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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 12-23-04 08:39boots
can anyone give any advice when being fitted for ski boots?re: boots
You'll need to leave a good couple of hours if being fitted for your own boots to buy.
Go to a good, reputable store that has a good selection and try on as many as you need until you find something you are happy with. Wear ski socks for the fittings as that's what you'll wear when you do ski and it's worth getting custom footbeds made for an extra £40ish.
If the boot is not comfortable, don't buy it just because it's all there is, go elsewhere. There are a couple of dry slopes ...
Go to a good, reputable store that has a good selection and try on as many as you need until you find something you are happy with. Wear ski socks for the fittings as that's what you'll wear when you do ski and it's worth getting custom footbeds made for an extra £40ish.
If the boot is not comfortable, don't buy it just because it's all there is, go elsewhere. There are a couple of dry slopes ...
You'll need to leave a good couple of hours if being fitted for your own boots to buy.
Go to a good, reputable store that has a good selection and try on as many as you need until you find something you are happy with. Wear ski socks for the fittings as that's what you'll wear when you do ski and it's worth getting custom footbeds made for an extra £40ish.
If the boot is not comfortable, don't buy it just because it's all there is, go elsewhere. There are a couple of dry slopes that have ski stores at them, e.g. Hemel Hempsted has a Snow and Rock and they offer a free one hour session when you buy the boots so you'll know instantly if they are comfy for an hour of skiing.
If you are hiring boots in resort, take the first pair they give you, if it's not comfy, take them back and change them!!!
I speak from experience as someone who bought a pair of boots and had to take them back as they were so uncomfortable (thankfully full money back as they'd screwed up) and ended up being properly fitted up at snow and rock. So much so, that the first pair they gave me to try on fitted like a sock.
Hope that helps.
J
Go to a good, reputable store that has a good selection and try on as many as you need until you find something you are happy with. Wear ski socks for the fittings as that's what you'll wear when you do ski and it's worth getting custom footbeds made for an extra £40ish.
If the boot is not comfortable, don't buy it just because it's all there is, go elsewhere. There are a couple of dry slopes that have ski stores at them, e.g. Hemel Hempsted has a Snow and Rock and they offer a free one hour session when you buy the boots so you'll know instantly if they are comfy for an hour of skiing.
If you are hiring boots in resort, take the first pair they give you, if it's not comfy, take them back and change them!!!
I speak from experience as someone who bought a pair of boots and had to take them back as they were so uncomfortable (thankfully full money back as they'd screwed up) and ended up being properly fitted up at snow and rock. So much so, that the first pair they gave me to try on fitted like a sock.
Hope that helps.
J
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Thanks Judith.re: boots
My advice,Get your credit card out and go buy your own boots, choose carefully and you wont regret it .
I have had my own boots for about 3 ski trips now and i consider the money well spent as they fit me like a glove .I also had the custom insoles paid an extra £20 for mine .
boots are the most important part of your ski equipment and the wrong ones could ruin your holiday as you dont want to be in the bar having a few
with sore feet 
Kel
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Thanks Kel. Good advice. Dont want sore feet, however being in the bar sounds good re: boots
Like Judith says, go to a reputable store, and have at least a couple of hours spare. I bought my own boots the second time I went, it transformed my skiing. Wearing something that you can't even feel you've got on, makes all the difference believe me.
If you go to the right place, you'll get excellent advice. An example of this, is Mrs Banknote got her boots a few months back. She found a nice pair that she liked (right colour), and the bloke said no, they were not suitable, they didn't ...
If you go to the right place, you'll get excellent advice. An example of this, is Mrs Banknote got her boots a few months back. She found a nice pair that she liked (right colour), and the bloke said no, they were not suitable, they didn't ...
Like Judith says, go to a reputable store, and have at least a couple of hours spare. I bought my own boots the second time I went, it transformed my skiing. Wearing something that you can't even feel you've got on, makes all the difference believe me.
If you go to the right place, you'll get excellent advice. An example of this, is Mrs Banknote got her boots a few months back. She found a nice pair that she liked (right colour), and the bloke said no, they were not suitable, they didn't fit properly. The ones that did fit were cheaper. I like that sort of honesty.
Banknote
If you go to the right place, you'll get excellent advice. An example of this, is Mrs Banknote got her boots a few months back. She found a nice pair that she liked (right colour), and the bloke said no, they were not suitable, they didn't fit properly. The ones that did fit were cheaper. I like that sort of honesty.
Banknote
