Comfortable Ski Boots

I have just booked our first ski trip and have a small worry. My husband has problems with his feet when he has been ice skating with the kids. With in a few minutes he is in agony on the top of his foot.

Is it worth buying his own boots here before we go and if so what should we be looking out for?

Hi Scluch

My knowledge of ice skates is very limited but from hazy memories they have very little in common with ski boots. That said, the pain your husband experienced could cause a problem in rental ski boots. You dont give any detail so its hard to say.
Your husband could call into a local ski shop and have a chat with the staff. Be honest, explain the problem, say you are not sure whether you want to buy boots now or not. Getting his foot examined, sized and then trying some boots on should give your husband a better idea of whether he's going to have the same problem in a ski boot. Until you identify whats causing the problem it will be impossible to know if it will occur in a ski boot.

Try this search

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/jforum.page?module=search&action=search&clean=1&search_keywords=ski+boot+fitter&search_terms=all&search_forum=&sort_by=time&sort_dir=DESC&search_cat=

You'll find a lot of info. It's important to have a little knowledge about ski boots befor you buy or rent. It will save you pain and wasted money.

Trencher

Would be a good idea to go to a local dry slope or snowdome and have a taster lesson, then you can learn some of the basics and your husband can see if the boots are going to cause him any problems.

Just signed up looks like a decent site.