How important are boots for park

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seanAAy

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how important are boots for park?? should i look into buyin a good pair of park ski boots or am i fine with a pair of bulky nordicas, and can i get some recomendations on fairly cheep park boots too? thanks
 
boots are very important in my mind but the biggest point for boots if your not out shredding big mountain is comfort. how do they feel on you and whether you get toe bang or shin bang. If you have a wide foot mayby the Dalbello Voodoo or with a narrower one an older fulltilt may suit you. but first and formost GO TO A BOOTFITTER
 
Above all else park boots are going to be MUCH more comfortable.

A big part of "park specific boot" is just a market, however in today's day and age there are very numerous features geared around park specific skiing that will make your feet thank you in the long run.

A few examples: more padding in the toe box to prevent toe bang (or SPK's rubber toe box), beefier power straps to prevent shin bang, cushioned tongue to help soften shin bang, footboards with a differing density of shock resistance materials, and the list goes on. In most middle of the road park boots, these features come standard.

If you're just starting off though, I think it's safe to say you'de be fine to sport your beefy nordicas for now just to get a feel. After a while though, your feet are probably going to start becoming fatigued if you hit park on a regular basis. At that point, you will definitly want to find new boots.
 
In order of importance:

Boots

Bindings

Skis

Outerwear

Goggles

Poles

Do you need a boot that is designed for park, no. Do you need a boot that fits properly, hell yes.
 
In order of importants

Boots

Everything else.

Go get fitted, boots are worth the cost. Never cheap out on them.
 
You forgot helmet and gloves which are like two of the more important things for me. For me, it's boots, bindings, skis, helmet, gloves, outerwear, goggles, poles.
 
True, helmet need to be in there just below skis, and I consider gloves part of outerwear along with goggles.

I put Bindings second because they can make or break your day a lot (ever blow up a binding or even break a brake early on in the day...biggest bummer ever) and if you get really good ones, they'll last longer than most of your equipment (except maybe your boots depending on how you treat your boots and if your feet are still growing).
 
as long as they fit your feet right and you got them professionally fitted then you will be fine with any boot in my opinion
 
i have had a binding explode and that caused a fall which caused my tib/fib to explode in my boot/claim. first day at vail first run. first vacation after breaking my rad/uln.
 
Go to a bootfitter, it make's a world of a difference.

Check link in sig for best bootfitting company in the world
 
do not get boot advice online. go into a shop. try them on, get fitted. we cant fit a boot to your foot over the internet.
 
this. my coach at mhssc heard kids complaining about racing boots and told them that he skied on racing boots until this last season. that shut them up
 
yes definitely. you could easily tear a tendon in your knee if you have shitty bindings, or poorly adjusted bindings!
 
Wtf, why do people not look at stickys before creating a thread. The fact that anyone responds to shit like this without saying simply GO SEE A BOOTFITTER is amazing to me
 
I mean I agree, safety is more important. But in a way, skis are most important, because everything else is pointless without the skis. My list was more what I buy first-last. Helmets are behind skis because they are all pretty much the same and don't cost too much. Skis on the other hand, can be a pretty big investment.
 
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