Where to get my boots from

We used Lockwoods in Leomington Spa. No complaints.

We use (and have done for years) Ski Bartlett in Hillingdon for all ski kit. Totally professional and helpful. Highly recommend.

If you're going to be spending all season in the mountains, then buy them in the mountains.
If you're only in the UK for a fortnight, what are you going to do if they need adjusting after you've skied in them for a few days / weeks? The UK fitter isn't going to be on hand.
Sounds like you have built up a decent relationship with one shop in resort, why wouldn't you use them?

Profeet in London another option as I understand that they are similar to Solutions4feet in Bicester, which would be my choice for convenience and of course reputation from comment on here, but getting to Bicetser may not be the preference.

I will go there for my next set of boots as my Ellis Brigham experiance was a joke, 4 years and 4 different sets of boots to get the right fitting boots. Came down 1.5 in size from where I started after supposidly measuring feet and doing shell checks.Didn't consider changing boot makes as length got smaller as volume around the foot got smaller.

I am mutch wiser now and will get better advice next time its not worth the painful days I have had skiing looking for the next lift so I can unclip to releive problems and have so much pain 1 trip I was popping ibuprofen like smarties.

Live and learn and hopefully our experiences mean others don't go through the same, if only I knew about sites like this before!!!!

For every 25 mm in circumference that Insiders calves are bigger than the size that manufacturer designed the boots to fit her knee will be pushed 9 mm further forward from where it needs to be for her to be balanced over the centre of the ski. As her knee is pushed forward she will be forced to sit back in order to get centred over the ski. This will result in excessive use of the quadriceps, and reduce the range of motion in the ankle joint. There will also be an increased risk of injury. Stretching the back of the boot to accommodate the calf muscle is the best solution, there are other ways of dealing with large calves but they're not as effective. The easiest thing for a shop to do would be to sell here a boot that fits nicely around her calves but was too big everywhere else.

These days a lot can be done to alter the shape of ski boots to make them fit.



But the equipment is expensive and it takes time to acquire the necessary skills. Most resort shops and shops that are part of the large chains only have skills and equipment to deal with simple problems.

Sadly Hamish Wolfenden the owner of Profeet died in 2012 and some of the more experienced boot fitters have left. AllyG got her boots fitted there and from what she's posted previously they seem to be too big.

Also worth noting is how different fitters in the same shop can produce vastly different fits. My Atomic boots are so comfortable I can ski all day with no discomfort. My wife was fitted on the same day in the same specialist ski shop and has had no end of problems. Every day she skis results in very painful calves due to her foot moving around in the boot. We took them for a second opinion last week and the fitter said she had been fitted with totally the wrong size & shape of boot. There was almost an inch of vertical movement in the heel area.

Wow! What a lot of interesting recommendations!

If you have problem feet then go somewhere good if you don't then it's less important. I've been getting my boots fitted by the same place since they opened around 10 years ago, I have new Footbeds and Foam liners every year. Now I don't have too many issues with my feet but I do ski 8-9 months of the year so It needs to work for me. The shop has a vast pool of knowledge and an appetite for getting it right no matter what it takes.

If you want to know where I go you can PM me!

Has anyone used Edge & Wax in Sussex? Impressive website