Innsbrucker wrote:Thanks for explanation, it is useful.
I picked combi boots because gf has Salomon combi boots (Ellipse 10.0) with bindings with heel release (Titanal 3), and is very happy with them, says they work fine for general purpose skiing and one-day touring
Mrs Ise has something similar, the newer Diamirs with some sort of Salomon boots I don't recall the name of. I don't think Salomon make any touring boots though, I guess for them the market's not big enough. Flexwise they've plenty that would work.
Innsbrucker wrote:Also she said there is not a lot of point in me getting expensive race boots without being far more advanced than I am, and that they might even be a problem and require a change in technique because every tiny movement would feed through to the skis.
You get different opinions on this though, I'm not entirely convinced by having stiff boots sometimes, on a flat groomed piste you don't need to be an expert to use them and they often make things easier, once you're in more varied terrain I find they can limit the amount you can flex your ankles which I don't find helpful personally. Most people want stiff boots though, I had to have my last pair of Garmonts specially imported as it's a new model they've decided not to carry here in Switzerland as most people want stiff boots even for touring nowadays apparently.
I know what she means about tiny movements though, years ago I got some Salomon Equipe 9.0's which were pretty stiff and I recall falling off a drag lift on the first time out, not concentrating I rolled my foot, caught the edge and fell over which was irritating :D
