Purchase of ski boots - Good fit OR cheap but okay fit?

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pj21

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Looking at purchasing some new boots. I went to two places which sell boots, the first being a specialist boot fitter who go through a two hour process to find the perfect fit for you giving you all sorts of orthotics and liners. This service alone costs $200 on top of the actual purchase of the boots but they guarantee you wouldn't be able to find a better fit. The second place was the local ski shop which would give a normal fit with the heat moulding liners which would only be about as much as the price of the boots.

Which do you think would be better? Going for the good fit option but costs about 1 and a half times more than the normal boot or just go for the alright fit? Not sure if it's worth the cost.

Thoughts?

tl;dr Op sucks but the post has boobs.

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Good fit by far. Boots is the most important part of your gear to get right. Consider it an investment.
 
12994023:Bateman said:
Good fit by far. Boots is the most important part of your gear to get right. Consider it an investment.
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I don't think it's worth an extra $200. The shop techs are usually very knowledgable and will still help a lot, they're no foot doctor but typically they've worked there a long ass time, and have sold plenty of boots.

OP, as long as you don't have really fucked up feet, you'll be done with your local shop tech
 
12994068:shr@gler said:
If option 1 is Surefoot, Id go option 2.

But that's just like my opinion, man.
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Nah there not surefoot, some local specialist that only does competitive running shoes and ski boots.
 
Op what is the first shop? Most of the bet shops will not charge you for fitting. You will pay for a boot and a custom footbed and that will be it. So if te first shop is charging you the boots and then 200 for footbeds that sounds good but if it's boots, footbeds then 200 on top that is expensive.

Where re I work we do a boot including shell work and liner work and a custom footbed for every customer. We only charge for boots and footbeds. we also a year an a half fit garentee on every boot At no extra cost.

So overall it's defiantly worth getting the best fit you can just try to avoid paying for fitting as it really should be free.
 
In my opinion, it is worth spending an extra $100-200 on ski boots. your feet will thank you. go to a ski shop that has a reputable boot fitter and they will hook you up
 
While a pair ski's may only last you a season or two, I worked with a guy in St Anton, Austria who previously had experience fitting ski boots for the Austrian olympic team. He always swore by getting boots that fit, that may mean cheap or expensive the most important thing is the fit! He swore by the vacuum fit K2 tech though!
 
the fist option sounds like surefoot, which I would avoid like the plague, very few people I have met with surefoots are satisfied with them. Most fitting should be free from a reputable shop, they may charge you maybe a small amount if there is something extensive that needs to be done that will take up large amount of time, and you will have to pay for footbeds which are fairly expensive for custom ones. but it generally should be free.

I would just go to the local shop and tell them you need boots, and be willing to spend a couple hours there, you may even have to go multiple times to get the perfect fit.
 
It sounds like in your first option you're being scammed by them as unless you have extremely fucked up feet and are in need of orthotics although you should of gotten them when you were younger for your shoes and every day life. Footbeds are a little bit easier to fit and you shouldn't really be charged 200 bucks to get them fitted.

Your second option sounds good if you don't have much money but still wont a proper fitting boot. The heat moulding should really help with the fit of the boot and smooth out any problems that the boot might have with your foot and leg.

I'd suggest asking ask many questions as possible for the second option and trying on as many boots as you can, then getting them heat moulded to your foot. I never heat moulded my boots but I did try on at least 7 pairs of boots before deciding on the langes I currently have and I love them for all mountain. I haven't had any problems with them except in the park but they're not a park boot so that's to be expected.

In conclusion, lots of boots, lots of questions, should get you the best boot for yourself.
 
12996618:skeazlauren said:
It sounds like in your first option you're being scammed by them as unless you have extremely fucked up feet and are in need of orthotics although you should of gotten them when you were younger for your shoes and every day life. Footbeds are a little bit easier to fit and you shouldn't really be charged 200 bucks to get them fitted.

Your second option sounds good if you don't have much money but still wont a proper fitting boot. The heat moulding should really help with the fit of the boot and smooth out any problems that the boot might have with your foot and leg.

I'd suggest asking ask many questions as possible for the second option and trying on as many boots as you can, then getting them heat moulded to your foot. I never heat moulded my boots but I did try on at least 7 pairs of boots before deciding on the langes I currently have and I love them for all mountain. I haven't had any problems with them except in the park but they're not a park boot so that's to be expected.

In conclusion, lots of boots, lots of questions, should get you the best boot for yourself.
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Getting boots properly fitted with footbeds is somthing ever skier should do. You should not have to pay for fitting but footbeds are a must if you want a good fit. I would not expect to pay to have them fitte but 150-200 is what they cost.
 
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