Mounting skis and boots

Bepo

Bepo

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I've been skiing for about half the last season (after snowboarding for 7 years), and just recently I went out and bought a pair of last years foils and some rossi 120 bindings. However I have yet to buy some boots so I want some imput before I go out searching. I'm looking for new, afordable ($300 at most, and that's pushing it) boots that work well for 70% park 30% all mountain. I'm a large guy and I wear a size 13 (us size) shoe, but I also have really wide feet. What's a good boot that runs a bit wide for a good price? I've heard good things about the 1080, but how are the other models? I'd like to have a few in mind just so I have some options.

Second, once I get my boots I need to mount my skis. Admitingly, i'm a complete noob at this, so I need you to be really specific. I've heard +2 from center is good for the stuff I want, but what does that mean exactly? Is that 2 cm behind the direct center of the ski (i've heard that true center is sometimes diferent from what's marked), or 2 cm back from the marked center line? as a newcomer I'm kinda cautious about things, and would hate to mount my skis in the wrong place.
 
you should mount 2cm behind true centre...just measure your ski this way,

lay the skis flat on the floor(hardwood, laminate, not carpet)

measure from where the tail touches wi there the nose touches(im refering to the edges)

devide that number by 2, and make the mark on the ski, then just measure in that measurement on the nest ski.

make a mark with tape or marker, get them mounted, and have fun
 
awsome, that's exactly what I needed to know. They mount the bindings so that the midsole is right on the line, correct?
 
ok since your new to the sport. With the skis what you will wanna do is mount them of the recommended freeride line. On the ski it will have a thing that looks like STD > Free.. tell the shop to mount them on the Free line.

As for boots, at 300 your not going to get much at all. But you can look into the Salomon 1080, Atomic B9, Nordica Beast 10, Dalbello Avanti V9. Just go into a shop and find a dude that knows how to fit boots. You will more then likely be looking at a 28-29 size boot. You want it to be a really tight fit, with your toes touching the end. Pretty much the point where its painful but not really.

Hope that helps.
 
word. don't go in and ask for a 13. get sized, and get whatever size they tell you that you need. it'll feel really tight, but trust me, once they break in, they'll be perfect. you have no control when your boot is too big.
 
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