First ski trip of the season and like, wow! These ski boots are light---I must have built up some serious muscles over the summer(in between Costco Polish Sausage hotdogs) I looked down and egads! My Technicas have gone to pieces, leaving a trail of black plastic chunks from the locker room to chair #3! "Plastic dosen't last forever" said the the lift operator. At once, I knew that science teacher in high school was a liar---and I knew my day on the slopes was over. Fast foreward to this afternoon--- At the local sporting goods superstore I am ignored by the sales clerks who are competeing among themselves to see who has the best "raccoon eyes" I am totally ignorant of what ski boots to buy and everything is too expensive and made of plastic anyway(I could have probably bought a Linhof Technika for the price they're charging for Technica Boots!) Three thoughts come to mind: 1) I've got better raccoon eyes than any of those pimply salesclerks 2) I'm glad my 8x10 is made out of wood and not plastic and finally 3) Hey, those High Sierra Boot bags look like they could digest an 8x10 'dorff with three holders and enough room left over for a lens, light meter, filter kit and folded dark cloth. There are many models of High Sierra Boot Bags, the one I refer to is black, is a backpack with nicely padded shoulder straps, has a tag with US Ski Team logo on it, costs $70 and looks like its insides could contain an object 14"x14"x8"(my 'dorff & three holders) plus. Before I put this on my credit card (along with the rest of the holidays) I was wondering if anyone out there has gone down this same trail before me and if so, how did it work out for you?-------Cheers!
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