michpc
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just had to come and tell everyone that I'm so excited I bought new boots!! My first pair of brand new boots, not "new to me". I got them from Summit Ski and Snowboard, aka The Ski Shop West, in Framingham, MA. It was a great experience with Geoff there. It was really busy when I got there but I still got helped quickly, and they were all so friendly anyway, and really appreciated that I came in with a relaxed "I'm not in a rush, I want to find the right boot" attitude.
I ended up with the Nordica Olympia Sport 12 in 24 (
) and I'm very happy. Hopefully I will remain so after skiing in them, but I an always go back for adjustments of course and they come with the heat moldable liners, which we didn't mold, so there is plenty of room for changes if needed.
Before the Nordicas, I tried:
Salomon Minx in 24.5: OK in the toes, but OUCH, these pinched my calves a lot. Even after he adjusted the buckles, the inside of my calf just was not happy.
Rossignol Sensor 90 (I believe...wasn't really paying attention to model, just fit, so I'm going off online photos here) in 24.5 and 25: Good on the calves, but my toes were smushed, and by the time I took them off, my pinkie toe was numb. No good. He had me try the 25 too just too see, but they were clearly too large in that size. Toes were barely touching the end and overall were definitely not right.
Head (OK, no sure which model this was, but they were silver/grey, so I think the Dream 12.5) in 24.5: My toes were immediately happy in these boots, but again the calves got pinched a lot.
I thought women's boots were meant to FIT women's calves? My unisex boots were fine!
Anyway, my patience was rewarded when Geoff came back with the Nordicas. He'd wanted me to try them, but thought they didn't have them in that size. Right away I loved the way they hugged my heels and that they were clearly wide enough for my toes. I wore these for quite a while, with and without my SuperFeet, walking around the store, checking out the ski selection, and there were no signs of pressure points or numb toes
.
So far I'm so happy I spent 2 hours and had the patience to find boots for me. I'm so excited to see what a difference it makes going from 26.0-26.5 Unisex boots to brand new foot-hugging 24s. He also mentioned that he wanted to get me into custom footbeds (he does them himself), but there was no hard sell, which I really appreciated. We'll see how the SuperFeet work out for now.
I can't wait to get these on the slopes! Going to take them to demo more skis. He thought I'd LOVE the Volkl Tierras, so I'm going to take that advice and definitely go demo them. Can't wait!!
I ended up with the Nordica Olympia Sport 12 in 24 (
) and I'm very happy. Hopefully I will remain so after skiing in them, but I an always go back for adjustments of course and they come with the heat moldable liners, which we didn't mold, so there is plenty of room for changes if needed.
Before the Nordicas, I tried:
Salomon Minx in 24.5: OK in the toes, but OUCH, these pinched my calves a lot. Even after he adjusted the buckles, the inside of my calf just was not happy.
Rossignol Sensor 90 (I believe...wasn't really paying attention to model, just fit, so I'm going off online photos here) in 24.5 and 25: Good on the calves, but my toes were smushed, and by the time I took them off, my pinkie toe was numb. No good. He had me try the 25 too just too see, but they were clearly too large in that size. Toes were barely touching the end and overall were definitely not right.
Head (OK, no sure which model this was, but they were silver/grey, so I think the Dream 12.5) in 24.5: My toes were immediately happy in these boots, but again the calves got pinched a lot.
I thought women's boots were meant to FIT women's calves? My unisex boots were fine!Anyway, my patience was rewarded when Geoff came back with the Nordicas. He'd wanted me to try them, but thought they didn't have them in that size. Right away I loved the way they hugged my heels and that they were clearly wide enough for my toes. I wore these for quite a while, with and without my SuperFeet, walking around the store, checking out the ski selection, and there were no signs of pressure points or numb toes
.So far I'm so happy I spent 2 hours and had the patience to find boots for me. I'm so excited to see what a difference it makes going from 26.0-26.5 Unisex boots to brand new foot-hugging 24s. He also mentioned that he wanted to get me into custom footbeds (he does them himself), but there was no hard sell, which I really appreciated. We'll see how the SuperFeet work out for now.
I can't wait to get these on the slopes! Going to take them to demo more skis. He thought I'd LOVE the Volkl Tierras, so I'm going to take that advice and definitely go demo them. Can't wait!!
I've lived here since August after graduating in '06. I definitely prefer to live on this side of the river, even though I work on the other side.
