Are you buying boots online with no access to a bootfitter? Here’s a step-by-step guide to fitting boots on your own. When the weather starts cooling down and skiers start thinking about gearing up ...

It was a hot summer day and my friend Cathy and I were standing chest deep in the cool Atlantic water, chatting as we squinted into the sun. Being who I am, we were talking about skiing. She, a ...

View post: How Many Pairs of Skis Do You Need? We Asked 4,500 Skiers At one point or another, just about every skier has experienced the emotional roller coaster of finding a good pair of ski boots.

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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.