123ski
Active member
Alright, this is kind of a long story, more like a theory actually
about my boots, and I want to know, from any boot fitters here, if the
story sounds logical and plausible.
In 2002ish I decided to buy some new ski boots. I went to a shop and
after measuring my foot the guy brought out a pair or Blue Raichle
Flexon Comps (with the kniessl logo on the tounge, but everywhere else
it said Raichle on it). He said they were the last pair, left over from
a few years ago, and that they were my size. This was size 27. I had
been using some old rear entry boots up until this point, the size was
much smaller than I had been skiing, but overall they were a great fit,
so I bought them. I was glad to be out of a rear entry boot. Looking at
these boots it appears they have an Intuition liner in them which was
molded to my foot without a footbed. I had a fun time in these boots, I
occasionally had black toenails, which for a while I thought was
because of too tight of a fit or something. I never had any other
problems with that boot (besides people making fun of me for being in
such an old boot, which didn't really bother me).
In 2006 I decided it was again time to buy some new boots. I was
convinced that the size 27 was too small for me and that was the reason
I was having black toe. At this time, I was still kind of oblivious to
all the facts of ski boots, and have since learned a ton from boot
fitters etc. Anyway. I was fit into a size 26.5 Tecnica Diablo
Magnesium boot by all the boot fitters. I am a very aggressive skier,
and have always skied in Utah, but since I was in High School during
2001-2004 and was living out of the country from 2004-2006 I hadn't
ever really invested in powder skis, although powder was my favorite
discipline. The 2006 season was going to be my first real powder only
year. I skied snowbirds terrain park occasionally, but really didn't
ski park much at all. I focused really on skiing the mountain. I bought
some 4Frnt VCT's and loved them as my first powder ski. I have been
skiing powder my whole life, but it seemed that my new boots were
causing me quite a bit of pain, and not from being size 26.5. My arch
was in so much pain over half the time that I almost threw up several
times. So, at the beginning of this season, I decided to invest in some
footbeds. I got some surefoots, since I was able to get a deal on them,
and thought it would cure my problem. They did. But they brought a
whole new deal of problems, First they were taking up too much room in
my toe box, causing my circulation to be cut off. I asked them to trim
them and trim them but nothing helped. Finally a guy took my boots from
me and ground the natural arch and some of the cork off of my boot
board. Now my toes had circulation. I was skiing park this year since I
now have a PC and an Alta pass and frankly missed park skiing. I came
up short on a few tables and bruised my heel pretty bad (which I kind
of thing is a mixture of the hardness of surefoot footbeds and having
some of the cork removed from my bootboard) (THAT IS ONE THEORY I WISH
TO HAVE COMMENTED ON). My next question is this. When I switched from
Flexon's to Tecnicas, I did notice that I could ski switch a little
easier with a stiffer tounge to lean forward against, and I noticed
that I was able to straightline crud a ton better (although this might
have been due to fatter/stiffer skis, more than due to a stiffer boot).
If I were to get a pair of Full Tilt boots next year with a super stiff
tounge would I have the same support needed for charging super hard at
Alta and Snowbird? Also, How many of the above problems do you think I
can blame on my boots? And what other solutions would you recommend for
my problem?
about my boots, and I want to know, from any boot fitters here, if the
story sounds logical and plausible.
In 2002ish I decided to buy some new ski boots. I went to a shop and
after measuring my foot the guy brought out a pair or Blue Raichle
Flexon Comps (with the kniessl logo on the tounge, but everywhere else
it said Raichle on it). He said they were the last pair, left over from
a few years ago, and that they were my size. This was size 27. I had
been using some old rear entry boots up until this point, the size was
much smaller than I had been skiing, but overall they were a great fit,
so I bought them. I was glad to be out of a rear entry boot. Looking at
these boots it appears they have an Intuition liner in them which was
molded to my foot without a footbed. I had a fun time in these boots, I
occasionally had black toenails, which for a while I thought was
because of too tight of a fit or something. I never had any other
problems with that boot (besides people making fun of me for being in
such an old boot, which didn't really bother me).
In 2006 I decided it was again time to buy some new boots. I was
convinced that the size 27 was too small for me and that was the reason
I was having black toe. At this time, I was still kind of oblivious to
all the facts of ski boots, and have since learned a ton from boot
fitters etc. Anyway. I was fit into a size 26.5 Tecnica Diablo
Magnesium boot by all the boot fitters. I am a very aggressive skier,
and have always skied in Utah, but since I was in High School during
2001-2004 and was living out of the country from 2004-2006 I hadn't
ever really invested in powder skis, although powder was my favorite
discipline. The 2006 season was going to be my first real powder only
year. I skied snowbirds terrain park occasionally, but really didn't
ski park much at all. I focused really on skiing the mountain. I bought
some 4Frnt VCT's and loved them as my first powder ski. I have been
skiing powder my whole life, but it seemed that my new boots were
causing me quite a bit of pain, and not from being size 26.5. My arch
was in so much pain over half the time that I almost threw up several
times. So, at the beginning of this season, I decided to invest in some
footbeds. I got some surefoots, since I was able to get a deal on them,
and thought it would cure my problem. They did. But they brought a
whole new deal of problems, First they were taking up too much room in
my toe box, causing my circulation to be cut off. I asked them to trim
them and trim them but nothing helped. Finally a guy took my boots from
me and ground the natural arch and some of the cork off of my boot
board. Now my toes had circulation. I was skiing park this year since I
now have a PC and an Alta pass and frankly missed park skiing. I came
up short on a few tables and bruised my heel pretty bad (which I kind
of thing is a mixture of the hardness of surefoot footbeds and having
some of the cork removed from my bootboard) (THAT IS ONE THEORY I WISH
TO HAVE COMMENTED ON). My next question is this. When I switched from
Flexon's to Tecnicas, I did notice that I could ski switch a little
easier with a stiffer tounge to lean forward against, and I noticed
that I was able to straightline crud a ton better (although this might
have been due to fatter/stiffer skis, more than due to a stiffer boot).
If I were to get a pair of Full Tilt boots next year with a super stiff
tounge would I have the same support needed for charging super hard at
Alta and Snowbird? Also, How many of the above problems do you think I
can blame on my boots? And what other solutions would you recommend for
my problem?