Howdy,
I came out of the Raptor 130 which for me, was boot nirvana. Fit like a glove. Only problem, was my feet got cold. Some days, really cold. And they were hard to take off when it was cold. There were days when I'd come back to the car wondering if I'd have to ask for help to get my boots off!
So I scored a pair of the WCR4's from HSS. At first I gave them a pretty good. No more cold feet. But not quite that snug fit I was used to.
So I took a trip over to see Diana, who's becoming (already is?) the boot goddess. She did the liquid thing, which helped. But still not that snug fit - unless I buckled them tight. But when I buckled them down, my feet got cold. Oh no! I can make up for a little room. But cold feet? Not for me. So I'd loosen 'em back up, deal with it.
Then this year Diana put some wool under my footbed. Voila! Now I've got a snug fit - and my feet are warm. The boots feel really good.
Talking to Diana about one more move - having them redo my footbeds using a wool blank. Emailing her now about this.
So many thanks and gratitude for The Dumont Skunk Werkx (John Mason shoutout for those who remember him), aka HSS. Truly one of the last great ski shops in America - or at least Colorado.
And it's not just us that feel this way. I talked to someone else at the Beav who got their boots done by HSS too. Happy customer.
Happy New Year,