So, back in the mists of time (well, 6 years ago) I learned to ski. The following year I learned to snowboard and have been doing that ever since.
Last year in Whistler I was there with just my wife, who skis and is not as confident or fast (read: macho and with a disregard for my own safety
), so I spent a day on skis so I could spend the day chasing after her for a change. After a few wobbly minutes it was great. I loved it. Not enough to want to switch back to skiing from snowboarding (which is also awesome) but enough to know that I want to do a bit of skiing as well as snowboarding each time I go to the mountains.
I have all my own snowboard gear and know the benefits to be gained from having gear (in particular boots) that fit and are appropriate to what you want to use them for. So I am thinking about getting my own ski boots.
Salomon boots are my starting point as I use and love their snowboard boots (so comfy for me), and I used salomon ski boots last year and they were also really comfy. So it seems salomon make boots the right kind of shape for my feet. I will of course go to a reputable store for a fitting.
I've been browsing Salomon's website and came across the usual intermediate general use type of boot:

I also came across this new-fangled ride and hike coolness, upon which you can release the back for easier walking:

The obvious choice is the standard 4 buckle thing, but the other one is pretty dang cool. I know there are lots of experienced skiers - so, what do you think?
I'm not buying my own ski's btw, just boots.

