I don't mean to start up a flame war... but even if rob only put in 1 vertical foot per day and you put in a couple thousand in a few hours, he's still spending all day at the mountain. Reguardless of how many feet he puts in during the day he is still in the boots for around 12 hours (sidenote to Jeff... maybe why he needs them to fell good ). No offsense to you sib, but from the stats I've seen, your not putting in 12 hour days. Of coarse at some point.... the hours from several years sking a bit each day catch up with one or two years of spending all day at the mountain. I'm not sure where that crossover point is.
So to rob... it seems there is some doubt as to whether you REALLY need new boots. Of coarse there is only so much we can tell without seeing the condition of the boots (from my recollection they were pretty beat, but then again, that was a couple months ago and I'm a snowboarder). Maybe its best (if money is a concern at all) to check with a non-biased equipment specialist (aka not someone who is going to sell you your next pair of boots).
Just some thoughts.