Renting Ski boots
 

In order not to have to carry my skis across the country and put up with
airline hassles and charges and in order to ski on skis made for Western
conditions I rent skis when travelling, as opposed to bringing my skinny
Eastern skis with me. A season ski rental package at Vail has no discount
for not renting boots. Traditionally, I wear my own boots since they fit me
the way I like, having custom footbeds and having been compressed into the
shape of my feet after 7 or so seasons. The question is, has boot
technology changed enough that it is worth trying the rental boots. I've
purchased the most expensive ski rental package so I know I wont get the
super loose impossible to ski in boots. But the questions is, have boots
changed enough in 7 years that skiing on new rental boots will have a chance
of being better than skiing on my molded-to-my-own-foot boots?

Renting Ski boots
 

DZN wrote:
In order not to have to carry my skis across the country and put up with
airline hassles and charges and in order to ski on skis made for Western
conditions I rent skis when travelling, as opposed to bringing my skinny
Eastern skis with me. A season ski rental package at Vail has no discount
for not renting boots. Traditionally, I wear my own boots since they fit me
the way I like, having custom footbeds and having been compressed into the
shape of my feet after 7 or so seasons. The question is, has boot
technology changed enough that it is worth trying the rental boots. I've
purchased the most expensive ski rental package so I know I wont get the
super loose impossible to ski in boots. But the questions is, have boots
changed enough in 7 years that skiing on new rental boots will have a chance
of being better than skiing on my molded-to-my-own-foot boots?

See my response at RSA.