I am a recovering telemark skier. I have always been a scarpa gal and have always prefered the fit to all the other boots, Scarpa fits me great, my forefoot is wider than my narrow heel, I have a mid to low volume foot, and a well defined arch. My last new pair of telemark boots were the blue T2, circa 2006? If I take a chance and order a pair of the Diva or Starlite AT boots can I expect a similar fit to that T2? I know that is a tough question to answer but what the hey. I am a 6.5-7 and want a comfortable fit, not too tight. Any suggestions on size? Would trying on one of the new tele boots for sizing provide me with any kind of comparision? The local store is carrying the full line of womens tele boots.

Also, one more question about the lowest buckle on the Starlite, I got a really bad bone spur on the top of both my feet, way back in the dark ages from my first pair of plastic tele boots, the first plastic scarpas, the green ones. Eventually they added the second buckle and that resolved the pain of the one buckle because they span that high spot on my foot. That single buckle on the Starlite looks like it sits right where that old bone spur is. Has anyone complained about this? I would like the Starlite to work for me cause I am mostly intersted in mid angle touring, more up and around than down, nothing high speed. Nothing too steep up or down. I read that the Diva has such an aggressive forward lean, even in hike mode, that you can’t stand up straight in them. ? Have you heard this? Am I correct in assuming that the Starlite has less forward lean?

Any suggestions, ideas, comments, etc are greatly appreciated! I don’t know what to do !

The boot toeboxes are similar, though the Star Lite seems to have some extra width compared to the Magic. Indeed, to give her enough toe width we had to put Lisa in a Magic that’s a full shell size above the Star Lite — and also have the Magics punched out — so that indicates a difference in shape.

As for toebox height, as Scarpa mentions below, the Star Lite and Diva (their 4 buckle women’s models) will be sold with an integrated but removable volume spacer. That’s nice and will indeed be useful, but adding a volume spacer is of course trivial for a boot fitter, and in the case of the Scarpa last, with its excessively high arch, it’s easy to add a forefoot spacer that fills up toebox volume without raising your heel and possibly compromising the heel pocket as a full-length spacer does

Here is the info Scarpa gave me :

The Diva is the women’s version of the Spirit 4 — four buckle.

Both the Star Lite and the Diva both have a modified cuff to accommodate a women’s calf… this modification is why there is no forward lean angle adjustment mechanism like on the men’s version – not enough real estate for the mechanism – though there is still two cuff lean lock settings.

Both Star Lite and Diva will have a volume reducing spacer that comes standard in the boots (injection molded with an integrating male/female interface to ensure no movement); this will be removable for those ladies that have especially high volume feet or high arches.).

glad to see the guys at Scarpa waking up to the fact that the women’s line could use some revamping too — what with about seven (or maybe eight?) years since the Magics came out.

One question: how does the toebox volume compare to the old Magics? The Magics’ toebox is definitely too high for my foot (=zero control in tough terrain) and snugger forefoot fit is definitely something I’ll be looking for in my next boot. Also, will Scarpa be making a women’s version of the Spirit 4 (which I’d definitely prefer to the three-buckle version).l

Thanks a lot,

Lenka K.