 Poster: A snowHead
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Where? I'll be looking at buying a pair and preferably having them fitted in the next couple of weeks. Know Freeride had a good reputation from last year but also heard that a new store is opening in Les Allues.
Where would people recommend?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Buy them here. Try them here. Amend the fit here. Give them back here should they be unsuitable.
The only time I have had joy with an in resort boot service was when I had the good luck of having Jamie Neill attend to my fitting problems over a month in Val D'Isere many years ago.
Most shops are too busy and packed out to offer a personal service.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Astraeus,
I have not seen any new shops in Les Allues but have heard the owners of Ski Higher have divided the company somehow. We have used them for about 10 years without any problem. If Bruno is in the La Tania Ski Higher shop he is very helpful with a lot of experience.
Freeride have also enjoyed a good reputation in the past but it was sold to a french company last year so the service may have changed.
I would think either shop should be able to offer good advice in English and help you get what you are after. If you want to avoid a busy shop don't go in on the weekend, the rest of the week the staff should have enough time to offer a more personal service.
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Cheers. I'm living in Meribel for the next 6 months so don't have the opportunity to get anything from the UK! Will ask locally to see if the recommendations for Ski Higher are seconded/thirded.
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Astraeus, Not sure about Freeride anymore - I went in today and all the staff have changed. They didn't fill me with confidence 
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Hi
You could try Olympic Ski next to the Sandwich bars in Mottaret.
They let you try out any boot before purchase,are keen on price and have been there a long time and depending who is there,they can give good advice.
Have used them twice in the past.
Johnmac
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Anywhere offer a similar service to CEM at Solutions4Feet?
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Also, anyone heard good things about Snow Boutique in Meribel? The Les Allues base is not a store, rather the man who left Freeride to go solo. Anyone know any more about him?
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| Astraeus wrote: |
| Also, anyone heard good things about Snow Boutique in Meribel? The Les Allues base is not a store, rather the man who left Freeride to go solo. Anyone know any more about him? |
Sport Boutique - personally, I wouldn't
Who is the guy in Les Allues? the guys I knew in Frreride were Rob, Simon, James and Buck
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I would have recommended Freeride but I did not know they have changed hands (or have they changed feet - I'll get my coat.).
Mrs Trenmold got her boots in Olympic Ski in Mottaret and they were OK although not the same kind of expertise or personal attention as the old Freeride. I think all the ski shops in the main part of Mottaret (ie the shopping centre around the Sherpa supermarket) are owned by the same people as the chap from Olympic nipped out over the road to another shop to find some boots of the correct size.
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Patch, not sure which of the Freeride guys it is - are they all pretty reliable? Hoping to catch them very early in the season before the Christmas rush for maximum attention and service.
Will ask about town for who the Les Allues guy is...cheers for the help! Will it be a similar service to that of Solutions4Feet?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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If you can make it over to courchevel 1850 I can definitely recommend Jacques at coutette sports (www.couttetsports.com). Ask for him when you get to the shop.
have posted a previous link on here for someone else enquiring about boots in courchevel, if you do a search on the above you will find it.
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| Patch wrote: |
| ......the guys I knew in Freeride were Rob....... |
Don't expect too much of Rob's time or attention unless you're a fur wearing 'high roller'. 
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You know it makes sense.
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| Astraeus wrote: |
Patch, not sure which of the Freeride guys it is - are they all pretty reliable? Hoping to catch them very early in the season before the Christmas rush for maximum attention and service.
Will ask about town for who the Les Allues guy is...cheers for the help! Will it be a similar service to that of Solutions4Feet? |
I don't think that any of the guys were specialist bootfitters, and would certainly not be as qualified as CEM. The Freeride bootfitter last season was a young lady, forget her name, but I don't think she is there any longer either
I need new boots this year, but will make the trek to Chamonix for them
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Mollerski wrote: |
| Patch wrote: |
| ......the guys I knew in Freeride were Rob....... |
Don't expect too much of Rob's time or attention unless you're a fur wearing 'high roller'. |
Yep, the guy was an arrogant pig, when I went into his shop a couple of seasons ago. On the totally opposite end of the customer service spectrum, Xavier in the ski shop opposite the Ski Lodge Pub in La Tania was extremely helpful and a genuinely nice chap.
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Poster: A snowHead
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La Tania and 1850 are both easily accessible for me so if there are any more recommendations for them, will happily make the trek. Does anyone out here have the skills/precision of CEM?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@kevin mcclean, Jamie was my brother - so lovely to see his name mentioned with high regard. Happy feet = happy memories! All the best. Mhairi
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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What’s the current opinion of the guys in Courchevel out the back of the New Gen offices?
They sorted me out a few seasons ago really well when I was having issues.
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You could also look at https://www.armandopodo.fr over in Menuires. I’ve has good experiences with him over the years. Need to book an appointment. His shop is a bit tucked away but you can ski to it. Not cheap, but good if you have funny feet.
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@ansta1, I needed a tweak to my boots about a year ago and the guys at the bootlab took one look at the inners and knew exactly who had fitted them. Lovely guys and would recommend them
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Yep Bootlab is the guys I was thinking of, good knowledgable team!
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Hope Bootlab is still good. My boots are getting one more chance this trip (they should have been dumped ages ago) and if still no good they’re being chucked in the bin and I’ll be giving boot lab a visit for new boots. Last trip hire boots were more comfortable than mine which says it all really
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I used bootlab a couple of time last season and I'd heartily recommend them. Really good prices for seasonairs and the sandwich shop next door is amazing !!
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Another vote for bootlab. They did some fairly complex work on my wife's boots that has held up well. Highly recommended.
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| gorilla wrote: |
| Another vote for bootlab. They did some fairly complex work on my wife's boots that has held up well. Highly recommended. |
Am I the only one who mentally swapped "boots" for "boobs"
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