Soft Boots?

I just got back from two days of good skiing at Mt Rose and took a peek at
these Rossignol boots a fellow skier was wearing. They have leather (or
something leather looking) in portions and are called soft boots. I hadn't
seen these before, but the skier, who was quite good, say they have saved
his legs a lot of pain.

Has anyone else tried these soft boots out? I'm interested because sometimes
my knees just kill me.

Friday, for example. After two hours of skiing mostly blues, they ached. My
knees felt pretty good today and I skied longer.

But, back to the boots....I'm just curious, because he did mention that the
boots I have, Lange, are the hardest on the legs.

Any thoughts?

Martha

They never really caught on. Here's a little blurb:
http://www.bootfitters.com/boot_reviews.htm

I just got back from two days of good skiing at Mt Rose and took a peek at
these Rossignol boots a fellow skier was wearing. They have leather (or
something leather looking) in portions and are called soft boots. I hadn't
seen these before, but the skier, who was quite good, say they have saved
his legs a lot of pain.

Has anyone else tried these soft boots out? I'm interested because
sometimes
my knees just kill me.

Friday, for example. After two hours of skiing mostly blues, they ached.
My
knees felt pretty good today and I skied longer.

But, back to the boots....I'm just curious, because he did mention that
the
boots I have, Lange, are the hardest on the legs.

Any thoughts?

Martha

"John H" wrote in message
...
They never really caught on. Here's a little blurb:
http://www.bootfitters.com/boot_reviews.htm

Ah, thanks for the info. I guess I'll ride these boots out this season, as I
can't afford a new pair right now and see what next year brings.

Martha

John H wrote:
They never really caught on. Here's a little blurb:
http://www.bootfitters.com/boot_reviews.htm

Good article - thanks

Original poster - the soft boots are for comfort, sacrificing any
semblance of performance in the quest - they are dying for the same
reason rear entry died - bad boots. AND boots would have nothing to do
with knee pain unless you are extremely mis-aligned ie knock-kneed or
bow legged - then boot adjustments to address cant angle might help.

"lal_truckee" wrote in message
...
John H wrote:
They never really caught on. Here's a little blurb:
http://www.bootfitters.com/boot_reviews.htm

Good article - thanks

Original poster - the soft boots are for comfort, sacrificing any
semblance of performance in the quest - they are dying for the same
reason rear entry died - bad boots. AND boots would have nothing to do
with knee pain unless you are extremely mis-aligned ie knock-kneed or
bow legged - then boot adjustments to address cant angle might help.

Thanks for your help. That article was great as well. I appreciate it!

Martha