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Ski Boot Fitting in NOLA or BR?
Posted on 11/10/21 at 11:37 am
Posted on 11/10/21 at 11:37 am
Where's the best place in New Orleans or Baton Rouge to get fitted for/purchase snow skiing boots?
It appears the Backpacker in BR and Masseys in NOLA do not offer this service anymore. Anybody know of any other places?
It appears the Backpacker in BR and Masseys in NOLA do not offer this service anymore. Anybody know of any other places?
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Posted on 11/10/21 at 11:38 am to TheOtherAA
Orvis maybe? Surprised Backpacker stopped this.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 11:58 am to TheOtherAA
I’ve bought ski boots several times through the years, but always at a ski resort. They’re not going to be cheap, but the good shops know boots so well and will custom mold the boot to your foot and tweak them every day as many times as needed while you’re skiing. They’ll heat mold, pad, etc., wherever you need more give, more support, etc.
In my opinion, skiing on them and having adjustments made across a few ski days is the best way.
Skiing isn’t cheap, so make sure your boots are right. They’re the most important gear you can get.
In my opinion, skiing on them and having adjustments made across a few ski days is the best way.
Skiing isn’t cheap, so make sure your boots are right. They’re the most important gear you can get.
This post was edited on 11/10/21 at 11:59 am
Posted on 11/10/21 at 12:03 pm to Atttaboy
People complain about bootfitters all over Colorado so I doubt someone who is good at it works in LA. I’ve heard of two places on the front range (1 in Golden and 1 in Boulder) that Have a stellar reputation. Even Surefoot is supposedly hit or miss.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 12:39 pm to TheOtherAA
Nowhere in LA does any ski stuff. Have to get my tuneups when I actually go skiing
Posted on 11/10/21 at 12:47 pm to TheOtherAA
Is there some business that offers "One-Stop-Boot-Shopping" for the active outdoorsman who is avid about snow-skiing and alpine-mountain climbing?
Posted on 11/10/21 at 1:14 pm to TheOtherAA
Rental gear is so good these days I’d rent at the ski shops at the slopes
Posted on 11/10/21 at 1:33 pm to TheOtherAA
Sun and ski in Houston.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 1:46 pm to TheOtherAA
No places. It sucks. Once you get fitted though, and have a general understanding of what works with your feet, it is easier to order sight unseen for future orders.
Get fitted on vacation, and if you need future help, just go to a bootfitter to get what you need punched out or fixed.
Get fitted on vacation, and if you need future help, just go to a bootfitter to get what you need punched out or fixed.
This post was edited on 11/10/21 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 11/10/21 at 2:08 pm to 777Tiger
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Rental gear is so good these days I’d rent at the ski shops at the slopes
The skis are fine but fitting boots is an art
Posted on 11/10/21 at 2:10 pm to Cosmo
Ive actually been thinking about this for my wife. I am fine renting but she gets shin bangs so bad she doesn't want to go back. So i was hoping to persuade her by telling her i'd get her properly fitted and just buy her a pair.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 2:11 pm to TheOtherAA
Did you try here? 1039 Broadway
(It's in their name...)
(It's in their name...)
Posted on 11/10/21 at 2:38 pm to soccerfüt
Seems like a lot of attractive women hanging out in front of the boot store.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 2:58 pm to 777Tiger
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Rental gear is so good these days I’d rent at the ski shops at the slopes
Uhg. NFW. Having your own ski boots is essential. And it's my own funk in them.
To the OP... just get it done at the resort. I've done it a bunch of times and mostly they've done a great job.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 3:00 pm to TheOtherAA
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Ski Boot
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NOLA or BR?
Posted on 11/10/21 at 3:21 pm to BoostAddict
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Having your own ski boots is essential.
not these days, unless you're skiing at some podunk place in the east, and unless you've got some sort of foot issue, been skiing for decades, still considered an expert skier, haven't bought my own gear for years, technology increases so fast and the nicer ski resorts stock pretty decent gear, plus I don't have to lug that shite all over the country taking it with me, would be shocked if we have many posters on here that ski at a level to where it would make a difference
Posted on 11/10/21 at 3:44 pm to 777Tiger
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not these days, unless you're skiing at some podunk place in the east,
Fact
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technology increases so fast and the nicer ski resorts stock pretty decent gear,
Fact
If you are going to go down the "I must have my own boot road" then you'll have to suck it up and go to a place like Gorsuch and look for the old grizzled types working the boot section. Yeah its going to cost a fortune but they will take care of you. also do it mid day. So your ankles arent totally fresh but not totally swollen from the whole day either.
Im a Dalbello man myself. Their cabrio system is exquisite.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 3:45 pm to TheOtherAA
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Ski Boot Fitting in NOLA or BR?
Posted on 11/10/21 at 4:46 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
I went into a Gorsuch shop in Vail and almost passed out after seeing the price of their clothes. The only thing I could afford was a coffee mug
Posted on 11/10/21 at 4:57 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
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Yeah its going to cost a fortune but they will take care of you. also do it mid day.
Give me a ballpark at what a fortune is.
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