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Women's Ski Boots

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abiznalch33
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So I'm a freestyle skier and I'm a girl. I am looking to buy some new boots this year. I was wondering what women's ski boots were the best or if anyone had any input.

I'm 5 foot 11 inches and 150 pounds. I pretty much only ski the park.
Mar 7 2014 12:35AM
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NMMedia
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Obviously I'm not a girl, but I have a good friend who has a pair of full tilt Soul Sisters and she loves em. Took her a while to break them in but once she did she cant get enough of wearing them it seems.
Mar 7 2014 9:21AM
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tomPietrowski
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I know your trying to help but recommending particular boots will not be useful. Op you should do some research into the best fitter in your area then go see them and have them select the best boot for you
Mar 7 2014 9:41AM
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NMMedia
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Truth right here. Best way to pick a boot is to try them on.
Mar 7 2014 9:43AM
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TimRiley
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^^Yep. Get fitted, try on different boots. Then post questions about the boots that fit best if you have any.
Mar 7 2014 10:21AM
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tomPietrowski
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Not really any point asking questions here. If a fitter recommends a shell have it fitted an see how they work out. The experience of others will have no impact on how they will work for you.

Also don't expect to try on a tonn of differnt boots. Really most fitters will try you in no more then 3. Te reason being it's highly unlikely more then that will work for you. Also if you try loads you just forget how they all feel. So expect to try on 2-3 pairs.
Mar 7 2014 10:28AM
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Dr.Dickless
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Well that's not exactly true, getting the fit is the most important part, but more than likely the fitter has never used the boots he's fitting so you should ask on here about durability, flex comparisons with other boots in the real world, weather related stiffening etc.
Mar 7 2014 11:13AM
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tomPietrowski
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I would hope the fitter has used the boots he is selling. But as for your other points again I would say they are not really relevant. Flex will be totally personal and also base on more then just your skier type ect. As for durability honestly most boots are pretty good these days. Obviously you want to avoid cheaper boots with plastic buckles ect but any good boot from a big brand will have decent durability and also come with a good warranty. So really ns will not be useful unless you have a specific problem and you want to ask some of the experienced fitters here or you want to know what are the "coolest" boots.
Mar 7 2014 11:23AM
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TimRiley
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^If you have a question about a specific boot you were fitted for, regardless of the question topic, it is irrelevant so no need to ask... Disagree, it's okay to ask and try to make a more informed decision
Mar 7 2014 1:07PM
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tomPietrowski
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What I meant was say you were fitted for a boot and you were getting an intensive pain in the forefoot, between the met heads, ask that here as we can help and advise what the issue is.

But say a fitter recommends an overload 100 for you then there is not much you could ask ns which would be that relevant to your situation. How the boots fit and ski for others won't be of use to you as you don't have the same foot.
Mar 7 2014 1:13PM
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AJizzle
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Agree completely. Even flex as was mentioned before isn't worth talking about on here. I see people that have the same height and weight, as well as same stated skier ability level that have entirely different abilities to flex boots out. It is entirely individual, that is why bootfitters have a job. The thread tom is referring to is a thread in which bootfitters give general advice to try and educate people on what their problems could be, and possible methods to address them with a bootfitter.
Mar 7 2014 2:50PM
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