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manufacturers is on creating boots to be
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ski boots an\4hing is p.ssc*
customised by specialist fitters like Profeet. Your
ultimate ski boot might, for example, be an offthe-peg Tecnica Mach 1 sheli, which comes with a
medium or low-volume last for a closer fit, but
only once it has been heat-moulded to your feet,
to reiieve pressure points and
ground down
completed with custom insoles and liners.
Service like this requires time and expertise: a
Profeet boot fitter will make a full assessment of
your foot shape, gait, posture and biomechanics
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to advise you on which
will best adapt to your
feet and skiing demands. Together with heat
before even beginning
brands and specific boots
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moulding and the creation of custom liners and
insoles, you could be busy for a couple of hours.
But they'll be the most valuable hours you'll invest
Ploneering boots that feature soft, sr
like boots that clip securely into a
exoskeleton for hard{o-beat ski bocr
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in your ski season.
Two boot-making famiiies do come close to
achieving the holy boot grail: Heierling and
Strolz. The firsc is a Davos-based family endeavour,
r.vhich makes small numbers
of
custom-fitted
boots in the Heierling Fitting Centre. In
celebration of its 13Oth birthday, Heierling
Iaunched the limited edition Heierling H1
Comfort boots, resplendent with hand-stitched
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brown leather inner boots and buckle attachments,
a handmade wooden boot board and fur lining.
The Strolz family, meanwhile, hails from Lech,
Austria where their ski boot workshop has been in
operation since 1921. Each Strolz boot is handcrafted precisely to the anatomy of the client's foot
by making a wooden last to cteate a unique
polyurethane shell and then creating a custom
foam liner and leather inner boot. If you can't
make it over to Lech for a 6tting, Steven Hankin
is the UK's sole official Suolz fitter with more
than25 years' experience working with the brand
and will analyse your feet, create bespoke foam
liners and customise a pair of handmade Strolz
boots for you.
A rop custom sk. boot wirl- a w,de i'.
lightest boot in its class.
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Classic boots custom{itted by Sieie
in tre Uh. with an optional moutcs:
From €600
In a world where functionality often takes
precedence, it's important to remember the simple
enjoyment one can take from an exceptionally
hand-crafted item. But whether on or off-piste
one need no longer compromise, and with winter
upon us what better time to indulge? RB
pfdskis,com
volantski.com
profeet.com
heierling.ch
strolz.co.uk
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