Boot brand for Beginners?

A snowHead

Planning to buy some ski boots soon. Which brand can you recommend more on downhill skiing: Nordica, Tecnica, or Head Edge+ 11?

cran

red ones

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

cran, Nonsense.

Orange.

You need to Login to know who's really who.

There is no need for flippancy folks - the title says 'beginner' - we've all been there - and I'm still not that far away

Milos, Welcome to SH's

We do have bootfitters and lots of other experienced folks that should be able to help, but I'm afraid your request is being made fun of at the moment which isn't fair for a first post. I'm no expert (despite the post numbers), but if you don't get any other advice....................

I should go to a reputable shop in your area and speak to the boot fitter. Go in with no preconceived ideas and come out with the ones that their boot-fitter says fit you. Don't buy them by mail order without knowing the ones you need (for which you will need to be fitted - catch 22 wink

) even though the deals on the internet are most attractive at the moment. The chances are with mail order ones bought without experience and knowledge is that you will end up with boots which won't last as long as you will want them to given the investment involved.

Have a look at the stickies at the top of this board list too lots of good advice and postings from the resident bootfitting folks on there which WILL provide better advice than I can wink

Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Go try some on and don't forget about getting a decent footbed, you don't want anything with too stiff a flex as it will hinder your learning. make sure your sized up properly and remember the best boot is the one that fits your foot!

and green is the fastest colour....

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Milos,

Welcome to Snowheads, I see you are in the states. The people at Epicski should be able to give you advice too, especially about local boot fitters and ski boots in the American market.

http://www.epicski.com/t/3986/epicski-index-of-boot-fitting-masters

http://www.epicski.com/t/109939/advice-on-first-time-ski-purchase-for-a-beginner-please

How the boots fits is much more important than who makes them.

Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

Megamum, thanks a lot! I was about to have a go with the mail-order ones. Seems a little scary to waste my money on stuff that won't be a perfect fit for my feet now that I think about it..

dansmith, I was thinking of getting a black one. Do colors really matter?

DB, I'm going to follow your advice but I'm hoping to find some Nordica boots at local stores, they seem pretty rad. Those are great resources, though. Thanks a lot!

Thanks guys. Keep your suggestions coming Smile

After all it is free

No don't mail order!!!! Just go to a good fitter with no preconceived idea of make, model, colour. Tell them honestly about your ambition and current experience and let them do their job. Different makes and model of boot are different shaped so a fitter will identify the one best suited for your feet, if Nordica don't fit best buy some other brand rather than a nearly fits Nordica because it looks cool!

Milos, LOL - your OP just sounded as though you had been caught up with the pretty piccies in a catalogue! Put yourself in the hands a your bootfitter and spend your cash wisely on his advice. I doubt very much that you will end up with pink ones!!

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