Alico Telemark Ski Boots - Mod Double - 75 mm (For Men)

I was very excited to receive these boots to replace my old Asolo Snow Fields back country ski boots. I normally wear a mens size 8, but I wanted a little more room. I ordered a size 9 which was very, very small. The size 9 was not even close to being a size small, it was more like 1 1/2 to 2 sizes smaller than it should have been. I think the size of this boot did not compensate for the inner boot. I wish they ran true to size I think they might have been a nice boot, but I had to return them. I would recommend these boots if you could figure out the correct sizing.

I bought these boots to replace both my worn out Asolo Summit leather double telemark/backcountry boots, and the Garmont Excursions I've been using for a few seasons. The Asolos were comfortable and warm, but lacked much ankle support. The Excursions are supportive and fairly light, but like all plastic tele and backcountry ski boots, just don't feel "right" when touring and skinning uphill. These Alicos seem to be the solution, at least for me. The sizing is right with a single pair of socks. They're plenty warm enough in Colorado winters, supportive for turns, and have the right feel for both long day tours and hut trips. I've been able to crank some nice tele turns on moderate terrain, with and without big packs, in all kinds of conditions, with these boots. They turn at least as well as the Garmonts, and are much more comfortable on trails and approaches. Both Rottefella, and G3 cable bindings, and Voile 3 pin cable bindings work well with the Alicos, in my experience. They're not a boot for lift service use or extreme skiing, but for general backcountry touring with moderate width telemark skis, skinning, and pack carrying on overnight and multiday hut tours, these are great.

These are great boots and I got them for a great price but STP should have listed these as seconds. I ordered a pair, returned them in exchange for another pair and returned the 2nd pair also. In both instances I returned them due to many cosmetic flaws in the outer leather. Heavy scuffs, tears, cuts etc. I have purchased 1st quality leather ski boots in the past and I can't believe that Scarpa would have considered these their 1st quality. I am bummed because now I don't have the boots I wanted.

I ended up getting 3 different pair of these boots one after another trying to get a pair without significant leather flaws. After the first pair I asked them to inspect the next pair and described the problems with the first pair. STP called back and said the next pair was inspected and was fine. Not the case when I received them...multiple scuffs and cuts in the leather so back they went. After another call I was told the 3rd pair had been inspected and was perfect...not so when I received them...save type and number of flaws...so back these went also. The STP folks were friendly through this whole process but they should have been able to perform a proper inspection and not keep sending me boots that should be labelled as 2nds due to the significant flaws in the leather.

These run true to size. They are a great boot. Hard to find quality leather boots at this price. Fingers crossed that they have your size!