Broken foot in ski boots

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Fynluebke

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A couple weeks ago i broke my foot in my ski boots. They are full tilt descendant 6 size 26.5. I wear a shoe size 8 but im wondering if i shoud have gotten a size smaller.
 
I wear a 25.5 and street size 9… can just about get 1 finger down there with the shell fit. Sounds like yours is too loose but what did you do to break your foot?
 
14521434:Nuno812 said:
I wear a 25.5 and street size 9… can just about get 1 finger down there with the shell fit. Sounds like yours is too loose but what did you do to break your foot?
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[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1067441/IMG-3748-mov[/video]
 
I’m a 7.5-8 and wear a 24.5. You could definitely go smaller if you want.

**This post was edited on Mar 20th 2023 at 11:57:35am
 
I wear a size 10.5 shoe and rock a 26.5 boot. Ideally you should go with the size your foot measures or even a size down and then you can always get work done to make it more comfortable.
 
going smaller is often the way to go. sometimes they don't have an inbetween size, like say you are in between 25.5 and 26.5, going down is better, just to have a snug fit, and maybe punch the toe a little just to not have them squeezed.

i went to a bootfitter this season and found out that i should be in a 27.5 instead of a 28.5, which i have been riding for 8 or so years.
 
topic:Fynluebke said:
A couple weeks ago i broke my foot in my ski boots. They are full tilt descendant 6 size 26.5. I wear a shoe size 8 but im wondering if i shoud have gotten a size smaller.
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If you don't have wide feet the descendants probably not good for you. I recommend a boot fit
 
I wear an 11.5 shoe and 29.5 boot. However I got skinny feet and ankles, very lanky. So kinda a bit of space in there. After a year later I went to the shop and they said I just needed sole volume sliders in there. I put 2 in there and boom, shit was tight. Sorry to hear about your foot. Back as new next season.
 
Your shoe size is based on comfort usually and your boot size is based on the actual dimensions of your foot. I rock an 11.5 or 12 vans slip on but I wear a 27.5 in most boots. Go to a bootfitter to make that determination for real. This incident definitely is a good example of what can happen with boots that are too big
 
14521478:lil.Boye said:
going smaller is often the way to go. sometimes they don't have an inbetween size, like say you are in between 25.5 and 26.5, going down is better, just to have a snug fit, and maybe punch the toe a little just to not have them squeezed.

i went to a bootfitter this season and found out that i should be in a 27.5 instead of a 28.5, which i have been riding for 8 or so years.
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I’ve been in 29s for the past 5 years and get hideous toe bang, so I’m probably in the same boat.
 
I'm a 27.5 (mens 10.5) with a 111mm last and I wear a size 26.5 mondo in a 98mm last. Just did a little boot work and now its a Cinderella slipper.
 
Definitely seems to big if your foot broke from the fall in the video. I imagine you just sloshin around in them boots. Is it actually broken, like x-ray status?

I wear an 8.5 in dunks, blazers, and superstars. 9 in xtratufs, 9 in my white's pac boots. 9.5 in scarpa/la sportiva ice climbing boots.

My foot measures 26cm+, 105mm+ wide. I have slight haglund's deformities, thick/tall-ass toes, high instep and arch, and all kinda bone spurs and protrusions. I have the same exact shell boot as you and ski the 25.5's. I started with 26.5's(essentially my skate shoe size) and it was garbage. I'd say if you're in the middle, go slightly smaller. Sometimes I pop my buckles for riding on the lift, sometimes I dont. Keep in mind the descendant shell is kind of a bucket, you might fit the forefoot without punches but the heel area is cavernous.

Go to a bootfitter
 
14522522:Whaddup said:
Definitely seems to big if your foot broke from the fall in the video. I imagine you just sloshin around in them boots. Is it actually broken, like x-ray status?

I wear an 8.5 in dunks, blazers, and superstars. 9 in xtratufs, 9 in my white's pac boots. 9.5 in scarpa/la sportiva ice climbing boots.

My foot measures 26cm+, 105mm+ wide. I have slight haglund's deformities, thick/tall-ass toes, high instep and arch, and all kinda bone spurs and protrusions. I have the same exact shell boot as you and ski the 25.5's. I started with 26.5's(essentially my skate shoe size) and it was garbage. I'd say if you're in the middle, go slightly smaller. Sometimes I pop my buckles for riding on the lift, sometimes I dont. Keep in mind the descendant shell is kind of a bucket, you might fit the forefoot without punches but the heel area is cavernous.

Go to a bootfitter
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14522526:Fynluebke said:
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That right there is what's known as a Jones Fracture and it fucking sucks.

What I'm guessing is - if you indeed broke it in the ski boot - you have heel lift/ lack of heel containment in your boots, and when you landed, your heel was off the sole of the boot and the inward movement of your foot in the boot caused the fracture. It could have also happened before you were skiing and you didnt even notice it until this happened.

The worst part about this type of fracture - which I believe is a zone ii jones fracture - is it takes fucking forever to heal. There's not a lot of blood supply to that section of the foot, so healing is going to take ages. You shouldn't walk on it for at least 6-7 weeks, and if after that time it hasn't begun to heal, then another 6 weeks and casting should take place...

That looks like a pretty severe break... if it's actually over about 2mm, which it could be, I would be surprised if surgery hasn't been suggested or given consideration.

Shitty.
 
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This is possibly the point where you broke it... the right foot is pointed inwards, and the ski is leveraging your forefoot away from the counter-rotational forces of the rest of your body.

Its hard to say if this was indeed due to your ski boots fitting poorly or something else, but if there was a decent amount of space around your heel, then the rear of your foot would have had a lot of space for mobility while your forefoot was effectively immobilized by the lateral edge of your boots, while having increased leverage against it as the tip of your ski is held in place by the snow as you rotate away from it..
 
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