California Ski Company

Boot Fitter

California Ski Company in Berkeley, California is the Bay Area's only specialty ski shop, selling ski equipment – and ski equipment only – since 1989. The most knowledgeable and highly trained staff in the Bay Area is dedicated to assisting you; our mission is to ensure your skiing satisfaction!

Every enjoyable ski experience starts with the right equipment, whether you're droppin' the Palisades, skiing Shasta, or simply looking for the best skis to help you get to the next level.

There are few “bad” modern skis, but there can be bad matches between ski and skier. Do you want a ski that will accelerate your technical development? Or do you simply wish to make what you already do easier and more fun? Whatever your needs or wants, we help you find the perfect ski.

Ski boots are even more important than skis. Boots form 100% of the connection between skier and ski; they are the control link between skier, skis and snow.

Your enjoyment starts with happy feet. We specialize in custom boot fitting and orthotics and assure not only perfect fit but also ultimate performance, tailored to your specific needs.

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8 recommendations

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    Facebook Verified

    Excellent customer service and boot fitters. They take their time to work with you and make plan of what needs to be done as well as finding the cheapest option for you. They're pretty honest and not there to take your money.

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    LinkedIn Verified

    They are the best custom boot fitters in the local bay area. Make and appointment.

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    Kurt Marcinkiewicz

    Shared on goo.gl

    Best ski boot fitting in the Bay Area. These are serious skiers with years of boot fitting experience. Couldn’t be more worth it.

    Original recommendation
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    Facebook Verified

    great fitter, good communication, great staff
    accessible. Good collection of rental equipment from casual to expert

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    Google Verified

    They take the time and they know what they are doing. You can go back for a boot tune up even if is a year after the purchase

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    Alex Miller

    Shared on facebook.com

    Super knowledgeable staff. Great bootfitting and tuning. Worth the trip from SF!

    Original recommendation
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    Edwin Purselle

    Shared on goo.gl

    You're nor a skier if you don't know about this hidden little jem. The best ski boot fitter that I have ever worked with and they carry only the best ski and binding brands. I will never go anywhere else so long as this place is exists. The owner Greg truly cares about each and every one of his customers. I love this place!

    Original recommendation
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    Leo Milano

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    This place was recommended to me by an expert skier. I am so happy I found it. They have the expertise of a mountain shop, but they are located in the Bay Area. They all ski regularly, they know how to fit a boot, and I'll stop tight there. If you don't know, at this point, that boot fitting is the single most important thing in skiing, please inform yourself about this beautiful sport.

    The place does, and will, get crowded, at the usual times (beginning of the skiing season, weekends, during the spring sales event, etc. But they will work with you on scheduling. Just give them a call or leave a message on their webpage and they'll email you back.

    Pricing. Skiing is not a cheap activity. But they provide excellent value. If you have a given budget, they will work with you around it, and give you honest advice. But, if you use their spring sale, or do some of the service ahead of the season, they run some specials that are hard to believe (expert ski tuning for $35?). Their rental equipment, just the regular one, seems to be much better than the standard one in other places I've used.

    Highly recommended.

    Original recommendation