Hola amigos
Well, I finally got a new pair of boots.
I've been running around for the better part of 10 years (since 1999, I think) on these babies:
Nordica Trend T-51
I bought them a long time ago in CT simply by walking into a ski shop, grabbing the box in my size, paying for them and walking out the door. I think I paid less than $200 for those boots. Maybe even less than $150.
They served me well for many years, but I never knew what I was missing. I always put my gear $$ into things like skis... never boots. And now I know I was making a huge mistake. My boots always had a lot of play in the foot that made, in particular, skiing in technically challenge areas (moguls, glades) difficult. I would often wear very thick ski socks to try to accomodate the loose fitting boot.
Finally had enough, headed over to Suburban Sports, and Peter (skidmarks) helped me out with a new pair of what I think are super awesome Dalbello Krypton Cross I.D.'s
I liked the fact that these boots have the lower hinge point... Peter helped explain that for my all-mountain kind of skiing, it would be a better fit.
Then we went into bootfitting. Which, again, I had never done before. Got some A-lines and had the boots head-molded to my foot. I didn't realize I was such a huge pronator. I've been running for years and never even analyzed my foot type. But after all was said and done, I went home and tried on a Nordica T-51 on my left foot and the Dalbello boot on my right foot, and holy crap... what a difference!
The fit in the Dalbellos is 1000x better. There are no pressure points and I feel like the boot literally hugs my foot the entire way around, top, sides, bottom. Peter also mentioned these boots are good for those with narrower feet, which I also have.
Really excited to give these a spin this year. I think several others have these boots as well. I'm really interested in seeing how they perform because it literally is the first serious boot I have ever owned that is high quality.
Well, I finally got a new pair of boots.
I've been running around for the better part of 10 years (since 1999, I think) on these babies:
Nordica Trend T-51
I bought them a long time ago in CT simply by walking into a ski shop, grabbing the box in my size, paying for them and walking out the door. I think I paid less than $200 for those boots. Maybe even less than $150.
They served me well for many years, but I never knew what I was missing. I always put my gear $$ into things like skis... never boots. And now I know I was making a huge mistake. My boots always had a lot of play in the foot that made, in particular, skiing in technically challenge areas (moguls, glades) difficult. I would often wear very thick ski socks to try to accomodate the loose fitting boot.
Finally had enough, headed over to Suburban Sports, and Peter (skidmarks) helped me out with a new pair of what I think are super awesome Dalbello Krypton Cross I.D.'s
I liked the fact that these boots have the lower hinge point... Peter helped explain that for my all-mountain kind of skiing, it would be a better fit.
Then we went into bootfitting. Which, again, I had never done before. Got some A-lines and had the boots head-molded to my foot. I didn't realize I was such a huge pronator. I've been running for years and never even analyzed my foot type. But after all was said and done, I went home and tried on a Nordica T-51 on my left foot and the Dalbello boot on my right foot, and holy crap... what a difference!
The fit in the Dalbellos is 1000x better. There are no pressure points and I feel like the boot literally hugs my foot the entire way around, top, sides, bottom. Peter also mentioned these boots are good for those with narrower feet, which I also have.
Really excited to give these a spin this year. I think several others have these boots as well. I'm really interested in seeing how they perform because it literally is the first serious boot I have ever owned that is high quality.
