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Racing in freestyle boots.

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smokeyjack2000
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Now I know there is no such thing as a park boot and yada yada yada but I was wondering if anyone had tried driving a GS or Slalom ski with an Ace of Spades boot or an SPK pro or one of the Full Tilt stable that isnt super stiff?

Reason I ask is that I have been asked to join a race squad for a months training and competition and I need to work out whether to spend the ££££ on stiffer boots or not.

My gut feeling says try it and see as the AoS isnt that flexible and I haven't raced in years. However the upright canting might be too backseat to drive a stiff ski.
13 years ago
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onenerdykid
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Are you rocking the World Cup 130 or the Pro 130 this season, Nadia?
12 years ago
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Nadia.
Posts: 1124 - Karma: 1,104
After years of squeezing in 93mm STI's (which required hours of fitting to get it all dialed in) I figured it was time to get a 98mm boot for doing more touring in. I went with the PRO 130 this year to have a bit more comfort/room on longer touring slogs and bootpacking up ridges yet still have enough precision/control for the charging cliffs and long technical lines.

I'm very excited to be on the Redster this year. (I think my feet are too! Haha)
12 years ago
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tomPietrowski
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^ where are you having them fitted, are you seeing Brain at Top shelf?
12 years ago
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Nadia.
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I've been getting my boots fit at Snowcovers for as long as I can remember. Lots of the staff have changed over, either see Phil or Ben these days. 
12 years ago
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tomPietrowski
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Not sure if you know, but we are opening up a performance center for salomon and atomic boots this year in the base of the pan pacific. We are going to be focusing on custom fitting, in particular liners and footbeds. We are offering the best selection of custom fitting in town.

Come check us out, we open up on Saturday. id be happy to take a look at your boots and make you some really nice footbeds. It would be good to get some good locals onboard for this exciting new venture for both salomon and atomic.
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