Aftermarket Intuition Liner in Touring Boot

Crispy.

Crispy.

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Hey all,

I have the Dalbello AX120s as my inbounds and touring boot. I ski inbounds 80 days per winter and get out touring 20, so I'm doing a lot of both. The stock liners in the Dalbellso are super thin (for weight savings I'd imagine) which makes them really cold and leaves a lot of room around my calves.

I want to put in some Intuition liners in for 1.) warmth and 2.) increased volume. I know that Intuiton makes a touring-specific liner, but those are also pretty thin. I'm wondering if it is stupid to put a regular Intution (non-tour version) in a touring boot? The guy at the shop told me yes, but a friend of mine who works at a different shop says it doesn't matter. As a side note, wrap liner vs tongue liner?

Thanks!
 
one thing i’ve had success with to increase warmth and insulation to a boot is put a layer of tin foil in between my boot liner and the shell
 
I've used the Pro tour intuition liner (tongue style) in Atomic Hawx Ultra xtd and found them warmer than the stock liner. I needed them for added volume around my ankle and lower leg.
 
I use the Intuition tour wrap in my hawx xtd 130 and after a season I'm definitely a fan. Only really have one pair of boots I use for both inbounds and touring and they work great for both. The wrap has a bit less ROM than the tongue but it skis downhill better IMO. The stock liners on the hawx were pretty thin and packed out and the intuitions take up more volume and are a bit warmer. I think the downhill liner would be even warmer and higher volume, the main difference with the tour is a articulated joint on the back that helps your ankle flex as you walk. I toured with full tilts and downhill wrap intuitions for years though and they work just fine, maybe not ideal for a 5k+ vert day.

I think it really will depend on how much volume you want to take up and how long your tours are.
 
130 XTD is way to soft to be used for inbounds skiiing imho, but hey Im a big boy and ski hard. maybe for petites?
 
I also have AX 120's. I use krypton pro high density liners inbounds and a pair of Il Moro liners for touring. The Krypton Pro liners are ok for short tours but they're really stiff so not the best.

My advice for if you're only gonna buy one set of liners is get some Krypton Pro liners and use them exclusively for inbounds, then use the stock liners for touring days. The Kr Pro liners will be fine for side country laps.
 
I have about 150 days in a pair of intuition FX race liners and theres still life left in them.

I think touring liners have some extra flexion in the rear but could be wrong.
 
14273344:c4de said:
one thing i’ve had success with to increase warmth and insulation to a boot is put a layer of tin foil in between my boot liner and the shell
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Is this serious or a good troll? Lol. You put it around the whole liner or just at the bottom where the liner meets the boot board?
 
14274011:Crispy. said:
Is this serious or a good troll? Lol. You put it around the whole liner or just at the bottom where the liner meets the boot board?
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no i’m serious, i just did it around the toe area and I no longer get cold toes
 
No, I roll with intuition wraparounds for the same reasons with my lupos. I typically use the intuitions on resort where I want the extra damping and volume, and the stock liners for touring
 
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