Guido Valota

Ski instructor

The heart and soul of the Light and Race categories, Guido is a cross-country ski instructor and former competitive ski mountaineer

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"Buyer's Guido" has been a fixture with this guide since its beginnings. He's been trying to retire for years now, but he hasn't quite managed it. Although we have lightened his load a bit, so all he's done here is dipped his toes into the lightweight boots category. With an eye for detail he developed as a cross-country skier, a keen mind, and just the right sprinkling of sardonic humor, his reviews are always one of a kind.

Worked on

these are the products they worked on

tested 2025
Boots
Light
Roxa
RX Scout
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.290 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Atomic
Backland Carbon
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.162 g
SMART CHOICE LIGHT
OF THE YEAR
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Tecnica
Zero G Peak
Buckles: 2
Weight: 980 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Scarpa
F1 GT
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.165 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Tecnica
Zero G Peak Carbon
Buckles: 2
Weight: 990 g
PRO
PRO'S CHOICE LIGHT
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Scarpa
F1 XT
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.145 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Scarpa
F1 LT
Buckles: 2
Weight: 990 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Dynafit
TLT X
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.030 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Dynafit
Blacklight
Buckles: 2
Weight: 990 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
La Sportiva
Skorpius CR II
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.190 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Atomic
Backland Pro
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.170 g
PEOPLE'S CHOICE LIGHT
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Scarpa
F1 SE
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.380 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Salomon
MTN Summit Pro
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.150 g
PEOPLE
tested 2025
Boots
Light
La Sportiva
Solar II
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.185 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Salomon
S/Lab MTN Summit
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.050 g
tested 2025
Boots
Light
Atomic
Backland Ultimate
Buckles: 2
Weight: 788 g
tested 2024
Boots
Light
Atomic
Backland Carbon UL
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.021 g
tested 2024
Boots
Light
Salomon
MTN Summit Sport
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.250 g
tested 2024
Boots
Light
Dalbello
Quantum Evo
Buckles: 2
Weight: 1.050 g
tested 2024
Boots
Light
Fischer
Travers CS
Buckles: 2
Weight: 980 g