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Fact: Ski boots are your most important piece of ski equipment. No other gear item--not even skis--makes or breaks your ability to ski well like ski boots. Sure, your skis make direct contact with the ...

The human foot has 26 bones, 36 muscles and 56 ligaments, so it's little wonder that out-of-the-box ski boots hardly fit anyone. A well-fitting ski boot provides comfort and control, and it takes an ...

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VAIL — You hear it all the time in the snowsports world — “Ski boots are supposed to be uncomfortable.” “If they don’t hurt, they don’t fit.” “I switched to snowboarding because the boots are so much ...

The Nordica Promachine 3 gets updates to fit, flex, and shell design. We skied the new low-volume ski boot to see how the ...

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Some people who buy ski boots can wear them without problems pretty much right out of the box. Everyone else needs a boot fitter. In the ski world, boot fitting has reached the status of high art.

Earning a reputation as a first-rate boot man is high praise when you live in a ski town. Jack Rafferty is technically a pedorthist, but when skiers encounter trouble with a proper fit on their feet, ...

Their latest boot, the all-new 2026 S/PRO Alpha C BOA, is the culmination of years of tinkering and feedback from their ...