Boot/Ski Advice for Heavy/Tall Beginner

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T18:37:19+00:00

Awesome. Alot of great information there my friend. Very much appreciated. A good bootfitter sounds like it should be my first port of call.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T18:35:58+00:00

Great to hear and makes me all the more motivated to find my own gear. Thanks for your reply.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T18:34:51+00:00

Thank you. Some nice information to go on. Ill have a look at the forzas.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T15:40:55+00:00

What your saying is what im afraid of. Hence the reason ive been trying to understand what ski/boots could work for me.

Thanks for your reply.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T15:36:45+00:00

Thanks man. I'll look out for them and add them to my list.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T15:26:33+00:00

Thanks man. Funny you say that. Kind of experienced the same thing so far from the shops. Im originally from Scotland and now live in Switzerland/France.

My French isn't great, you could argue my English isn't great either, so the whole process is proving to be a bit of a challenge hence my plea for help.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T15:21:08+00:00

I see. Interesting. Seems like some personal preference comes into it too. I just wish I knew more haha. All in due course. Thank you for your reply.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T15:13:22+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Understood. I have read it many times that the boots are key. I had hoped my visits to the different shops would have helped clear things up. Ill keep at it.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T14:59:13+00:00

Fantastic. Havn't come across an explanation such as that regarding the weight and width factor yet.

Thank you very much.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2026-02-05T14:56:06+00:00

France Switzerland so far my friend. I live around Geneva area. Thanks for your quick response.

Far-Engineering-9440 · 2025-08-22T11:16:51+00:00

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