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Originally Posted by MacDaddy77
My advice would be to spend money on a really good pair of boots!!
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I forgot to mention this...seconded!
Buy your boots new, spend WHATEVER it takes to get comfortable boots. If your foot matches the last and you can get away with $200 boots, great! If it takes $600 and lots of customizing, well that sucks but do it! IMO, Keeping your feet comfortable is the most important part of riding!
As for buying used, the sale has lots of volunteers to ensure the condition of the equipment is an acceptable level. Check for sharp edges and base repairs to determine if the ski's have been abused. De-laminating ski's, or ski's with epoxy repairs shouldn't even be accepted so you hopefully don't have to worry about this. I wouldn't worry about whether or not the ski's have gone "noodley" since, as an intermediate skier, you probably a) can't tell the difference and b) aren't aggressive enough to get the most out of stiff ski's.