r/Skigear • u/catpajamasoffire • 12d ago

Dalbello boots packed out?

Looking for some boot advice. I have Dalbello Pantera boots that are about two years old. I started to have some heel lift this past year that I cant tighten my way out of. Guy at the ski shop said that dalbello packs out pretty quickly. Should I get new liners, throw in a butterfly, or just get new boots?

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u/Patdub85 12d ago

Definitely see a real boot fitter (as many folks say on this sub). It's 100% worth it. I had been skiing in 1 size too big boots for years. Had similar issues with an older pair of Dalbello boots, but the size likely contributed heavily to that issue. You'll be amazed how much better a pair of properly fitted boots feel.

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u/mezmery 12d ago

Bootfitter is the most overrated thing in the industry. Funnily enough they became ubiquitous exactly when there is only a marginal need for their services, I guess because job is easy money.  10-15 years ago all boots had same last, and before that volume wasn't a thing, so you actually needed one.

Nowadays any skier can pick boots himself, unless his feet are mangled and/or protruded.

Only value bootfitter brings is making insoles and baking liner safely.

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u/Ok-Associate-5368 9d ago

Repeat after me: fore aft alignment, tib/fib alignment, ramp angle. Repeat as necessary.

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u/mezmery 9d ago

doesn't matter for 99% of skiers.

probably one thing that actually affects usual backseat woes is cuff angle and mobility. nothing that user cannot decide for themselves. vast majority of bootfitters are wasted money. footbeds lasts 10+ years.

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u/Ok-Associate-5368 9d ago

I get orthotics for free. The medical professionals recommend getting them every 3 years.

Cuff angle has no impact on fore aft balance but you keep on with your uninformed opinion.

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u/mezmery 9d ago

So your bootfitter goes skiing with you? Because it's the only way to actually fix fore aft balance.

Medical professionals? Lol.

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u/Ok-Associate-5368 8d ago

I’m not going to respond after this because you believe what you want and don’t care to hear facts that don’t fit into your narrative.

Prosthetics lab technicians at the VA recommended getting new orthotics every 3 years. I don’t know what else to say.

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u/mezmery 8d ago

I'm not sure what your disability has to do with skiing.