
The 1190 gram boot has a 100 flex and is an excellent option for bigger days in the backcountry as it is light enough for long tours but offers plenty of performance on the downhill. The carbon-reinforced Pebax RNew bio-based shell is an environmentally responsible alternative to typical plastics and is derived from castor seeds instead of petroleum. The $849 eco-friendly Skorpius CR II keeps a lot of what worked with the first model and offers some key updates that make this version even better. The Skorpius CR II is a boot that fits the needs of the modern backcountry skier, as it excels on the skin-track while still maintaining the ability to drive bigger skis with confidence.” New materials and technologies allow us to create lightweight boots like these that perform incredibly well on the uphill and the downhill. “This year, we took three great lightweight ski boots and made them even better. “Our designers have been hard at work finding ways to improve the comfort and performance of our ski touring boots, as highlighted by the new features in the Skorpius CR II,” says Jonathan Lantz, president of La Sportiva North America. The eco-friendly Capo, Tempo, and Salto are lightweight touring skis that utilize a petroleum-free polyamide top sheet made from castor oil and come equipped with edges composed of 50% recycled steel. These boots are designed for backcountry touring and ski mountaineering objectives, keeping weight to a minimum without sacrificing performance while skiing. Versatility and responsibility define the brand’s ski offerings for Fall 2022. The Italian brand is releasing three new lightweight touring boots, the Skorpius CR II, the Solar II and the Stellar II. We’lll also have the opportunity to see Courtney Dauwalter and Kaytlyn Gerbin who are leading the the women’s ranking of the 2019 UTWT’s circuit.La Sportiva has announced their Fall 2022 ski hardgoods collection. We also have Camille Heron, David Laney, Clare Gallagher and Patrick Reagan who will be competing at home! Lucy Bartholomew from Australia, Jim Walmsley and Jeff Browning from the USA will be there as well. Francesca Canepa from Italy, Tom Evans from Great Britain, the Spanish Jordi Gamito, Grinius Gediminas from Lituania and Beth Pascall from England. Starting in Squaw Valley (California) near the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics and ending 100.2 miles later in Auburn (California), Western States, in the decades since its inception in 1974, has come to represent one of the ultimate endurance tests in the world.įor this new edition, great athletes from all around the world will be representing the Ultra-Trail World Tour. WESTERN STATES 100 MILES ENDURANCE RUN (100m/6000D+)Īs everybody knows, the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is the world’s oldest and most prestigious 100-mile trail race where everything started. The Italians are counting on Anna Pedevilla.

For the females, Caroline Chaverot and Audrey Tanguy from France, and Maite Maiora Elizondo from Spain will participate in the longest race. For the Italians, all eyes will be on Andrea Macchi, Georg Piazza, Fulvio Dapit, Roberto Mastrotto, Fabio Di Giacomo and Stefano Ruzza.

Sangé Sherpa from Nepal is also participating. The American Timothy Freriks, Chinese runners Jiasheng Shen and Yanquiao Yun, New Zealander Sam McCutcheon and Spaniards Xavier Dominguez and Cristòbal Adell Albalat are also competing. Like the 5 elite athletes who will be supported by the UTWT: Sébastien Camus and Magdalena Boulet from France, Fiona Hayvice from New Zealand, Mimmi Kotka from Sweden, and Tim Tollefson from the USA who arrived in third position last year.Īt the same time, it is expected that other great athletes will have the chance to run in the most spectacular places of the Dolomites: the Crystal, the Tofane, Cinque Torri, and the Three Peaks. This year edition of La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail, incredible athletes from all over the world will be attending and try to get the victory. But thanks to the volunteers hard work, to make the trails practicable again, the race is good to start. This year, a big storm in Italy damaged the trails of the race last October. The race start will be in center of Cortina d’Ampezzo.

This weekend we will hvae the 13th edition of La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail where about 5000 runners will be present from 65 countries. LA SPORTIVA LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL (120k/5800D+)
