Skiing with no Footbed or insole - To ski or not to ski?

[Mygary]

Does anyone here choose not to use a custom/supporting insole or footbed when skiing? Whether you go foot in empty liner or you use the stock insole or a variation of it, how do you feel when you ski insoleless? I know lots of people tout them heavily because they stop over pronation and are supposed to enhance comfort, but I'll be honest, I really don't notice a huge difference in my comfort or skiing when using versus not using. Anyone have thoughts or opinions on this who has tried insole versus no insole? I have seen the argument that it lets you edge more easily, but I also feel like this is not very evident for me, edging both feels responsive and intuitive.

**This thread was edited on Mar 28th 2022 at 9:35:11am

 

[Sendyonthetendy]

using insoles will be better in the long term. more comfort, more support, and better for your feet in general

 

[switchlip2]

I can’t ski without em

 

[Mr.Ice]

I like to go barefoot straight into the plastic boot shell.

 

[Session]

If you have not noticed a difference it's probably because you have a bad fit to begin with.

 

[toe-bang-gang]

Ive got a custom pair of footbeds in my s pros and im gonna be honest I don't notice a difference between them and superfeet

 

[Murslop]

I don't have any in my ft and i used them on Saturday. I didn't go off more than 3 jumps

 

[BigPurpleSkiSuit]

I honestly wouldn't want to ski without my boots set up just the way they are.

 

[Juviticus]

If you ski no footbed at all you're either built incredibly different or your boots don't fit. I know some people don't notice the difference between proper insoles and what comes with the boot but from experience selling superfeet in boots, 95% of people notice improvements. If you go no insole at all, I just wanna know who hurt you. Fully custom insoles are more designed for people with very different feet but in terms of functionality, it's the same as something like superfeet

 

[a_pla5tic_bag]

empty liner

Surly nobody actually does this.

 

[Mygary]

Surly nobody actually does this.

Can be pretty comfy and fine with a good liner like intuitions, I ski footbed-less in Scarpa T1 tele boot for instance

 

[cydwhit]

Surly nobody actually does this.

I've done this. Insoles were out of the liners to dry them out, had to get out the door in a rush, ended up spending 7 hours sledding/skiing/hiking/standing around with no footbeds. Skiing felt like absolute garbage, but the boots were more comfy for the other stuff since my foot had more room and stayed warmer.