Looking to buy new boots, any suggestions?

[Bostonian]

Ok here is the deal... Next week or so, when my wonderful refund check comes in from my tax returns I am going to invest in some new skis. Specifically, I am going to be purchasing either Salomon X-Wing Tornado or Fury skis (depending on what's in stock). So now that I have found a ski I love, I am looking to get new boots to go with it. Currently I am skiing on some Salomon X-Screams from way back in 1998 with some old Rossi boots. So any suggestions would be great!

 

[thinnmann]

If your current boots work just right, don't buy new ones. Use that money on a better ski trip.

Recommending ski boots is difficult because feet, legs, skier needs differ so much between people. What works great for me might kill you, and vice versa. I love my Rossi Race 1's, but they don't make them anymore. I love my Rossi race stock without a model, but I found them on eBay and got lucky with the fit...

If you have issues with your boots and you simply must spend the dough, decide on what those issues are, and look for new boots that address those issues. Go to a good ski shop with people that have worked on fitting boots for a long time. Bring your ski socks. If all the sales people are like 17 years old, go elsewhere. See if you can demo before buying. Check the swap racks for a good deal before going for new ones. Wear the boots for a long time in the store (bring some reading material...). Put one model/size on one foot and another on the other foot. Keep eliminating them that way. Try race boots if you ski harder snow most of the time. Ask to click into some skis with them so you can really flex them. Stay away from boot features that seem like gimmicks, cuz they probably are. Don't be a one stop sale - if you decide on a given pair, go home and check ebay and online outlets for the same boot. Bring your prices back to the store if you liked the attention they give you and expect to pay more for the immediate gratification and the possibility of easy exchange and better future treatment there.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

Get thy to a boot fitter!! Tell us where you are and you'll be sent to the proper hands!!! dont skimp on the boots....

 

[wa-loaf]

Ok here is the deal... Next week or so, when my wonderful refund check comes in from my tax returns I am going to invest in some new skis. Specifically, I am going to be purchasing either Salomon X-Wing Tornado or Fury skis (depending on what's in stock). So now that I have found a ski I love, I am looking to get new boots to go with it. Currently I am skiing on some Salomon X-Screams from way back in 1998 with some old Rossi boots. So any suggestions would be great!

Head up to Concord and see Jeff Bokum (our resident boot fitter).

 

[riverc0il]

Get thy to a boot fitter!! Tell us where you are and you'll be sent to the proper hands!!! dont skimp on the boots....

What SKIQUATTRO wrote.

 

[tjf67]

If you have the ski mags from august they tell you about a lot of different boots and the types of feet they fit. I would start there then go to a shop with a lot of different brands and speak with their fitter to get what you need.
Getting new boot is the worst part of skiing

 

[Bostonian]

A little update on my boot odyssey. So I went into the Centre Ski and Bike Shop in Watertown, with my old Rossi boots from 1998. The owner of the shop, who was very nice, examined my boot and told me that the inner boot was pretty much broken down. He mentioned that he could work on the boot, but after drooling over the boots on display I wanted to try on some. So I proceeded to try on some different boots and get my feet remeasured and try on some more, and I settled on brand new 28.5 - Rossi Bandit B14 boots. I figured after a decade of skiing in my old boots, I wanted to retire them and treat myself to something nice and new within the rossi line... So with the tax returns coming I figured new skis and boots > new hd tv

 

[BeanoNYC]

A little update on my boot odyssey. So I went into the Centre Ski and Bike Shop in Watertown, with my old Rossi boots from 1998. The owner of the shop, who was very nice, examined my boot and told me that the inner boot was pretty much broken down. He mentioned that he could work on the boot, but after drooling over the boots on display I wanted to try on some. So I proceeded to try on some different boots and get my feet remeasured and try on some more, and I settled on brand new 28.5 - Rossi Bandit B14 boots. I figured after a decade of skiing in my old boots, I wanted to retire them and treat myself to something nice and new within the rossi line... So with the tax returns coming I figured new skis and boots > new hd tv

Congrats...don't be hesitant to go to a bootfitter to finish the job. BTW...My buddy, who has the same Boot Sole Length as me, has the tornados and we've been known to swap skis. Those things rip! I can't believe they're so light as well.

 

[wa-loaf]

So with the tax returns coming I figured new skis and boots > new hd tv

Are those the green and white boots? Congrats and if you are out skiing you don't need the tv anyway!