From my experience, Crispi's fit me the same as Scarpa's in the toe area, but are wider in the heel and cuff area. Since I have a wider heel and larger calf, Crispi's work way better for me. Scarpa's just crush me in the calf area and are tight in the sides of the heel no matter how the boots are mo...

I wouldn't get boots too long in an attempt to get more volume. Once the liner packs out, and it will, your foot will be sliding around front to back. If you decide to go with the Scarpa, and the problem is too much pressure from the instep, I believe your boot fitter can get a longer instep cable f...

You are correct. The tele brakes are too wide for racing skis. In Telemark World Cup, the racers are generally on 21 to 25 meter FIS approved GS race skis that have a 65 mm waist. These are actually the softer FIS GS race skis designed for U16s, as the U19 and above FIS GS race skis (188 and 193 30 ...