Hey everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister podcast network. As always, we are

proudly coming to you from our home base and elevation hotel in Mount Crescent

Bute. My name is Kara Williard and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at

Blisterreview.com. There, you can read all of our latest reviews, listen to all of our podcasts,

register for next winter's blister summit event, order our 2425 winter buyers guide, which

just dropped, become a Blister Plus member, and a whole lot more.

For today's episode, we are picking back up with our very deep dive on boot fitting series

to help get you ready and thinking about how to dial in your ski boots for the season ahead.

For this latest installment, I am joined by Podorthis and master bootfitter, Heather Van Gilder,

who is the owner of Boulder Orthotics, which is our Blister recommended shop in Boulder, Colorado.

Heather is a super knowledgeable bootfitter who mixes a long history in the ski industry while

also being a Podorthist. Today, we gain the pedorthist's perspective on all things ski boots,

but we especially take a deep dive into custom insoles and orthotics,

discuss why they matter, what they do, and how they can be adapted

for different footwear needs beyond just ski boots.

We also discuss topics like women's specific boots,

and we hear all about the story behind Heather's female-owned and operated boot fitting shop.

Before we get going, I will just mention the big news that by the time you are hearing this

episode, our 24-25 Blister Winter Buyers Guide is shipping out to those who got their

pre-orders in, and the digital guide is live over on our site. So, say you're a Blister Plus

member, all you have to do is head over to our site, log in, and start reading. Or you can

purchase the digital guide and or the print version to get your hands on

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