easy on them. These are three pin bindings and you aren't skiing in leather boots any more. If you are touring in conditions that you think are going to warrant locking a heel, then make a better decision at the car and take your AT setup. It truly is that simple.

The new boots are stiffer, which is supposed to compensate for the lack of a fourth buckle. Any thoughts on how this plays out when skiing down? Honestly, any more info on how they actually ski going down would be awesome. Thanks!

Dude with the teal DPS looks like he’s got captive heels!

I was wondering if I could mod my comps with new ratchet buckle. Do you think I could do that? And yes , I tried to call scarpa and ask and they were not helpful and told me to call parts and of course parts was same number and haven’t answered email

I would say that the Fey Brothers out east are a great resource for anything tele gear related, and in addition to selling scarpa products, they are also crispi's North American distributor.

I just jumped on the tele train this year from AT gear and agree TX Pro is on the light side for piste skiing. I have pairs each of TX pro's and Crispi Evo's. The Evo's I expect will be used more for cable lapping (K2 Mindbender 99ti with Outlaw X) and TX Pro more for touring (Summitcone Outcast 97c with Meidjo 3.0). I chose Meidjo for a touring binding based on your review and operator instructions. Keep up the good work and thanks for taking the time to share.

Thanks homie! I’m thanking before I watch cause the first min was awesome. Yup a scattered community but so good!

I’m not at all surprised to see how nicely Sturgill Simpson goes with tele. Two of my favorite passions, good music and good turns.

To prevent icing, try to spray Pam (not the garlic flavour ;))

First off, pristine porch vibes going on in this video. Props. Are you stoked on the new tx pros? I know I am, Interested to see how they feel as I've been hearing mostly positive but slightly mixed reviews from early testers.

Backcountry rocks. No dushbags

Wow, that is a super cool video to watch, great skiing guys, congrats 👏

What is the best step in step out telemark binding. Best bang for Buck? Thank you.

Hey i’m the guy that we thought had the catastrophic fail in my meidjo’s at A Basin last weekend. Just wanted to say thanks. All i had to do was tighten the springs as they became totally unthreaded. i realized it when i tried to tighten the din on the good one by turning clockwise and realized it is a counter clockwise turn to tighten. Hit them with silicone and VC3 and they’re skiing incredible. 100% best binding ever

Thanks for the input. You're right on w/profile. Not only tip rocker, but the tail on the 2 Wayback's differ in their rocker amount, making the running length greater in the 96 and less in the 106. This is why you're feeling like you should've swapped the lengths. I'm debating between an OutlawX or some other binding that tours for my Soul7 HD at 180cm. The Meidjo is on the short list...

Think id be too heavy for the meidjos? Im 210-220.... lookin into switching to ntn from 75mm because my boots broke. Just cant decide if i go meidjos or outlaws.... i dont tour at all just resort... for now

Scarpa's don't fit my feet well, too sloppy in the toe/ball area.

daaaaang son looking gooooood. been having setup setbacks so I'm majorly jealous, but just got my meidjos and I'll have them mounted to get the meat of next season! hope to see you out there

Awesome locations and footage but the double poling is plain weird

How tall are you and how much do you weight? Thanks!

Get low and Go.

Thanks! Appreciate as a long-time telemarker who's gone to the dark side and now back

Love to see some skiing action