SUREFOOT FITTING PROCESS | You're just six steps away from total skiing comfort
As any skier with Surefoot boots will tell you, the fit, comfort, and performance of a Surefoot custom boot is unlike anything you have ever experienced. That’s why we can so comfortably guarantee you will be completely satisfied. From our legendary Surefoot Orthotic to our next-generation liner and our ability-specific ski boot shell, Surefoot provides a ski boot that is unsurpassed when it comes to comfort, performance, and style.
Getting a pair of Surefoot custom ski boots is easy. There are six basic steps, outlined below.
Determine the Surefoot store location that is most convenient for you. For a list of our world-wide locations, please CLICK HERE.
When you arrive at our store, you will be greeted by one of our hand-picked Surefoot technicians, who will do an initial scan of your feet. The technician will ask you to step on to one of our proprietary foot scanners. He/She will place your foot in a neutral stance, which is its strongest natural position. Using pressure-sensitive rubber pegs, your foot will be measured by a computer in 538 places. This produces a three-dimensional topographical "map" of the bottom of your foot. Data from this map is then fed electronically to an Orthotic fabrication machine.
After scanning your foot, the boot technician will do a more thorough assessment, inquiring about such factors as your skiing history, athletic ability, physical build, and future goals. He/She will use this information, along with your computer-generated measurements, to select the best boot for you.
Using your personal computer-generated measurements, orthotics are milled out of raw Ethyl Vinyl Acetate blanks on a three-axis CAD/CAM milling machine. This orthotic is sealed with a non-slip Surefoot fabric and trimmed to match your boot and/or shoe size.
To create the custom liner, you will be asked to step into your new ski boot, which now includes your custom orthotic and the unfilled liner. The boot technician will manually inject a gel-like foam into the shell lining. After five minutes, the foam solidifies, creating a firm, yet forgiving custom liner that gives your foot a glove-like feel.
As a service to our customers with chronically cold feet, a boot technician can also install boot heaters at this point. Using digital technology, a variety of remote controlled heat settings, and long-life batteries, boot heaters offer relief from the pain of cold feet.
*Please allow at least one hour to complete these steps, as it takes time to assure accuracy in the fitting process.