Skiing/boarding by yourself can be really great. You never have to compromise on what runs you're going to do. For instance i spent the last part of one day testing out some blizzard bonafides and decided to just do laps on a run that i really liked. I find that it really lets me focus on technique and pushing my own boundaries rather than having raise or lower myself to someone else's skill level.
Speaking of Blizzard Bonafides, I tried them out and really loved them. I think that i'm going to get some and the should be a good in bounds alternative to my K2 Mt. Bakers, which are just a bit too flexible for skiing on anything other than soft powder. I also have some A/T bindings on them which i'm afraid i'm going to break along with my skis. Anyways the boot i'm on right now is the Scarpa Skookums
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They're awesome for powder and backcountry skiing, but they're way too flexible to be skied on the way i ski on in bounds terrain. The problem is that they have a flex rating of 110 and once you get into the 125-130 range it seems like most of the boots are race boots. I need to upgrade because i feel like i'm going to hurt myself in them, but i really don't want a race boot. Does anyone have any suggestions on boots i could try?