Thanks for the Scarpa, Black Diamond suggestions. Never really considered them, figured they were only 'hardcore' AT boots... I'll have a look. As for the forefoot width. I've been in 98mm boots...

Thanks for the friendly advice... I did a search but felt the existing thread that you linked to was more focussed on discussing the soles and AT mode of the boot... and I'm sure if I posted my...

Has anyone had a chance to try these out yet?

I'm in the market for a stiff Alpine (DIN soles) boot that has a walk/hike mode and these look pretty awesome. I really like the look and specs of...

Me too please! :) Everywhere I've looked the difference is $100, not $20.

Please share the love!

What? :confused:

Again proving my point that it would be nice to have some sort of relative chart that shows boots in relation to one another, so an educated customer wouldn't ever get sold the wrong boots.

If you're talking about Claude... I dropped about $400 bucks (not including boots) with him a few years ago to tweak my boots and couldn't ski for more than an hour before I had to go and replace his...

So I ended up with a Marmot Mainline jacket and Railside pant. The medium fit a little better than the patagonia. Seems to be well built and a lot lighter weight than the Powder Bowl.

One BIG...

Thanks for all the specs. guys.

I was just randomly throwing out Falcon vs. Dragon, but having last measurements all in one, easy to compare spot definitely helps!

No kidding about not having...

Thanks for the insight. This is the kind of info. that would be nice to have before starting to shop around, at least as speaking material... relative instep heights, etc. But I have to agree with...

aahhhhhhh... the old bootfitter trick :rolleyes2

I know that's the answer that everyone gives here... but after spending close to $1000 with 2 different bootfitters and still having foot pain,...

Would it be possible to create a chart or graph plotting all available ski boots (or at least the hi-perf. boots) based on their various dimensions (instep height, forefoot width, cuff height, actual...

This is the best thread ever!!! A hell of a lot more useful than "what ski should I buy this year". Next time I'm going to ask, what ski SHOULDN'T I get this year... seems to get a lot more...

Thanks, that's good to know. I think I'm going to order the Marmot in MED. and simply return it if I don't like it better than the Powder Bowl.

Thanks for all the help everyone!

Thanks for all the input. I had a chance to try on the Powder Bowl and feel like I'm right between sizes: medium is a little too big, but small would be snug with a warm midlayer. I haven't been...

Thanks for the input. For whatever reason, none of the ski shops stock the Marmot jacket that I'm looking at... at least not in anything but an XXL :) So it's not going to be possible to try before...

I'm looking at a new jacket and pant setup this year and am torn between Patagonia Powder Bowl and Marmot Mainline. Any advice or experience would be highly appreciated!

thanks for the info. I'll give him a try. Just out of curiosity, what boots did he recommend for you?

Do you mean the Jackson Hole Sports store? And is the guy that you're recommending Steven or Stefan???

I've had such bad experiences with my past boots: 1- tried to buy on my own (no fitter advice), ended up having to grind the thing to hell and it still isn't comfortable. 2- went to a "reputable"...

Have you skied this years Kuro? Is it unbearable in anything but powder?

I had a few people mention that there might be too much overlap with the Mantra and Katana. Would the AC50/Katana be a more versatile setup to get me better groomer/carving performance or is the...

...yes I know, this has been beat to death, but this is my first time posting after months of searching and reading existing posts and I'm still trying to decide on which 2 pairs of skis to ride this...