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Does Anyone Ski Without Socks????

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Dvacc20
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Just Curious. I know some hockey players do it for the "feel" of the ice i guess.
Nov 7 2009 12:24AM
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mozzy
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The liners are supposed to keep your feet warm, not the socks. Ski and snowboard boot liners are pretty high-tech, warm, generally free of rough spots, and are heat moldable to the shape of your foot.

The stink is gonna happen, regardless of whether you wear socks or not, not even that antimicrobial stuff helps. And if I absolutely need to put socks on, then they are the thinnest possible. Of course, the vast majority of skiers and riders do wear socks, I've only run into a couple people who don't.

So here you go, drying out the footbeds of my snowboard boots after a rad day of powder (note the tatami mat, it was a 3-foot day in Japan, claim. . .):

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Nov 7 2009 5:14PM
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omIV
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so true
Nov 7 2009 5:19PM
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WVskiing
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When i played hockey i didn't were socks and sometime when i ski, i ski WITHOUT socks
Nov 7 2009 5:25PM
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superpoluha
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when i wear anklesocks, im more prone to shinbang, but i usually wear regular ski socks
without socks seems uncomfortable

Nov 7 2009 5:32PM
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Lemuel
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Why would they be sweaty?
Nov 7 2009 8:06PM
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TheUngroomed
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fursur
Nov 7 2009 8:07PM
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ski4ever98
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thts sounds really unconfortable wet and cold so im goona have 2 say no
Nov 7 2009 11:47PM
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mezzy
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in the gaper quotes thread there was a guy who decided that he was supposed to wear his tennis shoes inside of his boots...
Nov 8 2009 12:47AM
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Twinjibber77
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Horrible idea. Socks are good for a multitude of reasons. Like many people in this thread said, most of the hair on my shins and calfs rubs off.
Nov 8 2009 3:46AM
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gerard1
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yeah, i usually wear short socks in my shoes, then when i get to the mountain, i put on long socks to protect my hairy legs in my boots haha
Nov 8 2009 4:21AM
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Atypical
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I had to do it once and almost died.

I love love love ski socks.
Nov 8 2009 10:15AM
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Logey.
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haha yup thats how mine are,, if someone bet me 5 dollars to take a 5 second smell i would not do it
Nov 8 2009 10:27AM
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jstaiz
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If you're wearing ski socks they are probly pretty warm...and if you're driving in your vehicle its probly nice and warm inside. So warm socks in a warm vehicle could result in some sweaty feet? or maybe that's just me and I have abnormal feet
Nov 8 2009 1:28PM
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mozzy
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Maybe bet more money?

From photographer Andy Blumberg: " Regular: Left Foot Forward: Scott E. Wittlake Infamously known as Snotty Shitlake, at the height of his snowboarding- and filming- travels, during his living minimalist period. He'd simply snowboard without socks. But as a consequential matter of extreme malodor, his boots would be barred, each night, from the motel room for their rotting stench (sometimes exacerbated and circulated by the mini dryers he used on them).

Once staying in Whistler, on the 4th floor of a hotel, on location for Brainstorm, photographer Andy Wright claims, "you could distinctly smell his boots in the lobby." Not much later "the housecleaning crew confiscated them. And I tipped them well afterward." Andy went on to say that he once bet filmer Brad Kremer $100 "he couldn't hold Scotty's boot to his face, covering his mouth and nose for two minutes. This was after riding, in the spring, on a very warm day of hiking. The boots had seen a lot of action. The catch was that he couldn't puke afterward. And the boot had to go straight from Scotty's foot to his face. They were steaming! ... Never bet against Brad. He stuck it."

Nov 8 2009 1:33PM
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mozzy
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bump again. So who's rocking the ski boots sockless?

I managed to break my streak, didn't wear socks at all in the 08-09 season, but ended up pulling out the ski socks a few times this year (with rental boots), and a couple days of really cold weather. oh well.


Jul 31 2010 7:07AM
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HamFaceGirl
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You wear your ski socks with shoes? I just wear regular socks to the mountain and I have 5 pairs of ski socks in my ski bag so I never have to ski without socks
Jul 31 2010 10:26AM
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dopesause
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blisters man
Jul 31 2010 10:34AM
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Emma_Watson
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My feet freeze with  socks on.
Jul 31 2010 11:41AM
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MoarCowbell
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Jul 31 2010 1:07PM
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joshua
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I find it uncomfortable and distracting. It's also near impossible to take your foot out of the boot without pulling the liner out at the same time.
Jul 31 2010 1:22PM
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TOAST.
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I used to ski with ankle socks and then I bought a pair of thin ski socks and I am never going back to ankle socks.
Jul 31 2010 1:41PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Smartwool. Skiing without socks is for gapers.
Jul 31 2010 3:11PM
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Schlop
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Never tried it, thought about it. I've always had hand me downs from my dad, then last season I got a new pair. One time I forgot one so I had an ankle and a ski sock
Jul 31 2010 3:19PM
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Peter.
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thin socks for the win. i have skied in ankle socks before because i've forgotten other socks, but never thought about going barefoot
Jul 31 2010 3:20PM
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