Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa
Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot Ski Boots - Touring Boots - Ski Mountaineering - Womens Scarpa

Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot

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100-Flex Women's Ski Mountaineering Boot

Scarpa F1 XT W Touring Boot

Women chasing vertical who still want to ski the line properly at the top are who the Scarpa F1 XT W is built for. A 100 flex on a 100 mm last handles an 85 mm ski on all snow conditions better than the number suggests, thanks to a Carbon Grilamid LFT cuff. At 1,035 g per boot the Scarpa F1 XT W is squarely in fast-and-light territory.

Expert Fit Review Fit profile and recommendations reviewed by CCBB bootfitters.

Is This the Right Boot for You?

Best For
Women ski mountaineers on low-volume feet running pin bindings and skis 80 to 95 mm underfoot, where the climb decides the day.
Consider Another Boot If
You need any binding other than pin/tech, want a stiffer shell for wide skis, or have a wide forefoot or high instep.

CCBB Boot Ratings

Uphill Efficiency
5/5
1,035 g per boot at size 25
Downhill Performance
3/5
100 flex on an ultralight shell
Walking Comfort
5/5
Low-friction Speed Lock cuff
Transition Speed
5/5
Single-lever Speed Lock

Rating scale: 5 = top of its class, 4 = excellent, 3 = good, 2 = specialized or below average, and 1 = limited.

CCBB Fit Profile

Overall VolumeLow
Toe BoxMedium
Forefoot VolumeLow
Instep HeightLow
Heel HoldGood
Ankle HoldGood
PunchabilityModerate
Heat MoldableYes

Why We Like It

  • At 1,035 g per boot this is one of the lightest shells a skier can still drive a real touring ski with.
  • A women's-specific Intuition Cross Fit Tour LT liner is the substantive difference from the men's build, and it changes heel hold more than a spec sheet suggests.
  • Two buckles and the Wave LT cable spread pressure across the forefoot without the hot spots a single strap creates.
  • A Lambda frame molded into the Grilamid Fiber Glass LFT shell, a glass-reinforced nylon, adds torsional stiffness without added mass.

Best Uses

  • Ski mountaineering and spring couloirs
  • Long tours and multi-day traverses
  • Skis 80 to 95 mm underfoot
  • Skimo training and recreational racing
  • Women running pin bindings exclusively

Bootfitter's Advice

The Scarpa F1 XT W shares its shell, cuff, closure and sole with the men's Scarpa F1 XT. What changes is the liner, the weight and the size run: 23 to 27 in whole Mondo sizes only. A half-size foot needs a shell fit to decide direction.

A Grilamid Fiber Glass LFT shell, a glass-reinforced nylon, resists punching more than plain Grilamid because the glass fibre holds its shape. Small corrections are realistic; large ones are not. Mold the Intuition Cross Fit Tour LT Women's liner, a heat-moldable foam liner, before judging the fit.

Fit profile reviewed by CCBB bootfitters. Final sizing should be confirmed with a shell fit whenever possible.

📏 Technical Specifications Manufacturer specs · Click to expand

Fit and Construction

Weight
1,035 g per boot (size 25)
Last
100 mm
Flex
100
Shell
Grilamid Fiber Glass LFT, a glass-reinforced nylon
Cuff
Carbon Grilamid LFT, a carbon-reinforced nylon
Tongue
Synthetic, with an Overlap Shield Tech gaiter

Features and Compatibility

Walk Mode
Speed Lock ski/walk mechanism
Range of Motion
Not published by Scarpa for the current F1 XT W
Closure
Two buckles with a Wave LT closure and a Power Strap Light
Binding Compatibility
Pin/tech (low-tech) bindings only. The Vibram UFO LT outsole meets no ISO sole norm, so the F1 XT W is not compatible with alpine, AT/frame or MNC bindings. Optimized Touring Pivot: mount the tech toe 1 mm rearward of standard.
Sole
Vibram UFO LT outsole, no ISO sole norm, with tech fittings for pin bindings only
Forward Lean
11, 13 and 15 degrees, adjustable 2 degrees either way with the spoiler
Liner
Intuition Cross Fit Tour LT Women's liner, a heat-moldable foam

Compare the Scarpa F1 XT W

F1 XT W vs. Scarpa F1 XT

The men's Scarpa F1 XT is the same shell, cuff, closure, flex and sole, at 1,145 g per boot with a unisex liner and a 24 to 31 size run. The Scarpa F1 XT W adds a women's liner and covers 23 to 27. Foot length usually settles the choice before anything else does.

Shop Scarpa F1 XT boots

F1 XT W vs. Scarpa Gea RS

Two different jobs. The Scarpa Gea RS is a 125 flex freeride touring boot at 1,405 g per boot with an ISO 9523 sole that also takes frame and MNC bindings. The Scarpa F1 XT W is 370 g lighter, far softer, and pin-only. Choose on how much the descent matters against how far the climb goes.

Shop Scarpa Gea RS boots

F1 XT W vs. Scarpa Alien

The Scarpa Alien is a dedicated skimo race boot, lighter again and softer still. The Scarpa F1 XT W carries enough cuff to ski a real descent afterwards, which a race boot is not built to do.

Shop Scarpa Alien boots

Common Questions

What bindings work with the Scarpa F1 XT W?
Pin/tech (low-tech) bindings only. Scarpa lists the binding system for the Scarpa F1 XT W as TLT, and the Vibram UFO LT outsole meets no ISO sole norm. The Scarpa F1 XT W therefore cannot be used with alpine bindings, frame bindings or MNC bindings. Mount it to a pin binding and nothing else.
Does the Scarpa F1 XT W use a women's-specific shell?
No. Scarpa builds the Scarpa F1 XT W on the shared F1 XT shell and cuff, with the same 100 mm last, closure, flex and sole. What is women's-specific is the Intuition Cross Fit Tour LT Women's liner and the 23 to 27 size run. Skiers expecting a reshaped cuff for a lower calf should know the shell geometry is not changed.
Is there a mounting adjustment for the Scarpa F1 XT W?
Yes. Scarpa specifies an Optimized Touring Pivot of 1 mm, so the tech toe piece mounts 1 mm rearward of the standard position toward the heel. Pass that figure to whoever mounts the binding.
What sizes does the Scarpa F1 XT W come in?
Whole Mondo sizes only, 23 through 27. There are no half sizes in this shell, so a foot that falls between two sizes should be shell-fitted rather than sized by conversion.
How much does the Scarpa F1 XT W weigh?
Scarpa lists 1,035 g per boot at size 25. That places the Scarpa F1 XT W between a skimo race boot and a standard women's touring boot, and 370 g per boot under the Scarpa Gea RS.
What is the range of motion on the Scarpa F1 XT W?
Scarpa publishes no cuff rotation figure for the current Scarpa F1 XT W. Older F1 material cited 72 degrees, but that belongs to a previous specification. The figure stays open until Scarpa republishes it.

Our Verdict

The Scarpa F1 XT W earns its place for women whose days are measured in vertical.. A 100 flex on a 100 mm last at 1,035 g per boot gives up shell stiffness against a Gea and returns 370 g per boot, and the two-buckle Wave LT closure holds the forefoot more securely than the BOA systems this line used to carry. One constraint governs everything: pin bindings are the only option.