OK, heres the deal, started boarding just before Christmas just walking up hills back home in Wales. Got a board/boots/bindings of my mate.
Boots are size 13 ThirtyTwos. Im a size 10.
Back at Edinburgh Uni now, and have been up to Cairngorms twice, as well as Hillend (local dry ski slope covered in snow).
Last time up North I hired some boots, was £11 for the day, size 11 Salomons and fit really nice, and felt way better boarding in them.
So, want to get some new boots.
My mate has a pair of Salomon F22s. Theyre an older model, but only worn once. I tried the current versions on, and the size my mate has fits me, so hopefully the fit hasnt changed.
Theyre the same as these;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110477023572&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
And he wants around/less than a hundred for them.
So my question is, how much does stuff get cheaper by at the end of the season? I think those boots will be quite a good deal (hopefully get them cheaper).
But can you get good boots really cheap at the end of the season (dont mind second hand, just as long as theyre in OK condition/not too worn in)?
Cos the other option is to keep on hireing boots until end of season, and then get some boots then. But, hireing is £11 a day, so would add up (hopefully get out a few more times), so end of season boots would have to be pretty cheap to justify that?
Any thoughts/recommendations?
Ta, Duane