Mudgirl630
Angel Diva
I wish I had all these fabulous ladies' help to get a pair of boots several years ago.
I did make a huge mistake with my first boots.
I did make a huge mistake with my first boots.
Also, if you're not set to log in automatically, you could read it without logging in.You can see them in your email, so technically she could have seen some or all of the responses without logging onto the site. I agree with you though, I'm sure we haven't scared anyone off. Some people are just more active than others on the site, and it is only September so that certainly isn't everyone. That's the nice thing about an online forum, you can come and go and the conversation can ebb and flow when you do.
Also, if you're not set to log in automatically, you could read it without logging in.
I just got a new phone and had to remember my password, which is what made me think of it!Good point! I am set to log in automatically, so I didn't even think of that.
@Kathy Bennett The only thing I can add to all the fabulous advice in this post is this: when I bought my boots, I went to a great boot shop (the Boot Doctors, in Taos), and gave them my bottom line AFA price (if you can't afford them, doesn't matter how great they are!), and then asked them to let me try on all the boots they pulled for me without telling me the price until I had chosen my boot.I'm researching new women's ski boots for this season. I live near Stan & Dans in North Conway which I know is the go-to for boot fitting. Any suggestions?
Great intel, thank you!@Kathy Bennett, since you are asking online for what boot to buy based on sale prices, I am going to guess that you need to know more about ski boots and how they affect your control over your skis.
The boot is solidly attached to the ski. There is no slack, no "play," between boot and ski. Your foot is attached to your boot. There should be no slack, no "play," between foot and boot.
If you succeed in getting your feet into boots that fit with no slack, your feet will control your skis. If you don't, you will be moving on skis that have a mind of their own. There will be lag time between what your feet do and what your skis do. They may not point in the direction you want. They may not tip up on edge to the degree your feet and legs tell them to do. They may wobble when your feet are not wobbling. Your shins may slam into the front of the cuff and cause bruising, called "shin bang." You may get blisters on your heels. With this lack of precision control, your confidence will suffer, and for good reason.
Most recreational skiers on the hill are in boots that don't fit properly. These skiers just don't know the importance of proper boot fit, nor do they know what a good fit feels like. Their technique, if they have been skiing for some time, will have developed compensations for this sub-optimal control over the skis, and they will not be able to improve their technique without new boots and serious re-training through lessons. They will avoid certain days because the snow conditions are not perfect for the type of compensations they have developed. They are still having fun, though. It's just not as much fun as they could be having.
I hope some on this forum will post about what a good fit involves, how it feels, and what a good bootfitter is like, and how to get a good fit AND a good deal, so you can avoid being one of the many skiers who could be having more fun if only......
Hahah ya'll are scaring me now. Sorry I haven't circled back to my post about boots. I've been crazy busy at work!Let’s not forget that @Kathy Bennett met and skied with some of us divas at Diva East last year. If we didn’t scare her off in person….
I wasn't thrilled with my last boot purchase 4 years ago so I want to do it right this time.I wish I had all these fabulous ladies' help to get a pair of boots several years ago.
I did make a huge mistake with my first boots.
I've just been tied up! I do want to get an early start on getting new boot for this winter.Also, if you're not set to log in automatically, you could read it without logging in.
Understand!I wasn't thrilled with my last boot purchase 4 years ago so I want to do it right this time.
Let’s not forget that @Kathy Bennett met and skied with some of us divas at Diva East last year. If we didn’t scare her off in person….
Well, then -- she can't say she didn't know what she was getting into!Let’s not forget that @Kathy Bennett met and skied with some of us divas at Diva East last year. If we didn’t scare her off in person….
I would say get going in the next few weeks if this year‘s supply problems are anything like last year’s. I did get new boots and I’m happy but didn’t have much to try on. Best of luck with this!I've just been tied up! I do want to get an early start on getting new boot for this winter.
I’m failing miserably at getting an early start.I would say get going in the next few weeks if this year‘s supply problems are anything like last year’s. I did get new boots and I’m happy but didn’t have much to try on. Best of luck with this!
What boots did you end up purchasing?I would say get going in the next few weeks if this year‘s supply problems are anything like last year’s. I did get new boots and I’m happy but didn’t have much to try on. Best of luck with this!
Tecnica Mach 1 HVWhat boots did you end up purchasing?