 Poster: A snowHead
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Apart from forgetting the Spice Girls ever existed.
Ski Boots, you all have them, hopefully fitted properly by now, but where are the holes out there? What product doesn't exist? Of course as a bootfitter I have my ideas, but they are based around my approach to fitting and not always are we/I intouch with all skier types.
For me there is room to develop a; real no compromise Freeride/Touring boots, we're close but no Ziggy Zigar.
A full custom DIY Web based product eliminating the need for people like me to service the every growing space for online shopping.
What say you?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A Race Boot that doesn't leak and keeps your feet warm, please.
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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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Spyderman, Done.
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Boots for dancing in, and I mean really dancing
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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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Guvnor, Ha, would love to hand that brief in!
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, did you see that Eric Hjorwhatsit has signed up to the Dynafit design team? could be some interesting stuff coming out of that
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Arno, Yes saw it,
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Flexons with Tech inserts and a rockered sole 
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Boots that have a remote control in my pocket - loosen off when I get into the lift queue, tighten up a bit for the cruising around fun runs, and tighten up a lot for the hardcore steep stuff. It must be possible, if the seat and steering wheel in a car can be programmed for individual users, they can work out how I want my boots set in the three positions and have motors to adjust them to those positions.
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Monium, At what cost?
altis, In the pipeline.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Monium, go the full hog, total remote control so a skier who knows what they are doing can input the necessary weight shifting movements to get you down anything perfectly... at least that's what I would like! 
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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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boots that fit 'out of the box' without hours of tweaking....but I guess that does you out of a job then!!
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kitenski, maybe.
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You know it makes sense.
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The ease of rear entry with the benefits of 4/5 clip and booster strap.
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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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How about:
front entry
walk mode
canting
adjustable forward angle
adjustable flex
seems a lot to ask for?
Oh...wait...Dachstein used to make those boots but in the name of "progress" we can't get such a boot now...
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Poster: A snowHead
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What kitenski says. It's amazing that a 'consumer' product is such a 'pain' to buy.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Salomon Quest 12/14 with the Custom Shell option in the 100/106 last. Really thought they would introduce the CS to the Quest range for this season but they've put it on the Ghost instead. Oh well, maybe next year 
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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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AndAnotherThing.., i'd say "consumer" boots are easy to buy - you just pick something that feels comfy. once you are getting into fitting you are getting into the "enthusiast" space
flame away
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Arno wrote: |
| AndAnotherThing.., i'd say "consumer" boots are easy to buy - you just pick something that feels comfy. |
I'm not sure that holds up. There are plenty of examples of people who buy boots in shops who then need specialist boot fitting once they start skiing in them.
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AndAnotherThing.., That kinda sums up the point of the question, Salomon, industry leaders in innovation and marketing have certainly started to address this with their custom shells, not a product we sell. I'm sure Salomon have a product that could be fitted from home, and are just bidding their time before you lot realise it and start buying it for yourselves cheaply and doing your own fitting. The tools needed can be found and modified around the home. The sweet part of it is that they haven't alienated bootfitters in the process. I don't like many things about the product, but that's nothing about the concept.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
Monium, At what cost?
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£10. With a free Spice Girl, but not the minging one. You asked me what I wanted, and didn't put any caveat on it 
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I am surprised more bootfitters don't hire filthy chix in short tops and short skirts to fit boots and give personalized service.
Sales would rocket.
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Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Thu 23-06-11 12:58; edited 1 time in total
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Sporty, sport.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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built in avy cords.....
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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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Something to make ski boots easier to get on and off. Either a tool that opens the boot enough to get your foot in easily, or some alteration to boot design to make them open more easily. It's my biggest bugbear with boots and I still miss the ease of use with the old rear entry boots for this reason.
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Decent walk mode. Maximum of grip affordable on a sole which remains DIN compliant (i.e. under arch). Pop out crampons. Stock liners which don't pack out (beyond the first couple of days' use) or can be properly "refreshed" in home servicing (Microwaveable?). A recommendation for which flavour Febreze goes best with the liner. A real variable flex option allowing user to crank them up for going hard.
Dehydration option to minmise weight in hand luggage
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You know it makes sense.
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| fatbob wrote: |
| Stock liners which don't pack out (beyond the first couple of days' use) or can be properly "refreshed" in home servicing (Microwaveable?). |
This
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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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Hang on, are we missing an obvious trick here?
Rather than concentrate on making boots more 'user friendly', how about changing the binding design? The boot last is current restricted by the binding, which means there is very little which can be designed into the boot, save a couple of new materials to soften/harden things up a little.....
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Poster: A snowHead
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Guvnor, Please keep your thoughts inside the box, thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, Too radical for you?, and to think I was going to cut you in for the exclusive distribution rights to the new 'Guvnor' concept of gravity assisted personal winter travellator systems.....
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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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How about a 3D scanner that you can use to generate a 3D wireframe image of your feet and send to SMALLZOOKEEPER, so that he can re-create this in his lab and create a cast that he can fit a boot to and post to you?
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What about some kind of rockets in the back of the boots to make you go faster?
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Thu 23-06-11 15:07; edited 1 time in total
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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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HellBent, haha, on the nose.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| HellBent, haha, on the nose. |
Ha, just managed to delete my comment. But yes, 3D is going to be fun.
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Built in toe warmers.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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jet thrusters - just wee ones to help when it gets a bit flat 
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Why do they have to be so heavy? Make them with a lighter plastic. Better for luggage weight and less tiring to walk/dance in.
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