How old (how many ski days?) do boots last?
My boots are 6-7 years old now (quick guess is 80 ish skiing days total in this time). Took a number of visits to my bootfitter (in Melb) to get them just right and they have been great.
But now they are not as comfortable - I need to do the buckles up a lot tighter to make them feel firm enough for control and then my feet get sore - but not like pressure in one spot, more like a larger area - but if I loosen them off I don't feel the control - so probably packed out?
So looking at options from here:
Get some packing to help make them fit again?
New liner?
New Boots?
Two Problems
I will probably only ski another 1 - 2 weekends in Australia and am going overseas in Jan 2009 - so not sure if it is a good idea to muck around with them and possibly not get them exactly right and then not have the same bootfitter to help if I have problems overseas
and
The bootfitter I have used (melb) is no longer in Australia and experience with others has not given me confidence
I am thinking that new foam liners would probably mean that they fit like a glove and should be comfortable and likely to not need any additional work - yes?
But also thinking that boots have probably come a long way in the past 8 years so new boots may be the way to go - thoughts? If I go the new route I may not have a chance to ski on them to see if they need any mods before I go overseas
Other option is new boots when I get overseas - but then I have no idea on who to go to and how good they are at boot fitting.
My current thinking is to head to see Paul with current boots and take it from there - but still concerned re possibly not being able to ski them in before the season is over and get any mods done if needed.
Any thoughts or some logic that would help me decide which way to go?
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