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My mate needs some new boots, so sounds like an ideal way for me to accompany him and get some pre Xmas skiing in.
So where should we go/who should we see for the best boot fitter in the Alps?
cheers,
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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where do you want to go
3 vallees, boot lab
Chamonix Sanglard or Sole
verbier Anja at number 1
kaprun Fabi at Brundl
kronplatz Fede bootfitting
and a number of others
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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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@kitenski, Greg,+ I'd add either Niklas at Concept in Chamonix ... but I am biased ...
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Hannes Strolz (new company name)
Lech
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@kitenski, Jeff at Jennwein, St Anton
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Janine Stiepel is based in Kaprun. Used to be at Profeet in London and was excellent there
Telephone - +43 681 8468 1777
Email - info@winterworldconnect.com
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@CEM, he doesn’t care where we go, just wants the best boot fitter for a 4/5 day trip!!
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@kitenski, early season i would go kaprun then, kitsteinhorn glacier opened the other day
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| Markymark29 wrote: |
| @kitenski, Jeff at Jennwein, St Anton |
…and Roland, and Mathias. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@ulmerhutte, yes agreed, always good for a schnapps too. My OH is due for a new pair next season, always a laugh.
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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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Can't say that I can compare to many others but I was very happy with Sole in Chamonix - set me up in a pair of boots I wouldn't naturally have considered given what I thought I needed width & stiffness wise vs what I actually needed (albeit with some customisation carried out while I waited, included in the price of course), and they are easily the best boots I've ever worn. K2 Mindbender 130s for the record.
They did need a tweak on a second visit so it would be good to be in-resort for this
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What about the old boy at Nevada Sports in Tignes? He fitted myself and my wife a few years back and I can honestly say with a straight face the boots he chose and fitted for me based off the brief I gave him are more comfortable than most of my trainers! I can ski a whole day without ever having to loosen them. No cramp, no numbness, no fatigue, and they are tight! The guy's a genius.
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You know it makes sense.
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| greengriff wrote: |
| What about the old boy at Nevada Sports in Tignes? He fitted myself and my wife a few years back and I can honestly say with a straight face the boots he chose and fitted for me based off the brief I gave him are more comfortable than most of my trainers! I can ski a whole day without ever having to loosen them. No cramp, no numbness, no fatigue, and they are tight! The guy's a genius. |
JoJo has unfortunately retired. 
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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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No way. That's bad news. Has his son taken over, or has the shop gone?
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Poster: A snowHead
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| greengriff wrote: |
| What about the old boy at Nevada Sports in Tignes? He fitted myself and my wife a few years back and I can honestly say with a straight face the boots he chose and fitted for me based off the brief I gave him are more comfortable than most of my trainers! I can ski a whole day without ever having to loosen them. No cramp, no numbness, no fatigue, and they are tight! The guy's a genius. |
My first set was with JoJo. 8 years later Colin/CEM fitted same size, same type boots. Well, not exactly the same, as the new ones have holes for touring. Fitting wise was the same. To be fair Colin is more fun than JoJo was (I did not mind it, just saying).
So for the best, head to the CEM - both times worked super well for me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes I've heard nothing but good things about Colin so I'll be taking my kids to see him when the time comes. I don't think the OP was angling for a day out in Bicester though when he said he wanted to accompany his mate 
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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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@greengriff, it was nevada sports, from what i know covid caused them to close down, not sure if they ever reopened after lockdown
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The hours that people put into their businesses over the years only for them to be wiped out by a freak chain of events. I hope the old boy is ok. I know he had a reputation as a miserable b*stard, but I found him to be a witty, personable guy. Maybe I just got him on a good day!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@greengriff, we can all sit and criticize the current government but to be fair to them one thing they did help with was the furlough scheme... the rest of the support was a fricking joke but here we are
its been a struggle so i can easily see how businesses folded, i know of a few people who just got sick of the whole situation and just closed up in various lines of work
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| CEM wrote: |
@greengriff, we can all sit and criticize the current government but to be fair to them one thing they did help with was the furlough scheme... the rest of the support was a fricking joke but here we are
its been a struggle so i can easily see how businesses folded, i know of a few people who just got sick of the whole situation and just closed up in various lines of work |
Yeah I'm not making a political comment. It was a poisoned chalice. It's just a shame.
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JoJo was ready to pack up any way. I saw him not long before covid and he said he was ready to retire. That coming along probably did him a favour with the French government handouts.
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OK that's not so bad then. Was there no desire of anyone in his family to take over?
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| CEM wrote: |
| @greengriff, it was nevada sports, from what i know covid caused them to close down, not sure if they ever reopened after lockdown |
I had a bootfitting done by him early july 2020.
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| JulieAimeLeSki wrote: |
| CEM wrote: |
| @greengriff, it was nevada sports, from what i know covid caused them to close down, not sure if they ever reopened after lockdown |
I had a bootfitting done by him early july 2020. |
So he did open up after the first lockdown then. Well, wherever he is now, I hope he's enjoying his retirement!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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There is guy called Sebastian in a store called Mountain Story at Tignes Le Lac right next to the chairlift. I think he replaced JoJo. I had a very good experience with him.
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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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I had my last pair of boots fitted by Janine when she was at Profeet and can highly recommend her
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Which resort does she work in?
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You know it makes sense.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| Which resort does she work in? |
she doesn't any more, living in Kaprun, her husband is Fabian Stiepel who is the head fitter at Brundl
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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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heierling.ch in Davos.
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