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Ok, so this is my 3rd year skiing, and have been obsessing about finally getting my first pair of boots. 47 yr old - my father in law of 3 years got me into it. He's on the local ski patrol.
Everything I've read says get the boots first, go to a boot fitter. So I did that. Couldn't do rentals another year.
Went to a local shop that sells a lot of used equipment, some new, the owner was older and seemed to know his stuff. Told them I mainly wanted a good fitting boot, used or new, but wanted to keep it around 250ish max.
Ended up getting a new pair of Nordica NXT N3s. They felt nice and tight, but still comfy. Paid 256 after taxes. I went home and did my research after the fact. I think they're a good pair, but had a hard time finding info on the specific model, then found it. A 2016 model, which made me think I overpaid possibly, but oh well, they fit good I think, and it was in my price range.
A couple days later, I went to the same spot and got seasonal rental skis for $100. I was disappointed, that they didn't have much to offer. They look really old, but they assured me they were still good. Can't remember the brand/model. They're not with me as I'm writing this. Now a day later I'm thinking I would have been better off just using the local ski resort's rentals. The only advantage with the ones I got is the size is 163, and the resorts rentals I've used are either 150 or 166, and they don't have anything in between. I'm about 5'9, 165, so I wanted something closer to around 160.
Anyway I have a little buyer's remorse, and wondering if I should try and get a refund, and use the resort's rental skis until I can comfortably fork over the cash for ones I really want. By the way, I have a pass at the resort with rentals included, so probably threw away 100 bucks, just being in my 3rd year didn't want to use the same resort rental skis again.
Everything I've read says get the boots first, go to a boot fitter. So I did that. Couldn't do rentals another year.
Went to a local shop that sells a lot of used equipment, some new, the owner was older and seemed to know his stuff. Told them I mainly wanted a good fitting boot, used or new, but wanted to keep it around 250ish max.
Ended up getting a new pair of Nordica NXT N3s. They felt nice and tight, but still comfy. Paid 256 after taxes. I went home and did my research after the fact. I think they're a good pair, but had a hard time finding info on the specific model, then found it. A 2016 model, which made me think I overpaid possibly, but oh well, they fit good I think, and it was in my price range.
A couple days later, I went to the same spot and got seasonal rental skis for $100. I was disappointed, that they didn't have much to offer. They look really old, but they assured me they were still good. Can't remember the brand/model. They're not with me as I'm writing this. Now a day later I'm thinking I would have been better off just using the local ski resort's rentals. The only advantage with the ones I got is the size is 163, and the resorts rentals I've used are either 150 or 166, and they don't have anything in between. I'm about 5'9, 165, so I wanted something closer to around 160.
Anyway I have a little buyer's remorse, and wondering if I should try and get a refund, and use the resort's rental skis until I can comfortably fork over the cash for ones I really want. By the way, I have a pass at the resort with rentals included, so probably threw away 100 bucks, just being in my 3rd year didn't want to use the same resort rental skis again.