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WHERE TO FIND THE BEST BOOT FITIERS IN THE LAND LANGE V9 RRS Lange has always been a company of in novation and their latest boots are no excep- tion-the new V9 has a Rear Release System (RRS), which is the first safety fea- ture ever added to a ski boot. Since the majority of ski injuries are knee related , the RRS connects the cuff to the shell and al lows the boot to release from its forward locked position to a vertical one when a skier fa l ls backwards-the position that most knee injuries occur. Once the skier regains his balance, the cuff automatically snaps back into place in its origina l forward position. ~.,. uv'na~;Tar, www.dynastar.com. $575 SALOMON X-WAVE (opposite) In the X-Wave, Salomon has developed a boot combination of both soft and hard materials designed to target specific foot zones-hard in t he places where needed, soft where not. They have taken things a step further with specially-designed footbeds and tongue liners that max- imize both performance and comfort and truthfully they have produced the most comfortable high performance boot on the market. Salomon, www.salomonskLcom. $625 TECNICA ICON CARBON Tecnica boots have long been popular with ex-racers who sti ll rip up the mountain but value comfort as wel l as control. This boot is al l about versatility-the Icon Carbon has interchangeable components that allow skiers to tweak the boot to their own per- sonal tastes or to skiing cond itions. The upper cuffs can be mixed and matched-sti ffer inner cuff and outer cuff stiff inner and soft outer, et cetera- for the ideal amount of lateral flexibilit y. The boot also has removable inserts that control range of forward flex. Tecnica, www.tecnicausa.com. $725 CALIFORNIA Footloose, Mammoth Lakes (760-934-2400) Granite Chief, Squaw Valley (530-583-2832) COLORADO Boulder Ski Deals, Boulder (303-938-8799) Kenny's Double Diamond, Vail (970-476-5500) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ski Center, Washington, DC (202-966-4474) ILLINOIS Viking Ski Shop, Chicago (773-276-1222) NEVADA Village Ski Loft, Incline Vi llage (775-831-3537) NEW HAMPSHIRE Stan & Dan's, North Conway (603-356-6999) NEW MEXICO Boot Doctors, Taos (505-776-2489) NEW YORK Paragon Sporting Goods, NYC (212-255-8036) Scandinavian Ski Shop, NYC (212-757-8524) US Orthodics Center (formerly Custom Sports Lab), NYC (212-832-1648) UTAH Surefoot, Park City (435-649-6016) VERMONT Northern Ski Works, Ki ll ington (802-422-9675) Starting Gate, Bondville (802-297-1213) WISCONSIN Les Moise, Milwaukee (414-964-5330) NOTE: PRICES FOR BOOT FiniNG SERVICES VARY FROM SHOP TO SHOP BUT EXPECT TO PAY AT LEAST $125 FOR A CUSTOM FOOTBED AND A MINIMUM OF $200 FOR A CUSTOM LINER. 00 0 0 +:> +:> w TRITON MERlOT 00 CTl N 0 =E =E =E c ยท :I> C) C) m ;;JC (J') ("'") 0 ~