Every manufacturer trickles down the features it feels are relevant to the lower-level and softer boots. Some manufacturers do offer canting capability via replaceable soles down to 80ish-flex boots. Proper canting to accommodate stance is very important to a skier's progression. Most...
bootfitter
buckles attached with screws and t-nuts
easier to soften a boot than to stiffen it
higher level of attention.
poorly fitting bootskiboot canting
skiboot cost
skiboot flex
skibootlinerqualityskiboot toe box
skiboots
I touched on this in Part 2, but why do boots get more expensive as they get stiffer? Well, often the quality of the materials is higher, but it's not that stiffer plastic is more expensive or more rare, just that it is worth more in a 130-flex boot than in a 110. A stiffer boot is more...
130-flex bootboot alignment
boot canting
boot fitting
boot room tips
canting capability via replaceable soles
different-density foams
it's not that stiffer plastic is more expensive
lower-level and softer skiboots
quality of the materials is higher
skibootlinerqualityskibootfitter
t-nuts versus rivets
why are stiffer skiboots more expensive
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