J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Pablo Escobar

Thanks for that - the other thing was that they can go in your suitcase so you effectively have nothing else to carry about, if you put them at the bottom (of a wheeled bag) there is pretty much no additional weight to wheel.

AllyG wrote:Bandit,
That's the whole problem. It's not like buying ready made boots. I don't suppose anyone would want to make me a boot that fits me, let me try it out (on a snow dome if in the U.K.), and then have me say that (perhaps) it doesn't make any difference.

Generally the people who have the complaints don't get them properly fitted. Or they do, just by someone who doesn't know what they are doing :lol:

If you can get to Ellis Brigham (not that I would recommend them, bad experience) they will fit you boots and you get 2 weeks to make your mind up and if you don't like them you get 70% of your money back. Unless you can get a strong recommendation for someone specific at EB I would avoid and go somewhere you are guaranteed to come away with well fitted boots.

Buying skis is not essential as you can usually hire whatever you like but boots are a very personal thing. I think the level your skiing is apparently getting to (taking slalom lessons and venturing off piste - don't really know the standard required) I think you will approach the point very quickly where they become a necessity.

Don't plan on getting a pair for £40. A more reasonable budget would be between £150 and £300.

You will get to the point very quickly, if you are not already there, where your boots are seriously holding you back. IMO one of the biggest single things you can do in a day to improve your skiing. Then again I feel that trying to persuade you of this is akin to flogging a dead horse.

Rental boots with far too much space in them - like having your foot in a bucket. I have recent experience (unfortunately) of 'high end' rental boots, the smallest I could get my feet in to, and can safely say they are hopeless. I am willing to cast the net far enough to say they are all hopeless - probably. My skiing really suffered, found it fairly difficult to control the ski.

...because they are all rental buckets I'd bet.

One last bump ;)

Could be anywhere (with a funicular and tbars). Great pics. How was the snow Dave?

Various. I could show you but I would have to charge for passing on the info. ;) :lol: