Hello, for my first post I wanted to thank @Philpug for being brave enough to (re)make this community (as someone who appreciated his and everyone's valuable advice from epicski)
I am in some very old boots (& stock liners) that served me well but have probably held back my ability because how old and packed out they are.
Originally I thought now is the perfect time of year to score a good deal on new boots ---- but I think I'm ready to have a full fitting service and am interested in the boot, liner (zipfit? bootdoc?), and footbeds if needed. Reading other people's posts it sounds like some people go in again after a week or much longer for re-fitting and fine-tuning.
Question is: with the season winding down, is a full boot-fitting service a bad idea at this time of year? Personally might have only a few rather sporadic half-days to ski on them before end of season. Might it be smarter to wait for next season? For a full-service deal, will the price be vastly different based on time of year?
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I'm also madly reading every thread I can find about boots, liners, footbeds and boot fitting, but I find it more frustrating than looking for opinions about skis because of how different people's feet and bodies are. I'm not coming away with any one particular informed set of opinions or things to look for when shopping. Maybe that's the point and why a boot-fitter is the only way to figure out what will work for me.
Or am I doing something wrong? (Are there better brands for narrow low volume feet vs high volume? Are there better brands or ranges of flex to focus on for light vs heavy body weight? etc)
I am in some very old boots (& stock liners) that served me well but have probably held back my ability because how old and packed out they are.
Originally I thought now is the perfect time of year to score a good deal on new boots ---- but I think I'm ready to have a full fitting service and am interested in the boot, liner (zipfit? bootdoc?), and footbeds if needed. Reading other people's posts it sounds like some people go in again after a week or much longer for re-fitting and fine-tuning.
Question is: with the season winding down, is a full boot-fitting service a bad idea at this time of year? Personally might have only a few rather sporadic half-days to ski on them before end of season. Might it be smarter to wait for next season? For a full-service deal, will the price be vastly different based on time of year?
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I'm also madly reading every thread I can find about boots, liners, footbeds and boot fitting, but I find it more frustrating than looking for opinions about skis because of how different people's feet and bodies are. I'm not coming away with any one particular informed set of opinions or things to look for when shopping. Maybe that's the point and why a boot-fitter is the only way to figure out what will work for me.
Or am I doing something wrong? (Are there better brands for narrow low volume feet vs high volume? Are there better brands or ranges of flex to focus on for light vs heavy body weight? etc)
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