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- Try custom footbeds. Ian doesn't recommend this; he says that
footbeds improve performance but diminish comfort compared to Superfeet
since they're firmer.

Custom footbeds, as you might get from SureFoot (as I did) or
another boot/foot specialty shop will NOT give diminished
comfort compared to Superfeet footbeds. The improvement in
fit will ADD to comfort.

That's what I would think, too, and I was surprised.. maybe there are
different types of custom insoles and he was speaking to the ones that
the ASC shops install. Googling here, I did see a post from "Doug" on
3/7/03 that seemed to say Surefoot was useless, though it wasn't clear
why... search Google Groups for "computer-image uncorrected-foot" to
find it.

- Try a fancy shop with the scanning machine. Internet FAQs make these
sound fairly common, but Russ said that they were only at "super-
specialized" shops for high-performance skiing.

Clearly the shop you went to doesn't have a scanning machine,
otherwise, "Russ" would be extolling its virtues. Right?

Precisely... Also, he's been doing this for 30 years, and I get the idea
he doesn't trust newfangled technology. I've seen that in a variety of
trades; people like the old ways of doing things and trusting their
"experience" vs. actual measurement. Me, I want to get a real-time 3D
computer-enhanced holographic image of everything I can.

I've found two so far. One is SureFoot at Killington, but be
aware that not all SureFoot stores (it's a chain) are created
equal.

No problem - Killington is just a few hours away.

Now, there are truly "high-end" bootfitters. There is one in
Aspen whose name escapes me and Greg Hoffman at Green Mountain
Orthotics Lab http://www.gmolfoot.com/ who not only makes your
boots fit correctly, he can shape your boots so that you/your
legs align correctly with your skis. GMOL is right at the
mountain at Stratton

Wowza. Stratton is 2.5 hours from me. I think it's time for a day
trip. I've heard them mentioned here before, and only in glowing terms.

Thanks for the advice. I'll give GMOL a call tomorrow.

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