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You buy new ski boots in the same size as your old ones. What should happen to your bindings?

Have a shop check and adjust them, since sole length can differ.

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  1. Have a shop measure and adjust them ✔
  2. Nothing, same size means same fit
  3. Buy new bindings every time

Why: Even boots with the same labeled size can have different actual sole lengths, by a few millimeters. That changes how bindings fit and release, so a shop should check them.

Huh, didn't know that: Sole length can differ by up to 4 mm from what is marked on the shell.

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Answer: Have a shop measure and adjust them. Even boots with the same labeled size can have different actual sole lengths, by a few millimeters. That changes how bindings fit and release, so a shop should check them.

  1. Atomic: Understanding Ski Binding Adjustment www.atomic.com/en-us/blogs/magazine/understanding-ski-binding-adjustment
    Even boots with the same labelled size can have different actual sole lengths.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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