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Is the the fulltilt high five to soft for me?

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peace.love.pow
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hey guys, i am about 5'11" 175 or so. and i need new boots, i dont ski any park really at all, i mainly just ski big mountain, powder, and cliffs. i was looking into the fulltilt high five and also the black diamond factor, i thinking high five for comfortablity but im afraid it might be too soft.. any help would be super rad

Oct 27 2011 1:04PM
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D-40
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I hope so.  I just picked them up and I am just a little bit bigger than you.  The beauty of full tilts are that you can increase the stiffness of the boots with different tounges they have available.
Oct 27 2011 1:12PM
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why
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post this in gear talk bro, when you do I'm sure people will help you
Oct 27 2011 1:15PM
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zack_h123
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it is in gear talk?
Oct 27 2011 1:20PM
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Balto
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well have you tried it on and flexed it? that should tell you everything you need to know
Oct 27 2011 1:30PM
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peace.love.pow
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^ good idea man ill do that for sure
Oct 27 2011 2:02PM
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tomPietrowski
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For big mountain use, full tilts are pretty soft. You can get the number 10 tounge but even that only equates to around a 110 flex boot. Most big mountain riders will need stiffer then this, so there are a few things you can do. You can have a shop drill out and bolt the cuff. I have just done this to my SPK pros and there around 130 now from 110. You could also swap out the intution liner for a foam injection liner. This will give a far better fit, and also stiffen up the boot alot. This is what seth does with his boots. It will get pricey to do that though. You will need to buy the shells, the liners and footbeds, so you will be looking at around $1200. For that money you could spend alot less on a boot that is more suitable in the first place.

So overall yes you can make Full tilts into big mountain boots, but it will cost you.
Oct 27 2011 4:00PM
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peace.love.pow
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alright thanks man. that actuall helped alot, what do you mean by having the cuff drilled.. and do any of you guys have any thoughts on the atomic volt boot
Oct 27 2011 11:33PM
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tomPietrowski
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Regarding drill the cuff, basically you can dril through the cuff, and the upper part of the clog and then bolt them together. This creates less flex from the shell, and therefore a stiffer boot. Some salomon boots have marked spots to do it, other boots can be done as well, just make sure someone who knows what there doing does it. You can rivot the shell but then its non adjustable. If you bolt it you can take out the bolts ifyou want a softer flex for certain riding.

Regarding the atomic, it has a much much higher instep then the FT, so make sure its not going to be too high for your foot. I would go to a fitter and he can tell you what boots would work for your foot and then you can go from there.
Oct 27 2011 11:51PM
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peace.love.pow
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alright ok i get it now thanks for your help man. well my dad just suprised after he got off work with a new pair of high fives so i will see how they are this weekend..
Oct 28 2011 12:57AM
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