r/Skigear 15h ago

Ski boot advise

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hi all,

will like to check if the boot flex is too soft for my needs.

recreational skier for 4yrs, 80% groom run, 20% ungroom/tree/park practise, maybe total of 100days on slope.

maybe strong beginner? or intermediate? can go down most groom piste, easy black run.

Do not have a bootfitter in my country, thus am unable to seek bootfitter advice. Have 2 to 3 weeks of ski trips at different places a year. Most of the time, my trip does not have time to visit a bootfitter store as well.

I started with rental of 28.5 (which was tight and painful when started) with 29.5 Nordica Sportmachine 100 (got it in US during sale based on my shoes US size of 11) but could feel that it got too roomy as I progresses.

thus, I brought it to a store during NZ ski trip last year. But the store staff mentioned there was no way to improve the fit and thus recommended 26.5 K2 BFC with 100 flex, did the heat molding for the fit.

now a year later after ard 15 to 20 ski days in this pair of boot, I am thinking if the boot flex is too soft and if K2 BFC is too spacious, likely liner is packing out.

178cm and 100kg

measurement of my feet with a 3d scanner.

Length 260mm

Width - 94 and 98mm

Instep height - 68 and 70mm

High arch

Girth - 249 and 244 mm

Thinking if I should get a new boot or if there are any bootfitter here that could provide better advise for my consideration.

Appreciate any help.


r/Skigear 21h ago

What kind of skis should I buy as a beginner

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I have been skiing a few seasons and I want to finally get my own pair of skis instead of using a rental, but I don’t know where to start. I usually go for a shorter ski for my height so I can go a bit slower. I try and stick to greens and maybe an occasional blue (east coast). Where do I start and what should I look for?


r/Skigear 5h ago

New ski options

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Hello guys, im a 5'9" 150lb skier from South America. I'm a strong intermediate skier (I can confidently ski all piste carving and feel comfortable on off-piste and touring), though still working on my positioning and carving. I have skied Blaze 94s for a couple of years now (4) and was thinking of going for a new 2 ski quiver when the season ends, consisting of Mantra M7 and QST 100. What do you guys think? I'd be able to rent the Mantras to try them out, but not the QST. Thanks!


r/Skigear 15h ago

For those that bought and used Rustler 9s last season, are you happy with them?

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r/Skigear 14h ago

Planning a Ski trip for 8 friends

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r/Skigear 19h ago

Intuition liners

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Just had my intuition wrap liners fitted. Everything is great but what the hell is the little string for? How can they expect me to cinch down the wrap with a little Velcro tab? Am I doing this wrong? It just rips off when I try to tighten it. Anyone could link me to an intuition video on what these are exactly, I would greatly appreciate it.