 Poster: A snowHead
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My husband tried some ski boots the other day and really liked a pair that i thought i would buy for Christmas. the only thing is i can't remember if he needs a size 30 or a 30.5. I've just looked at his old ski boots which are Salomon xwave sensefit but the linings don't really tell me. just lots of numbers and wondered if anyone else knew. the numbers are lc 300 28 then on another part it says 290 335 sx.
the size of the outer shell says 30-30.5 348mm
if anyone could help that would be fantastic[/b]
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I will be the first of many to suggest that, although that's a great idea for a Christmas present, it's really something where the fit is essential, and two pairs of boots, ostensibly the same size, can fit very differently.
The best thing would be to tell him you'd like to get him some boots for Christmas and make an appointment for him to see a good fitter, to get what's really right for him. Generally speaking, if boots feel instantly comfy in the shop, they are too big. It's extraordinarily easy to get it wrong, without expert advice - and some people working in the big shops really aren't very expert.
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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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Snowy23, I concure with the need to fit between the inner sizes, the boot is the same size the inner is slightly different. I do not agree that you need to pay an expert to choose between the two however, they will have no more idea whether what your husband says is more "fitted" than the ski boot fitter in a large store. A footbed is a good idea and can be made at the store to make the boot more "made to measure" you have the same as a pro fitter without his £50-£100 charge.
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I do not agree that you need to pay an expert to choose between the two however, they will have no more idea whether what your husband says is more "fitted" than the ski boot fitter in a large store.
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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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I think Sally usually put a sticker on the boot to say what size it is, perhaps it has come off (mine have little white stickers on the top at the back and right at the front just above the toe binding lug). The shell of the boot is as it says, either 30 or 30.5. Depending on what footbed etc. goes inside it, the boot fit will either be UK 12 or 12.5. Mine are a 30/UK 12 and the inners have LC300 11 on them, not that that really helps.
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pam w, Smell the coffee
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Cynic, so you are basically stating that expert boot fitting is a con, as only the person trying on the boots has any idea that they fit?....so person states "my new boots are very comfortable in the shop"..so they must be ok??....
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What pam w, said.
Cynic, “A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.”
― Oscar Wilde.
What Oscar Wilde said.
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A Cynic is a person who tells you how it is, not how you want it to be.
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No, that's being honest. The dictionary definition of cynic is a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest (Merriam-Webster online). What if the bootfitter price is the same as the large store? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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oldmancoyote, Then he is an honest man, as Diogenes would say, who carried a torch in daylight looking for one.
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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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irrespective of individuals views on the subject, i'd suggest that rather than buy a pair of boots, vouchers to the value of would be potentially less risky.
Or if you wanted to be a little less boring, take the old boots and do something nasty to them. wrap them up with a note inside saying new boots needed or something more poetic.
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Cynic, Don't tell me you live in a barrel too? 
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You know it makes sense.
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thanks for the replies everyone. i really appreciate what everyone says and also appreciate that for some it is essential to go to a professional boot fitter to get that perfect fit and i know myself that for me my boots have to be well fitted but have managed this by buying the boot that suits me and then having the different part i know i need blown out and a custom footbed fitted as i wear my boots at least 4 days a week and swap between two pairs of boots. my husband only wears his boots for a weeks ski hol and maybe twice a month and has been lucky that off the shelf boots suits him fine and if they aren't quite right we know where to take them to get them sorted.
thank you musher for checking the numbers on the boots that's a great help.
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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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ansta1, Your idea of vouchers is a very good one.
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