 Poster: A snowHead
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Good afternoon everybody.
I am from Portugal and I started skiing two years ago in Baquera-Beret near Andorra. This year I did not go skiing because of work schedule but in some weekends I was able to go to a little ski resort we have here and started practicing what i learned the previous year. One thing that I noticed was the boots that there were for rent were noisy and uncomfortable.
Next year I will be able to go skiing again for a whole week and maybe more and while browsing the Internet I found out that many people advise you to buy your own pair of boots after going the first time.
Since I know nothing about technical specs and ski level, can anyone suggest me a pair of boots to buy?
Yesterday I stumbled across these ones at decathlon: http://www.decathlon.pt/PT/botas-rns-500-143980979/ (web page is in portuguese) but it says it is for experienced skiiers. Since they are a bit cheap, do you think they will be good to me for the next 2 or 3 years? Or do you suggest another one?
At my skill level I can ride on green and blue and sometimes able to put the skis in parallel but I still cannot do parallel turns and that is what I'll be learning next year.
Best regards 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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welcome to the mad house!!
the best advice i could offer is get to a good boot fitter and buy boots suitable fro your feet, without seeing your feet nobody can recommend if a boot suitable for you or not, depending on where you are going to ski search out a recommendation for the boot guy in the resort, most resorts have at least one guy/shop that does some form of boot fitting, some nations just do more than others, unfortunately Andorra is not known for boot fitting, but there are some good fitters in some of the southern french resorts, it is probably best to ask around for specific suggestions rather than to simply guess
if you make it to the french alps then chamonix is a good place to start for fitters , see smallzookeeper, on here or if morzine, Keith at Alpine sports warehouse
good luck getting sorted, but just remember this is the most important piece of kit you will buy, get it right and it can change your skiing for the better, get it wrong anjd it can ruin every turn
but if in doubt, red boots are fastest, blue tend to be more comfortable 
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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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Kolagr, welcome to snowheads. The guy posting above is an expert and is spot on with his advice. If you go cheap you will end up spending more in the long run. Green boots are cool.
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Thanks for the advice I will be going to Les Angles. I will try to find a good boot fitter there then.
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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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| Kolagr wrote: |
| Thanks for the advice I will be going to Les Angles. I will try to find a good boot fitter there then. |
Sorry there are NONE, try Mammoth or Tahoe - seriously
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CEM, Just for your info, although you are generally correct about the lack of boot fitters in Andorra, below is something I posted in 2009 here.
"If you are in Andorra there is a guy in a shop just behind the McDonalds down by Andorra 2000 supermarket.
He sells Dale boots and was employed by the Spanish Ski team so I have been assured. Several people I know are happy with his work.
Then Altom added, Yes, the shop name is SERVEIS DE NEU, good reputation."
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Dypcdiver, that will be the 1 guy in the country then 
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