All ski boots have a flex rating but what exactly does this mean for you and your skiing. In this podcast chat with expert boot fitter Brent Amsbury, we find out some important facts about boot flex.

- What changing the bolts in the back of the boot does and why it’s possibly not the best place to make permanent changes to flex from.

- How U cuts have a better impact on the ski boot flex range.

- That you should always try and get within the right flex rating to begin with. ie dont buy a stiff boot and expect to soften it considerably.

- How a skinny leg vs a thicker leg will alter a boots flex.

- A look at an innovative ski boot design from UPZ that takes ideas from snowboarding!

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