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We look at purchasing ski boots in this installment of our learn to ski guide.

Spend as much as your budget will allow for a pair of ski boots. A good ski boot has more bearing on your level of comfort whilst skiing than any other item of equipment or clothing.

Once you determine your budget, you will need to locate a boot fitter. Avoid leaving it until you arrive at a resort, as you’ll have less boot fitters to choose from and prices will likely be higher, and be prepared to shop around until you find a good one, who: seems genuinely interested in you as a customer; asks what terrain you’ll be skiing and how often; measures both your feet and examines their movement and range of flexibility; gives you several different boots to try on; suggests possible adjustments to improve the fit.

Word of mouth is always the best recommendation, so ask other skiers who they use, and then devote some time to the process, as it’s going to take more than an hour to find the right pair of boots. Be detailed and honest in your communications (about experience, ability, future plans, etc.) with them as buying a ski boot above your skiing level will slow down your learning.

It’s important that the new boots start off relatively snug and firm as over their life they’ll pack out around 20%. As a rule of thumb, the less experienced the skier, the more generous the fit, including length; and with experience will come the need for increasingly shorter, tighter-fitting boots for increased precision.

Don’t expect walking around in your new boots to break them in – it really doesn’t affect any positive benefit and won’t give you a clue as to how they’ll feel in skis. Boots that fit well could very well cause a pins and needles sensation or numbness, if you haven’t been skiing for more than ten minutes or so.

comfortable and thinking that your boot fitter has made a mistake, but don’t worry if they don’t feel right at first, after those first few days your feet will adjust and levels of comfort will increase in line with use.

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