Boot Lab: Last Width and the Fit Factor Most People Get Wrong
Boot Lab: why last width matters more than the size on the box, and how to tell if you're in the wrong one.
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Boot Lab: Last Width and the Fit Factor Most People Get Wrong
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Ash Clayton Blog: January 24
Here we go, my first World Cup of the season. Arguably the biggest World Cup of the season with all the big names coming to compete. The course had me...
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Emily Keen Blog: January 24
From the middle of January I had two weeks off at home, due to the crash which I had in the FIS race in Reiteralm. The first week I spent...
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Tyler Nicholls-Stubbington Blog: January 24
My 2024 skiing started mid way through January due to my previous shoulder injuries. It was amazing getting back out in Austria! I mainly trained in Mayrhofen and Kaltenbach, two...
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Are ski boots supposed to be painful to wear?
Are ski boots supposed to be painful to wear? To answer this question simply and directly: no, they are not. While wearing ski boots will never feel as comfortable...
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Various Ski Boot Fitting Terms you may hear!
“What did you say?”: things you can expect to hear in a ski boot fitting session If you are excited about the prospect of taking up skiing, or even perhaps...
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Emily Keen Blog Winter 23/24
My season started right at the beginning of December where I moved into our base in Austria. We were very lucky this year as there was lots of snow really early...
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Jay Hebblethwaite: New Year Blog 23/24
Unfortunately, the UK seems to lack access to 70ft+ massive Snowpark jumps. While it’s possible to use Dryslopes and indoor Snowdomes to practice rail tricks, to be able to compete...
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Ed Guigonnet Blog Winter 23/24
For the past month, we’ve been in full racing mode. Despite some really good form in training, I struggle to apply the same skiing in races, so my races often...
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Tyler Nicholls-Stubbington Blog Winter 23/24
In my last blog, I spoke about how my pre-season training ended early with a dislocated shoulder in Austria. With that early blow to the season I was determined to...
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Isla Ward Blog Winter 23/24
Pre Christmas was manly training for me, with one set of races in leogang which is where we are based. The races went well, I got two 2nds however I...
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Ash Clayton Blog Winter 23/24
December had me going to Absolut Park, Austria for a week. Just like October, the weather wasn’t playing ball, but it was good to be back in the mountains before...
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Are there ways to save money on ski boot fitting?
Are there ways to save money on ski boot fitting? Usually when buying footwear, you might simply head to a shoe shop, slip your feet into a pair of promising-looking...
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Is it better for ski boots to be too big, or too small?
If you’re a regular reader of the Ski Exchange blog, you will already know something about the importance of ensuring your ski boots fit well. After all, if you want...
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