A hand closing the buckle of a ski boot.

Sport Schindele · Ronsberg in the Allgäu

Bootfitting.

Your foot understood.
Your ski boot adjusted.

A real boot workshop, modern foot analysis and precise handwork, so your ski boot fits.

Show us where it hurts Book an appointment
Ski, touring and hiking boots · In person in RonsbergWhat makes a boot fit

It starts with your foot

Four things have to work together.

Your foot, the footbed, the liner and the shell. Our two bootfitting experts bring them together: with a precise foot analysis, experience and our own boot workshop in Ronsberg. Ski boots in winter, hiking and mountain boots in summer.

Two appointment types
Workshop or consultation 45 minutes each
Price
50 € 25 € credited when you buy a boot
Afterwards
Follow-up check after your first ski days
Liner Shell Your foot Footbed

Where are you right now?

Two appointments. And a return visit.

01 · Workshop appointmentMy boot doesn't fit.Too tight, pressure points, a slipping heel? Show our bootfitter where the problem is. Ski boots in winter, hiking boots in summer. Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat.Start the fit check 02 · ConsultationI'm looking for a new ski boot.First we measure your foot, then you try the right shells, and finally we adjust. 45 minutes just for you. Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat.Prepare your consultation 03 · After the appointmentI've been in, something still bothers me.After your first ski days we take another look together. With your fit pass, at no extra cost.Arrange a follow-up check

Fit check · 1 minute · no sign-up

Show us where it hurts.

Your workshop appointment: tap where it hurts. Our bootfitter then knows what to expect before you arrive.

Tap one or more spots.

When does a boot fit?

Your shoe size is just one of many numbers.

Two feet of the same length can need completely different boots. It depends on how foot, footbed, liner and shell work together, and on what you use the boot for.

Fit analysisSide view · right
Pressure map

Your foot

26 bones, 33 joints and hardly any padding in between. Length is only the start: instep height, heel shape, forefoot width and the difference between left and right decide which shell is even an option. In a ski boot your shin leans forward, and the foot is loaded differently than when you stand.

  1. Shinbone (tibia)
  2. Fibula with outer ankle
  3. Talus
  4. Heel bone
  5. Navicular
  6. Cuneiforms
  7. Cuboid
  8. Metatarsals
  9. Toe bones

We measure both feet, standing and under load.

Our workshop

Shoemaking craft
meets 3D printing.

In Ronsberg we have a complete boot workshop: a finishing machine for grinding and polishing, a stitching machine for leather, and a shelf full of wooden lasts, buckles and cork. This is where shells are widened on the last, liners are reworked and footbeds are fitted by hand. 3D printing with moxxis joins the workshop this season.

A foot standing on the glass plate of the moxxis scanner, photographed from the side.
Foot analysis: making visible what you feel
Shelf in the workshop with rows of wooden lasts, below it drawers full of ski boot buckles and boxes of small parts.
Lasts, buckles, small parts: the workshop's stock
The workshop's finishing machine with sanding belts, brushes and polishing wheels, cork scraps in front.
The finishing machine: grinding, brushing, polishing
A row of wooden ski boot lasts with cork build-ups at the toe stands on a shelf.
Wooden lasts, built up with cork to the customer's measurements
  1. A

    Heat

    The liner is heated in the oven and then moulds to your foot. With most boots you buy from us, that's included anyway. For many feet that's already enough.

    Included with almost every boot purchase
  2. B

    Foundation

    A footbed made for your foot. It supports the arch, guides the heel and takes pressure off individual spots. That gives your foot a firm place in the boot.

    SIDAS or moxxis
  3. C

    Handwork on the shell

    Widening at one or two spots can often be done while you wait. For more room, we build up a wooden last with cork to your measurements and press it into the heated shell: millimetre work exactly where it hurts. For that the boot stays with us for a few days.

    Only if needed, by arrangement

And if it can't be done, we tell you. Not every boot can be made to fit. If it's two sizes too big or the material won't give, you hear it from us before you spend money on adjustments.

From the workshop

Three feet, three solutions.

This is what bootfitting looks like when heat alone isn't enough. Three real jobs from Ronsberg, photographed in October 2026.

Wooden ski boot last with freshly built-up cork at the toe, in the bootfitter's hand. Toes hit the frontMore room in the toe boxLast built up with cork, shell heated, pressed for two days. Result: room at the front, hold at the back.See the case Brown leather hiking boot clamped in the stretching device; the pressure arm sits at the ball of the big toe. Hiking boot too tight at the ball of the footLeather stretched instead of a new bootMoistened with stretching spray, one day on the stretcher. The summer case: bootfitting doesn't stop at ski boots.See the case Finished bootboard, built up and covered in black, next to the unworked yellow original. Heel slips, blistersA long wedge under the footLow instep, too much room: bootboard raised with cork and ground into a wedge, recessed at the front.See the case

All cases

Row of wooden lasts for ski boots on a shelf, several with cork build-ups at the toe and ball.

The ski boot last: your foot in wood and cork

For bigger stretches we trace your feet, take the measurements and build up a wooden last with cork: your outline plus 5 to 6 millimetres, because in the boot you don't stand barefoot but in the liner. The shell goes into the ski boot oven for 15 to 20 minutes, the last is pressed in and stays there for one to three days. Afterwards the shell has room where your foot needs it, and nowhere else.

That's hard to explain on the phone. So we show it to you on the last in Ronsberg.

Footbeds

Two ways to your footbed.
Or no new one at all.

What suits you depends on your foot, your boot and how you use it, not on the price. We explain the options before anything is made.

Two hands pressing a yellow SIDAS footbed into shape on the blue moulding cushion of the Custom Station.

SIDAS

Moulded to your foot, finished by hand in the workshop

  • The blank is heated and moulded right under your foot
  • Ground by hand until it fits your boot
  • In use with us for years

Available now

Pressure map of both feet from the moxxis analysis: heel and ball in red and yellow, arch in green and blue, the colour scale next to it.
The analysis
The moxxis printer with two filament spools and two freshly printed footbeds on the print bed.
The production

moxxis

Digitally measured, 3D printed on site

  • Based on a 3D scan and a pressure measurement in motion
  • We explain the results instead of just showing you a colourful picture
  • Printed here in Ronsberg, according to the manufacturer in under an hour. Allow about two hours until the footbed is fitted, or pick it up later
  • Swiss development from more than 35 years of orthopaedic experience

New this season

Your current footbed

Bring what you have

  • We check whether it suits your foot and fits the boot
  • Often reworking it is enough
  • Not every foot needs a custom footbed. We tell you that too

Part of every appointment

A Zipfit liner from the side: blue neoprene shell, black mesh, Velcro strap and lacing on the cuff.
Two hands using a tube to push cork compound into the ankle pocket of a Zipfit liner.
Refilling cork until it fits
A used Zipfit liner in one hand, with "783 Days" written on the cuff in pen.
783 ski days, one liner

New in the workshop

Zipfit liners: the liner we can refill.

A liner made of neoprene and merino with pockets at the ankle and in the tongue, filled with a cork compound. It moulds to your foot, and we can add or remove filling until it fits. It's also much more stable and warmer than a foam liner. For feet that don't stay put in any stock liner, and for everyone who wants to ski their boots for many years.

Announced for this season, delivery date open. Only with fitting in the workshop.

Your consultation

45 minutes that belong to your foot alone.

Not a rushed sales chat, but time reserved for you with one of our two bootfitting experts. This is how a consultation for a new boot works.

At a workshop appointment we get to the point faster: look at the foot, look at the boot, mark the spot. What can be done right away, we do right away. What takes longer stays with us, and you pick up the boot or we send it to you.

Choose an appointment
A ski boot and two removed inner parts on a table, lit from the side.
  1. 0 to 10 min

    Listen and look

    How do you ski, what bothers you, what have you already tried? We look at your foot, your boot and your current footbeds.

  2. 10 to 25 min

    Measuring and shell fit test

    We measure length, width, instep and volume. Then you put your foot in the empty shell: that shows us whether the size is right at all.

  3. 25 to 40 min

    Adjust or plan

    What's quick, we do right away. For bigger jobs you get a clear price and a schedule beforehand.

  4. 40 to 45 min

    Your fit pass

    At the end you take a card with you. It says what we did, what comes next and how to book the follow-up check.

Costs

You know the cost before we start.

Both appointments have a fixed price and are paid when you book. Anything beyond that we discuss with you before we start. Not afterwards.

Which applies to you?

What you can expect

Consultation 50 €45 minutes, paid when you book.
Credit towards your ski boot −25 €If you buy a ski boot from us at the appointment, we deduct half at the till.
Heat moulding of the liner includedIncluded with most boots when you buy them.
Consultation after credit25 €

Only if needed, only with your okay

Custom footbed Price in advanceOnly if it solves your problem. The price is fixed before we make it.
Bigger workshop job by arrangementWiden the shell on the last, rework the liner, build up the bootboard. You get price and schedule beforehand.
Follow-up check includedAfter your first ski days, with your fit pass.

All prices include VAT. Sport Schindele sets the rules for the follow-up check before launch.

After the appointment

The real test is the piste.

What fits well in the shop can feel different after three hours on the piste. That's why our bootfitting doesn't end at the shop door. Ski for two or three days. If something still bothers you, come to the follow-up check with your fit pass.

Arrange a follow-up check

Frequently asked questions

What you want to know beforehand.

What happens at a bootfitting appointment?

We listen, look at your foot and your boot, measure and do a shell fit test. Then we discuss which adjustment makes sense. Small adjustments we do right away; for bigger ones you get price and schedule beforehand.

Workshop appointment or consultation: which do I need?

If you already have a boot that doesn't fit, book the workshop appointment with our bootfitter (Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday, Saturday morning). If you're looking for a new ski boot, book the consultation with our boot adviser (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). Both take 45 minutes, and both experts stand in for each other when needed.

What does it cost?

Both appointments cost 50 € for 45 minutes and are paid when you book. If you buy a ski boot from us, half of it is credited, so 25 €. That applies to both appointments, and we deduct the amount at the till. The workshop appointment includes small adjustments; if your boot can't sensibly be adjusted, you get the amount back. Footbeds, materials and bigger workshop jobs are only added if you have agreed beforehand.

Do I have to wait while you widen the boot?

You do have to come in, because we can't widen without your foot. Whether you take the boot home right away depends on the plastic of the shell: some can be widened in half an hour, others spring back and stay clamped overnight. Then you pick up the boot a few days later or we send it to you. If you enter make and model in the fit check, we can tell you beforehand.

Do I need custom footbeds?

Not necessarily. Many problems start under the foot, but not all. We first look at your current footbeds and only recommend a new one if it really solves your problem.

Can I bring boots I bought somewhere else?

Yes, bring them along. Whether a boot can sensibly be adjusted, we see on the boot itself, and if it can't, we tell you. The 25 € credit only applies when you buy a boot from Sport Schindele.

Do you also do hiking and mountain boots?

Yes, in summer that's our main focus. Leather can be stretched, and we fit footbeds just like in a ski boot. Book the workshop appointment for this.

Wide feet, high instep or strong calves?

That's exactly what bootfitting is for. We measure both feet, choose the shell by heel and volume and make room where your foot needs it. What matters is the combination of foot shape, hold and use, not a single number. You don't need to know a last or a method beforehand: in the fit check you simply tick what you know about your feet.

What can really be changed on a ski boot?

More than most people think: the width at the forefoot, the room at the ankle, the heel hold, the volume at the instep, cuff and forward lean. Material and size set the limits. A boot that is clearly too big or too short won't become one that fits, and we tell you that before we start.

What if it still hurts on the piste?

Then come back. Ski for two to three days, note where and when it bothers you, and book a follow-up check with the number on your fit pass. Please don't grit your teeth for weeks.

How long does a moxxis footbed take?

More than one appointment. Analysis, 3D printing and fitting have their own process: printing takes about two hours, then you pick up the footbed or come in for a fitting. So the 45 minutes of the appointment don't produce a finished footbed yet. We discuss beforehand how much time you need to allow.

At home in the Allgäu

See you in Ronsberg.

Time for your foot. In person at our main store.

Sport Schindele
Marktplatz 4 · 87671 Ronsberg

Opening hours Ronsberg: Mon–Thu 9am–6pm, Fri 8am–6pm, Sat 8am–2pm

Plan your route +49 8306 97594-0

Please bring

  • Your ski boots or hiking boots, if you have them
  • The socks you actually ski or hike in
  • Your current footbeds, including those from your running shoes
  • Your receipt, if the boot is from us
  • Time to come back: some boots stay with us overnight