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Junior vs adult ski boots?
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

This is our second family ski trip and I am looking to buy ski boots for my kids. We all seem to have quite large feet in our family so my 11 year old daughter will probably need a size 6 ski boot although she is only 150cm tall and weighs about 4 1/2 stone. My son is 15 and takes a size 10 shoe and is 160 cm tall and probably only weighs about 8 stone.

I'm guessing that the 11 yr old will still need junior boots, skis and bindings but my son, with his feet, will only be in adult kit.
Please can someone let me know if I'm heading in the wrong direction.

I'd be very interested to know what the theory is about moving from juniors into adults - what age? weight? ability? As yet, it is all a mystery!
Thanks Puzzled
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

littlebear, welcome to snowHead

To use myself as an example I was the same height and weight as my dad when I was 13. When I was 11 I was the same height and weight as one of his friends. To be fair I was an early developer.

I think this is always going to be a bit of a grey area. People vary in size and weight regardless of age. Some kids grow faster than others.

Its what suits the individual, not what suits the tags
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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?

littlebear, I'm not a bootfitting expert, one will be along, but I have a 12 year daughter with size 5 feet. I don't think adult boots are adviseable at that age as they just aren't strong/heavy enough to flex them. Child's boots go up to quite a large size and they are also usually far cheaper. I got my daughter a a pair of top of the range tecnica boots, previous season, for about £60 and hopefully they will last her again this year unless she has another growing spurt. I did however get her ladies skis, she's pretty good and I felt they were more appropriate for her in 144 cm. I guess it's probably not possible to get child's boots for your son anyway, cant imagine they go to 10's.
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