How do your boots feel?

[Charlie Schuessler]

I bought a new pair of Technica Diablo-Fire ski boots this fall and after 2 days of skiing, they feel excellent. I'm becoming accustomed to their softness and inherent speed. Compared to my former boots, my stance feels supremely balanced and more flexible. I notice more forward lean creating a more aggressive, yet relaxed stance. The softer forward flex is shin saver and causing me to feel an overall smoother ride. I am truly enjoying the bumps I’ve played in so far.

While skiing Loon Thursday morning, except for the 1st run, all runs were top-to-bottom, no-break efforts, skiing swiftly, initiating good edging & maintaining balanced pressure through the conditions encountered. I did not verify this, but it felt like I was beating my chair down to the base.

How do your boots feel?

 

[riverc0il]

i mentioned this in a previous post, but my feet kill me after the first run or two. i usually head into the lodge, take my feet out for a few minutes, buckle up again, and i'm fine for the rest of the day. weird feet don't appreciate expensive footbeds, lol. my theory is that the feet aren't used to propure posture since they are so flat and it's painful being in the correct position.

that said, after i rebuckle and head out i really don't even notice my feet anymore. i often think of my entire lower body as one entity from my hips through my legs down to my feet and they never cause me any pain (outside that first day or two out), nor do i really notice them at all while skiing. it's usually my back or me sucking wind that slows me down. so i guess the boots feel great! but i hardly feel them so i don't know. i think that's how they should feel if they are fitted properly though.

they do feel heavy, i notice that often.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

My boots (and feet feel great). I do think that my bootsare starting to get packed out a little, but they do have well over a hundred days. They'll be fine for this season, but I may need to get them tweeked a little to get another season out of them.

They'd feel even better if I could spend more time in them :beer:

 

[thetrailboss]

Nice boots, Charlie.

Those were the ones that I was looking at, but I instead opted for Dalbello Avanti V-10 boots, which feel great, but they would feel better if we had some more snow to ski on :wink:

See you soon.

 

[ChileMass]

I've never bothered to invest in custom boot fitting, and just put up with your basic off-the-shelf fit. Sometimes they feel OK, sometimes they kill me. Typically, I unbuckle at the bottom of the lift each run and rebuckle at the top to give my legs/feet a break, and that works for me. Too cheap to make the investment. If I could get out 25+ times per season, I probably would take the time to do it......

 

[TeleGrrrl]

My boots are much more comfy with therma-flex liners. You can get a pair pretty cheap on ebay.

tg

 

[DBarnes727]

My boots are Salomon Prolink Equipe 7.0 Mondo 28.5. They were the most comfortable boots I tried on 4 years ago. Unfortunately that was because they are way too big.
I went to SKi Haus in Salem NH last week and the helpful salesman fitted me for a 27.5 Salomon X-Wave 1080 boot. These were tight, but he explained that the liner would stretch a bit after the first few times out. These boots have a RUBBER sole rather than the traditional hard plastic that most boots have. The pair I bought is enroute via UPS, so I have yet to ski them. I hope the rubber sole helps when I hit a huge jump and overshoot the landing :roll:

My Salomon 28.5's are for sale, if anybody is interested. They haven't been used too often since I bought them (new) - probably on average 7 days a year. There are scratches, etc. from glades. Will take some pics if anyone is interested.

DBarnes727@msn.com

 

[beswift]

You're opening a can of worms.

Over the years I've had a lot of trouble with boots, but I finally found a Lange last that fit me well. I now own two pairs with the same kind of shell. Lange changed their last recently, so I am not sure if they will continue to provide a good fit for me. Not only have a owned a number of mfg.'s boots, but since I worked in shops I was able to demo some. Personally, I think custom footbeds and bootfitting has been hyped too much. What most people don't realize would be that your feet are in a dynamic relation with a ski boot. They will always change position within the boot, the innerboot will always change shape and your feet actually shrink and swell through the course of a season. The only way to get a good response from your boots which translates your intentions to the ski would be to crank the buckles down and have a tight uncomfortable fit. Both my boots now are wired for heat. I just put a new heat system in my newest pair, which will be my third heated Lange. I don't use the heat as often as I thought, but on cold days I find it the difference between a comfortable, enjoyable day and a disaster. With the heat, I can use a thinner sock and tight fit.