Geneva airport ski boots
Discussion
oddman said:
Could you phone around some fitters/ski shops in the UK this week? Some open fairly late or will do evening fittings. If you're happy with the fit of the boots you have then you might be a fair way there to getting the right boot.
Sadly nothing near me. The closest is about an hour and a half drive. With work, that's a bit trick. Thanks, though, good idea.
superpp said:
just get a rental pair, you can pre-book on the internet?
should be quick in resort
I can, definitely, but don't want to. At the moment, the cheapest you can find is about €46. I can get a new pair of boots for £200. My last ones lasted 22 years. should be quick in resort
If all else fails, I will buy some in resort.
Thanks for the reply.
shirt said:
There is nothing in the airport. Plenty in the city but 2 hrs seems tight, you’d need to book ahead make sure they can fit you in and have the parts needed.
Factor in Swiss taxis and perhaps it’s just cheaper and easier to rent for a day at the resort whilst they fix yours.
This. It'll probably be a bun fight on Saturday/Sunday in the shops in resort though, so I'd rent for a day or two and spend a late afternoon trying some on. No point saving a few quid to rush the purchase.Factor in Swiss taxis and perhaps it’s just cheaper and easier to rent for a day at the resort whilst they fix yours.
Ochsner Sport is the main chain of sports store in Switzerland.
It’s 20 mins in a cab to the Geneva one.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UBiHwYBFhZKkSVot6?g_st=ic
There will be staff on hand to help, but maybe you can get an appointment if you call ahead. They will have a decent level of knowledge, but it’s not going to be the same as going to a specialist. It’s going to be tight on time and maybe not even possible if they heat mould them and you also won’t be able to go back for adjustments. The cheapest pair they have are GBP 260.
https://www.ochsnersport.ch/de/shop/herren-schuhe-...
It’s an option to consider, but it will be a lot less stressful doing it in resort.
It’s 20 mins in a cab to the Geneva one.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UBiHwYBFhZKkSVot6?g_st=ic
There will be staff on hand to help, but maybe you can get an appointment if you call ahead. They will have a decent level of knowledge, but it’s not going to be the same as going to a specialist. It’s going to be tight on time and maybe not even possible if they heat mould them and you also won’t be able to go back for adjustments. The cheapest pair they have are GBP 260.
https://www.ochsnersport.ch/de/shop/herren-schuhe-...
It’s an option to consider, but it will be a lot less stressful doing it in resort.
Road2Ruin said:
Off skiing on Sat and just found my ski boots have broken. I could probably buy a new pair in resort, but would rather not waste a couple of hours of skiing. Does anyone know of any ski shops in Geneva airport or nearby? I have about 2 hours to kill before my transfer.
TIA
Not enough time. You’d have to exit the airport and clear security when you get back to the airport. Plus time to get to/from the airport to a shop in Geneva (traffic in Geneva does not move quickly, and drivers very happily adhere to speed limits). Even if you had a pair of boots which were your size and required no fitting, waiting for you in a shop, I don’t think it is doable. Having spent over two hours in a ski shop trying on various boots to get to what I wanted, that fitted properly, I’d say look in the resort. TIA
I think the transfer time is plane to coach, would be odd to be going onward by plane unless you have the kind of money where new boots are an inconsequence.
There’s a sportx closer, like 5mins away, they’re being taken over by ochsner. Still agree on time tho unless it’s a simple fix booked ahead.
There’s a sportx closer, like 5mins away, they’re being taken over by ochsner. Still agree on time tho unless it’s a simple fix booked ahead.
shirt said:
I think the transfer time is plane to coach,
Ahh, yes. That makes more sense. Still not enough time though, as you say.
Also: why? If the OP has subsequent issues with the fit, he will have to go to a place in the resort potentially with teeth sucking at the choice of boot/size. He certainly won’t go back to the point of purchase.
Road2Ruin said:
superpp said:
just get a rental pair, you can pre-book on the internet?
should be quick in resort
I can, definitely, but don't want to. At the moment, the cheapest you can find is about €46. I can get a new pair of boots for £200. My last ones lasted 22 years. should be quick in resort
If all else fails, I will buy some in resort.
Thanks for the reply.
If your last boots are 22years old it might be a shout to try something different before you buy - i’d argue comfortable boots are probably most important part of kit & a week of testing out there is ideal.
The hire shops usually get in new kit each year so you’re testing current stuff, I’ve done this then bought the boots I liked new at end of season for a discount ahead of the next season.
Road2Ruin said:
My last ones lasted 22 years.
Picking up on this: ski boots don’t last 22 years. They may exist for 22 years without some failure that renders them unusable, but that is not the same as lasting for 22 years. In the early part of that period the liners bed down, creating additional volume inside the boot for your foot to move around in. Comfy but really bad for transferring your movement to your skis.
The short term solution is to crank up the clips, but that just flattens out the liner a bit more, so you can never win that one.
Then the shell starts to degrade, becoming softer and softer. Eventually you end up with something that is not a million miles from a pair of welly boots.
When you get a new pair, you’ll think they are unduly tight unless you allow yourself to buy a shell size or two too big. And then in a few years you’ll be really wallowing in them. But if you get a properly fitted pair and persist with them, you’re going to feel like the timing of your movement on your skis has gone to s
t. The boots and so skis will respond quicker to your movements, and consequently lots of things will be happening when you don’t expect them to. Good luck!
BlackTails said:
Picking up on this: ski boots don’t last 22 years. They may exist for 22 years without some failure that renders them unusable, but that is not the same as lasting for 22 years.
In the early part of that period the liners bed down, creating additional volume inside the boot for your foot to move around in. Comfy but really bad for transferring your movement to your skis.
The short term solution is to crank up the clips, but that just flattens out the liner a bit more, so you can never win that one.
Then the shell starts to degrade, becoming softer and softer. Eventually you end up with something that is not a million miles from a pair of welly boots.
When you get a new pair, you’ll think they are unduly tight unless you allow yourself to buy a shell size or two too big. And then in a few years you’ll be really wallowing in them. But if you get a properly fitted pair and persist with them, you’re going to feel like the timing of your movement on your skis has gone to st. The boots and so skis will respond quicker to your movements, and consequently lots of things will be happening when you don’t expect them to.
Good luck!
Whatever the terminology, I haven't skied for 5 years, so I don't think my feet will remember the old boots. In the early part of that period the liners bed down, creating additional volume inside the boot for your foot to move around in. Comfy but really bad for transferring your movement to your skis.
The short term solution is to crank up the clips, but that just flattens out the liner a bit more, so you can never win that one.
Then the shell starts to degrade, becoming softer and softer. Eventually you end up with something that is not a million miles from a pair of welly boots.
When you get a new pair, you’ll think they are unduly tight unless you allow yourself to buy a shell size or two too big. And then in a few years you’ll be really wallowing in them. But if you get a properly fitted pair and persist with them, you’re going to feel like the timing of your movement on your skis has gone to s
t. The boots and so skis will respond quicker to your movements, and consequently lots of things will be happening when you don’t expect them to. Good luck!
I hate rental boots. I will get them if I must, but they often smell, are cheap, poor fitting and I don't like the colour
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