At one point or another, just about every skier has experienced the emotional roller coaster of finding a good pair of ski ...

Ask any long-time skier and they'll tell you that your own pair of boots is one of the best investments you can make in the sport. If you've mastered your technique, controlled those turns, and feel ...

Some people who buy ski boots can wear them without problems pretty much right out of the box. Everyone else needs a boot fitter. In the ski world, boot fitting has reached the status of high art.

When the weather starts cooling down and skiers start thinking about gearing up for winter, many of us start checking out that sexy new pair of rockered skis that will transform those upcoming powder ...

Earning a reputation as a first-rate boot man is high praise when you live in a ski town. Jack Rafferty is technically a pedorthist, but when skiers encounter trouble with a proper fit on their feet, ...

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VAIL — You hear it all the time in the snowsports world — “Ski boots are supposed to be uncomfortable.” “If they don’t hurt, they don’t fit.” “I switched to snowboarding because the boots are so much ...

There is no piece of ski equipment more important than boots. Not clothes, not goggles, not even the skis themselves. Boots can make or break your ski experience, yet the vast majority of recreational ...

I skied for years in off the rack boots, and they felt just “okay” - it didn’t bother me because I never expected ski boots to really feel good. We all know how great it feels to take our boots off at ...

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