My holiday in Courchevel 1550

AllyG wrote:Everyone else, thank you very much for your advice. I was entirely serious. It seems to me that buying boots that fit well is very difficult. A friend of mine bought boots at our nearest ski boot fitting shop (the ski slope at Pembrey 50 miles away) and found them total agony when she tried using them on her ski-ing holiday, ditched them and hired boots instead.

I am wondering now if we go to Tignes again in October on the glacier with the Edge to Edge camp, whether they'd fit me some and let me try them out at Tignes.

Not really, you just need to go somewhere that does fitting well and has a reputation to confirm that. Most places will just get your shoe size; give you a boot a size smaller and get you to put it on as if you were trying out a shoe. Definitely not how it should be done.

The boots on the Edge to Edge website are totally rental stock - I'd be wary and not surprised if they 'fitted' you a pair of boots that were wrong and just cemented your anti-boot fitting thoughts. If you are going to get it done, get it done right the first time around and it will save you lots of time and money in the long run.

Also - with your report it would make it easier for anyone looking for information if you put it all in one or 2 posts at the start of a new thread so they don't find themselves looking through this :shock:

Pablo,
Great minds think alike, I've already added the bit about the pistes to the second instalment on page one.

I'm sorry it's taking me so long, but I have had a few other things to do - like going to hospital and having my foot operated on, and now I have to go out for a French lesson. I will write another installment on prices later. I also have to clean the farmhouse ready for more holidaymakers but I'm paying someone else to do it because I was told to rest my foot, and I don't think cleaning counts as resting :D

If someone will suggest a boot place that is pretty nearly 100% guaranteed to be able to fit me boots that really do 'fit' I will definitely consider going there and buying boots. And I don't really care how far away it is - if the boots are good it will be worth it.

Ally

Cue Bandit with the recommendation ------->

Pablo Escobar wrote:Cue Bandit with the recommendation ------->

I would suggest Profeet in London would be the place to go :)

AllyG wrote:


I'm sorry it's taking me so long, but I have had a few other things to do - like going to hospital and having my foot operated on,

If someone will suggest a boot place that is pretty nearly 100% guaranteed to be able to fit me boots that really do 'fit' I will definitely consider going there and buying boots. And I don't really care how far away it is - if the boots are good it will be worth it.

Ally

What operation are you having on your foot?

Suggestion for Profeet in post above.

Thanks very much Bandit, that's exactly what I wanted to know :thumbup:

I go to London every now and then, because my parents live there, and I can easily spend a day in a ski boot shop. I will see if my daughter wants boots as well, because as I keep saying, she is a better skier than me and correctly fitting boots will be bound to help her.

Tony, I was joking about you running my life. I'm sorry if you thought I was being rude or whatever. I am well used to other people running my life - particularly my husband and my daughter :wink:

Ally

bandit wrote:
What operation are you having on your foot?

Suggestion for Profeet in post above.

Bandit,
I was referring to what they did yesterday - anaesthetized the toe with 3 very nasty injections and then drained out all the pus etc. from under the nail (I wasn't looking because I'm a bit squeemish but I rather think he syringed it out). The nurse said it was pretty horrible. Once they'd finished they bandaged up my whole foot, which is how it is now.

Only a pretty minor operation I know, but still fairly unpleasant.

Ally

Hi Ally

Glad to hear you had a great trip.
Shame about the train's and a bomb scare OMG!!

How exciting for you to learn to ski the Mongols.
They are a lot of fun. :lol:
And skiing powder snow is hard work to.

I'm so sorry to here about your toe.
I wonder what it is with big toes and holidays.
Any way I won't go there long story.
At first I thought maybe you might have gout.
But with all the pus I dosent sound like that.
I hope you toe and foot gets better soon. :wink:

With you ski boots I don't know why everyone is telling you to bye your own.
I mean sure if you are going to go ski every year it might cost you less as you wouldn't have to rent every year.
I rent all the time and never have a problem.

I like to have lessons as well. Like yourself it is so nice to meet other ski junkies from other parts of the world and to have a bit of fun and learn of the instructor and each other and have a giggle.
It's a shame that you had a stick in the mud instructor. :roll:

Thanks for telling us you travel story :-) :-)