The Boot Lab

Vail, United States

3.1

Closed now

7 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 970-476-5009
Website:
www.bootlab.com
Address:
500 E Lionshead Cir, Vail, CO, 81657
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Vail) 05:28 Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Custom fit Ski Boots and Custom Insoles. Featuring Head, Technica and Atomic

History

Established in 1984.

Vail’s first and foremost custom ski boot fitting and insole maker.

Meet the Business Owner

Dave R.

Business Owner

Dave is the owner operator of The Original Boot Lab in Vail. Colorado.

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7 reviews of The Boot Lab

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Place rating: 5
Boxborough, MA
Awesome service and expert boot repair. Will go to Boot Lab again if I have another boot issue or need new boots. My boots were a little too narrow and caused me a lot of pain at the ball of both feet by the end of a ski day. Boot Lab listened to my issue and expanded my boots at the right spots and to the perfect width. Thanks :)
Place rating: 5
Humble, TX
This place has saved my ski day on numerous occasions. I have a wide foot with an insanely high instep and have skied in pain for years. They refit and custom fit a pair of boots for me that feel like heaven, AND for the first few days, they continually tweaked them until they were perfect. My kids love this place too. I read the bad reviews, and don’t believe them. Come in for yourself and give them a try. You will be happy you did.
Place rating: 1
Morrisville, NC
While this facility may be just fine if you’re in the market for new boots, this is absolutely NOT the place to visit if you are currently own boots that need adjustment.
While these people sound like experts, and know how to bullshit you very expertly, all they know how to do is sell new boots. They have no idea how to adjust your current boots to make them fit more properly. Don’t waste your time or money by visiting this place.
If your boots need adjustment to fit better, or to relieve focal points of pain, visit a shop around the corner where they have over 40 years of experience doing just those adjustments.
Bottom line:
Do not visit this shop unless you’re going to purchase new boots. Be prepared to spend a lot of money.
Place rating: 1
Bellaire, TX
Be careful here. What seemed to start out as personal, friendly, and concerned turned into a very unpleasant situation.
They assured my girlfriend that she’d «get used» to the boots they insisted we try… later that day, after a ski patrol assisted her down the mountain, her skiing over for the season, their friendly concern evaporated. They demanded a $ 100 demo fee. Insult literally added to injury.
I used to be a fan but I’ll never step foot into Boot Lab again. You shouldn’t either.
Place rating: 5
Vail, CO
The Boot Lab is a refreshingly personal change to the countless other «boot fitters» in Vail. I went in to ask for some advice, was fitted with heat molded custom insoles which Peter turned around in less than 24 hours and was skiing on them the next morning — what a difference perfectly customized boots make! Absolutely worth it, owner Dave is a pleasure to hand money to, and I’ll be skiing on these insoles for the next 10 years. The Boot Lab did what they advertise — fit my boots to ME.
Place rating: 1
River Forest, IL
Brought in a new pair of Head Vector LTD ski boots and was referred to this shop for some help setting the cant adjustment on the boots. What I got this morning was an explanation about what I needed to do — custom foot beds, yada, yada, yada and then we could talk about cant. I think his explained items added up to $ 500. Oh — and they would shave the boot to address any cant issue. But alas, the cant guy is gone for the season, but we could do the foot beds now and fix the cant in the fall.
Now why would you shave a boot without trying to get the cant set with the built in cant adjustment the boot already has? Because we can soak you for $ 500, that’s why.
I knew more about cant from a night of online research than this guy did. Pathetic.
Place rating: 4
Sylva, NC
Small boot fitting boutique in Lionshead. They have been doing this for a long time, and while their shop is not the nicest, they know their stuff. Peter is very knowledgeable, if not always the most the personable. Clay is very nice. Dave is very friendly and good with custom insoles. As you might expect, their prices are in keeping with Vail, but the knowledge and experience is worth it in my opinion. Boots we got their made a huge difference and were well worth the money. They will keep working until they get it right.