In reply to kevin stephens:
> if they’re 25 years old and “super comfortable” you may find that a new pair of boots from a GOOD in-resort boot fitter may improve your skiing performance and enjoyment
When I say super comfortable, I mean no rubbing, pinching, squeezing or cutting off circulation to extremities. They were still a close, firm fit which gave me very precise control over my skis.
That said, and bearing in mind the cautions above about potential brittle failure in aging plastic, a properly fitted pair of new boots may yet be on the agenda.
> rental boots will do the opposite
I did manage this morning to get the hire boots adjusted so that they ski fairly close to how my old boots did. (I think this was helped by having swapped the relatively new Intuition inners from my old boots into them, instead of the pretty tired and well packed-down ones that were in them when they were first handed to me.) My pals even suggested that I should try making the hire shop a cheeky offer for them!
As things stand, though, tomorrow is our last day in resort, and it's forecast be above zero and raining all day, so today will probably turn out to have been the only time I got to ski in them set up pretty much right. Hey ho.