Alan Baker wrote:

In article ,
"Ron N.Y" wrote:


"Miranda" wrote in message
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"hellekop" wrote in news:4056fd41$0$561
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I would like to buy new skiboots, what do you guys think are good alpine
boots.
I am a all-round skier skiing on Salomon X-Scream ski's, I like off-piste
and mogul skiing.

looking forward to all the reactions.

Hellekop




I'm a newbie, me; but have picked up that people will say - go to a good
bootfitter. That is more important than the brand, apparently.

My crime was to buy my Nordic boots off ebay - but luckily they fit ok for
my first season. Dumb luck, I guess.

Miranda

I also realize most people here say to bring the boots back for a proper
fitting BUT ...... I bought a pair of Salomon 1080's
from a large retailer in NY ( ski stop ) . I was in the store for quite a few
hours trying on as many pairs as I could to the
dis-pleasure of the salesman ( but who cares ) and when I tried on the
Salomon 1080's they felt the best on MY feet . I've
been skiing in them since the end of last season and all this season and they
feel great . So I see no reason to go back , if
it works , don't fix it . BUT I am curious about I think it's called Camber ,
because I'm pretty bow-legged . But again they
feel comfy so I'm leaving them alone . The guy did heat the liners up before
I tested them , not sure if that's legit or a
gimmick . So to summarize my usual long winded response , just try as many on
as you can until one just feels right , then
leave them on in the store while you walk around a while . What feels good on
my feet might feel terrible on yours .

"Camber" is the "bowing up" of the center of skis when placed on a flat
surface while unweighted.


It's called *canting*, and it can and should be dealt with separately
from what would normally be called bootfitting.

Small wedges of plastic are placed between the binding and the ski so
that despite bowleggedness or knockknees, the skis will lie flat.

That limits you to one pair of skis; and must be repeated if you ever
replace the skis; Better is to have your bootfitter adjust your canting
by rebuilding the sole of your boot to the appropriate angle - then you
can click into any ski and be properly canted.

Two asides; 1) many boots have a "Cant" adjustment, which is really a
leg shaft adjustment and sometimes works for some people, but isn't
really "canting;" 2) and some boots have an sole that can be unbolted
and canted; however I've heard that there are problems, particularly
with locking the angle solidly; it has a tendancy to slip.