How to prevent toebang
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WoFIowz
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Classic responses:
-Stay out of backseat
-Get boots that fit
-Don't land backseat
Even with all that, if you're doing lots of jumps and cliff drops, you're bound to land backseat one of those times and it only takes one bad landing to ruin your nails.
Don't forget to post a gruesome picture in my shameless self promoted thread when you rip it off: https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/867683/Who-else-is-on-track-to-lose-a-toenail-this-season-
-Stay out of backseat
-Get boots that fit
-Don't land backseat
Even with all that, if you're doing lots of jumps and cliff drops, you're bound to land backseat one of those times and it only takes one bad landing to ruin your nails.
Don't forget to post a gruesome picture in my shameless self promoted thread when you rip it off: https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/867683/Who-else-is-on-track-to-lose-a-toenail-this-season-
Kaidenpeterson
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Tighter boots
galardogod
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I personally just eat that shit and bite my neck gaiter. Once the nail falls off it gets a little better.
berniesenders
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14405311:Toona said:
Seems risky
percs
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This problem has turned into a personal obsession of mine. After buying the most stiff full tilts and adding the 4mm forward lean inserts I skied good but started annihilating my toes. Its almost impossible to understand fully what's going on but I realize my big toes/tendon connected to the big toe go limp when I put my boots on if I don't have correct posture. This then cause them to jam in the front cause I have no way to flex my big toe/ keep the toe connected to my whole foot. I have good days where I don't hurt my toes and it seems to be related to how I start on my boots and get warmed up in them. I think this problem boils down to posture and how my walk gate is. I lost both toenails last season and both this season. I think its important to feel out your boots when you put them on and make sure there isn't restrictions.
Solution; I started putting a sock underneath my liner and it keeps my heel locked and engaged in the proper form. I also ski with my boots looser the first few runs and let them decide where they want to be before I strap them tighter. Overall I would focus on having freedom of whole body movement when your first put on your boots and don't be afraid to put extra socks or stuff under your liners to balance that feeling.
**This post was edited on Feb 28th 2022 at 10:28:15am
Solution; I started putting a sock underneath my liner and it keeps my heel locked and engaged in the proper form. I also ski with my boots looser the first few runs and let them decide where they want to be before I strap them tighter. Overall I would focus on having freedom of whole body movement when your first put on your boots and don't be afraid to put extra socks or stuff under your liners to balance that feeling.
**This post was edited on Feb 28th 2022 at 10:28:15am
Mackaroni_space
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I know it’s gross but honestly dude I’ve had multiple toenails fall off, regardless of being backseat/landing bolts/boot size it’ll happen to every skier. Only thing I can suggest is hella ibuprofen
galardogod
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14408003:Timby said:
frost bite itself isn’t painful after a while but when you rewarm them it feels like you have pins going through your toes on all sides
mrk127
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14408003:Timby said:
Yes it was extremely painful, I had to keep my feet elevated 24/7 for like 2 weeks otherwise they would throb so bad and then it was constant pain for like 4 weeks. It Kept me out of wearing shoes and ski boots almost 2 months and I didn't even get it that bad compared to a lot of cases of frostbite
14408075:galardogod said:
You're confusing frostnip and frostbite dumbass
galardogod
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14408110:mrk127 said:
Oh Yeah dumb ass?
OldManAtABasin
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If you never let the nail grow back, it won't be an issue anymore.