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Breaking in new boots

highpeaksdrifter

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I’ve been waiting for warmer weather to break my new boots in, so the process starts tomorrow. I have a shoe size 9 and have been skiing a Dobie Pro 130, USA size 8 this season. They’re fine in very cold weather, but in warmer weather or when my feet heat up they expand too much and the last feels a little too wide and the heel retention isn’t as good as I like. So I got the same boot in a USA size 7 about 2 weeks ago. Now the work begins. It’s what I should have done in Oct.
 

bigbog

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....I hear ya' drifter. If I can find the boot in my size, I'll be grabbing it next week. Stood there in the Basin Ski Shop with this boot on one foot...and another boot(more comfy_30min_fit :rolleyes: ) on the other foot. Isn't that tough to guess which boot I bought...the ones I've since sold!... Praying for ski temps....:???:
 
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