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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 ...

At one point or another, just about every skier has experienced the emotional roller coaster of finding a good pair of ski ...

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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The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. It’s a truth many Coloradans know all too well: Ski boots are uncomfortable. Even the most well-fitting boots ...

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

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 ...

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.

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...

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, ...