Fischer Travers Carbon Boot

I've had these now for about 6 weeks but have already put nearly 150k of vert on them thanks to a perfect spring in New England and a 2 week trip to Norway. So I've had the chance to use them in nearly every type of snow, and have skied them with Hagan Ultras and the Fischer Hannibal 94s and 100s. They drive the bigger skis surprisingly well even in challenging conditions (hot pow, crust, etc). The full gaiter is awesome and the boa cinches evenly and snuggly. The power strap and ski/walk lock are beautifully simple and fast. For most touring/non race skimo applications I don't think having one mechanism is necessary. This is nearly as fast. The boots are pretty serviceable as well (boas string is easily replaceable, and buckle, power straps and ski/walk lock are also attached by bolts, so replaceable as well). Only thing I'd like to see is the boa itself attached by something other than rivets, and cuff rivets be replaceable - we'll see how long they last). With steeper the skinning I don't notice the slightly less range of motion compared to my syborgs and Pierre Gignouxs at all. The only time I notice it is skinning on long, flat approaches. I don't think they have quite as much rearward cuff mobility if you're doing more of a nordic diagonal stride. That's probably not an issue for most folks. Initially the toe box was a bit tight but adding a shim under the ball of my foot and getting the inside of the boot blown out a few mm solved that. Easy cheap fix, and expecting a plastic boot to fit perfectly right out of the box is unrealistic. I wore them for probably close to 80 hours in the last two weeks and feet didn't feel beat up at all. Durability so far seems pretty solid even with a good amount of off-snow travel, rock scrambling, etc. My feet measure 285/287 mm. I went with a 28.5 in these, 29 in syborgs and 29 in PGs. I have slightly less room in the toe box than the other two but these fit well. The tech bsl is identical to the syborgs.

Thanks for the quick response. You guys are on it.

To follow-up, what do you mean by 'designed around a duck stance'? Do you mean mounting your skis in a 'reverse pizza' sort of fashion? Does that stop you from accidentally pizzaing when you're trying to point it?

I don't know much about skis, but if it makes you go faster, it sounds pretty cool.

In reference to a boot, does that mean the foot positioning is ducked out by a few degrees relative to the front and back fittings? Thanks again.

Cheers.

In an above post, jbo says that he (assuming you're a dude...my apologies otherwise) thinks this would make a sweet AT splitting boot due to the flex characteristics. I am wondering if you guys could please elaborate on that, if possible? I am looking to make the switch to hardboots and am seriously considering these.

If you feel comfortable making such comparisons, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on the relative merits of these vs the Aliens vs other splitting options (i.e. TLT6s, Siderals, etc.).

If that requires a novel-like response that you don't feel like writing, please feel free to disregard.

Cheers!

I race in the DNA and was using the Dynafit PDG as my training/touring/climbing boot for which it was adequate at everything but excellent at nothing. I switch to the Travers and have completely stopped using the PDG.

Pros:
-It's stiffer and skies better than the PDG. Paired with a 80-100mm underfoot ski for touring days, it's freaking awesome.
-An actual full gaiter means that snow and slush don't pour into the front of the boot like the PDG. No snow in my boots! It's a miracle!
-Much warmer than the PDG for alpine climbing.
-Only a few grams heavier than the PDG so I still feel reasonable doing training sessions/intervals in them when my feet hurt too much to use the DNA.
-I like the boa system - feels very secure.
-Have already endured a good beating that would have taken serious life out of the PDGs.

Cons:
-A little heavier sure.
-Less ankle flexion. I wouldn't race in them.

How can I tell if I have the updated sole -- are there obvious differences?

Hi,

will be size 30/30.5 in stock?

Thank you!

Just wondering if anyone has used these with the phantom splitboard binding or any other hard boot split binding?

Hi Jason - what is the effective tech length for this boot compared to a 27 TLT5? (i.e. can I get away with not redrilling a set of ATK RTs if I get the size 27 Fishers?)

Hi Jason, could you please provide the exact BSL of these boots for the sizes 26.0/ 26.5 and 27.0 / 27.5 ?

Why no 27's boots? I am an american 9 to 9.25. The 26.5 dynafits are too small.
todd