Guest ZenOne Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hi All, Looking to get some Thermoflex liners molded in Stratos Pros and probably custom footbeds. Anybody know of , or better yet, have good experience with any bootfitters in MD,VA or PA? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Brown Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I was real happy with the job Brian Eardley at the Ski Center in DC did on my boots and thermoflex liners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 highly recommend them. they are known as great bootfitters. Ask for Jeff Harper (or Dave) I had my softboots heat molded by Jeff last year and they are awesome. If things dont' work out bring them back and they're make more mods. They were tight after a few outings so they stretched them (for free of course) they are a mom and pop shop and don't have teh volume of the bigger places (although for their size I believe they have a bit of volume) so they can spend a lot of time with you. if you google "pro fit ski skate" you'll get their page (which sorta sucks but it has their vitals === Barry ps if you go tell them I sent you there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZenOne Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Thanks guys, I'll check them out. What local places do you prefer for carving? Let me know if you're interested in meeting up at one of them at some point. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pnut Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Another shop is ullers, www.ullers.com small place south of York PA. Molded my last pair and they make footbeds. Several of the techs are certified master fitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dudleydudley Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Another rec for ProFit in Leesburg. I had my Suzukas fitted there and it made a WORLD of difference. Between my friend and I, they must have easily spent 3 hours fitting us and just talking to us about what things should feel like. Awesome shop. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 hey Mark, supposedly 7 springs is popular with carvers, but it's quite a drive from the immediate DC area. Where in MD are you? I'm always looking to hook up with new riders. I'll be on the slopes next year (vacation in a few days). === Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZenOne Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Barry, I'm in Columbia. Locally, I have only been to Liberty and Whitetail a few time each over the last few years on soft gear. Whitetail seems to be far better,IMO. I hadn't paid much attention to 7 Springs because of the small vert, but now that I see the mountain stats it may be worth the 3+ hour drive up there to check it out. Over 2x the acreage and almost 3x snowfall compared to Whitetail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 yeah the annual snowfall for whitetail and/or lib is something like 54 inches, sorta pathetic, but they make the best of it. i dont' hold it against them, lol. Liberty is nice b/c you can ride both sides of the mountain and it seems to have a nice vibe, definitley more rider friendly. they've had some fun comps, too. I'm probably going to take some alpine lessons with one of their instructors there. they also have nastar (and snowboard gates, too) if you're interested in racing. on a personal note, I almost broke my ankle there in a freak accident last year and the response I got (after a few well written emails) was zilch, so that left a bad taste in my mouth. Just make sure your edges aren't excessively sharp- they may dig into the ridiculously icey lift line area" on the backside and you may fall the other way, which is quite painful. whitetail is definitley bigger, and I've been there many times. 3 hours one way driving is a bit much for me for one day. supposedly snowshoe WV is hands down the best in the mid atlantic. I think I even heard they got more snow last year than some places up North. Big social scene too. Hopefully we can hook up next year. === Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrew S Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 To respond to the previous post about seven springs, yea we have a decent amount of carvers here but there's no real good shops to speak of. "Willis" dominates the area, but most of the "techs" are just highschool or college kids who have never see a race or carving board before. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dudleydudley Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 I was out with the hardboots yesterday (for the first time ever) and the snow SUCKED. Granted, I think it rained Thursday night and then it all froze Thursday night. Today (Saturday) was MUCH better in the morning, but by 2pm, it was all ice and pebbles again. I ended up riding my soft boots all day today. Snowshoe is a nice place with some semi-decent runs, but nothing extraordinary. I was the only hardbooter here, that's for damn sure. I got the "what kind of board is that" question a lot. I talked to one of the snowboard instructors and asked him if they teach or if there are any hardbooters, and he said no and no. He also told me the snow isn't conducive to hardboot riding here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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