st anton bootfitter

**freddiegemini** · 10-23-2007, 05:33 AM

i will be there for the season as of Dec 6th. can someone please recommend a good bootfitter in the area?

many thanks

**Toby** · 10-23-2007, 05:46 AM

Strolz in Lech. One of the best in the world.

**freddiegemini** · 10-23-2007, 06:47 AM

many thanks

that looks like a costly boot - any ideas on how much? 1000 EURO excluding footbeds???

**cj001f** · 10-23-2007, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by freddiegemini

many thanks

that looks like a costly boot - any ideas on how much? 1000 EURO excluding footbeds???

the models ranged from €500-600 last I looked

**schindlerpiste** · 10-23-2007, 05:47 PM

There is a bootfitter downtown, very close to the supermarket. The store sells winter boots and ski boots, only. If you're walking downtown from the Nassereinbahn, it's on the left.

**Toby** · 10-23-2007, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by freddiegemini

that looks like a costly boot - any ideas on how much? 1000 EURO excluding footbeds???

They are expensive. I agree with cj on the price. You didn't specify a budget, just that you wanted a good bootfitter. IMHO they're unbelievably good boots and fit, provided the fitter who does yours knows what they're doing (which is highly probable at Strolz' Lech store). Only problems I've ever heard from the only 2 people I've read about who didn't like them are tightness. I have had a race type fit on both of mine and expected tightness. But it's tightness all over, not irritating pressure points. I tour and bootpack in mine with no discomfort at all, in fact it's a good way to "centre" your foot in them. If anything breaks, the shell is totally rebuildable. Simple, bulletproof design. Different flex shims (you get 2, you can use either of them or none). Different length buckle cables, although the buckles are almost superfluous since the fit is that exact. I've got the Racing R boot.

The only downside is that IME once you've worn Strolz it'll be hard to ever get another boot, so when you need new ones you'll have to find somewhere that sells them and waste a day or so getting them done.

DB · 10-24-2007, 02:57 AM

I have a pair of Strolz but tend to ski in my Garmont Adrenalins. Do a fair bit of touring and prefer to use just one pair of boots.

Sport Alber (see link below). They also do Strolz but if your feet are 'normal' enough an 'off the shelf' boot could well be better, cheaper and lighter. The boot fitter will generally let you know if you need Strolz. You can have a Strolz liner fitted into a non-Strolz shell.

http://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/albe...h-4304554.html

**freddiegemini** · 10-24-2007, 09:14 AM

thank you all for the replies.

it appears there are some good options. great to know

**comish** · 10-24-2007, 10:11 AM

If you are going to be there for the season ask around for a specific person. We in our various visits combined with mrs. Comish's boot woes of a few years ago have been in all the stores. The Sport Alber next to the Picadilly (there are like 4 branches of every store in town) had some ok guys. No one that struck us as the boot guru quite like some towns have. We had better luck at the shop that is on the roundabout between Rendl and Galzigbahn. Their boot area is in the basement and there was a guy there that was ok.

All shops will have guys that have no clue so get the name of a specific person...

DB · 10-25-2007, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by comish

We had better luck at the shop that is on the roundabout between Rendl and Galzigbahn. Their boot area is in the basement and there was a guy there that was ok.

Sounds like Sport Jennewein .....

Martin Jennewein
Dorfstraße 2
A- A-6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Österreich

Tel.: +43(5446)2830
Fax: +43(5446)283030

E-Mail: jennewein@st-anton.at

DB · 10-25-2007, 01:21 AM

St Anton Map

http://www.stantonamarlberg.com/wint...-07-Winter.pdf

**freddiegemini** · 10-25-2007, 02:44 AM

brilliant local insight, much appreciated. so i should get in contact with Martin Jennewein and book an appointment.

i am there for the whole season so i am not going to rush into getting boots by first day.

in the past few years i have struggled with Technicas and Head so this year i am giong to take some serious time before deceiding which boot fits the best

any other names from people?

many thanks

**Hicks** · 10-26-2007, 08:08 AM

Get a boot that fits best up front and ski it.
THEN go to the Strolz guys in Lech to straighten out the remaining odds.

They are the best besides Mountain Air in Verbier that I am aware of right now, you don't need to have their boots to be waited on. Just my .02.