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 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Hi all,
My daughter is a fairly accomplished intermediate and I am looking to buy for her some new ski boots. We have previously always hired but I feel now she will benefit from having her own boots.
She is a mainly an on piste junkie who likes to cruise away all day and weighs in at 44 KG and a UK size 3
She tells me 4'-11" and proud of it Toofy Grin

Can any of you ladies recommend any boots for her? (budget £200 MAX)
I will obviously be taking her for boots fitting but I was justb looking for a heads up on good boots

Kind regards,
DJ
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Most boots these days are pretty well made. The main factor is that feet are all different sizes and volumes, and you need a boot that matches your child's feet. e.g.: slim ankles; wide at toes; low arches etc. A good boot fitter with a wide range of boots will select the right one.

Then you need a good footbed, moulded to the feet in question.

But if your daughter is still growing; then you may need a new pair of boots each season! So you may be better of just hiring for the moment.
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@Drunkenjoiner, You don't say how old your daughter is, but I'm assuming she is still growing. If that's the case then she really will need a new pair of boots every season, if not more often. If a pair of shoes is currently lasting her a year before she grows out of them, then a well-fitted pair of ski boots might only fit comfortably for a couple of months. You can't buy them 'to grow into'. Personally, unless your daughter is a potential Olympic downhill racer then I'd hire them. Incremental cost of hiring boots is about €30 a week, I think.
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I agree with hiring for growing kids unless you ski a lot. My kids are skiing 20-25 days a season and happily they have similar shaped feet to their mother. We've been able to buy second hand or new but old season's stock Langes for £50-80 and pass them from one to another as they grow. Works out really good value vs. renting. I wouldn't spend £200 until feet have stopped growing. Next challenge will be when my son's feet are bigger than his mothers (currently the same) - I suspect I'll trawl ebay for next size up Langes
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