The specialty ski shop community has been shrinking for decades. Their last defense against the encroachment of the Internet is the bundle of skills that go into professional bootfitting. The best way to maintain the high standards needed for survival is formal training, and the best formal training in the U.S. comes from the folks at Masterfit University. An unparalleled faculty, well-conceived, hands-on training modules and the most comprehensive, non-ideological education available in this field make training by Masterfit the industry gold standard. Its four-stop U.S. tour kicks off next week in Colorado.  Even if you think you know it all, go.  I do so every year, and it always makes me better.