New season, new issues, what are some of your boot problems?

I'm currently breaking in my new Dalbello KR2 fusions. The boots are fucking sweet, heat molded intuition liner fits like a glove. I get a little bit of pain on my 5th metatarsal but I'm waiting to see if it will go away after a few more days out before I get the boot punched. My feet also get a bit squished, but that should go away once they're totally broken in. If not then a molded foot bed should fix the problem.

Have a look at this thread: https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/768122/The-Official---What-is-wrong-with-my-boots---Thread?

But off the top of my head the main issues people have with their boots are:
1. Not bothering to make an effort to drive to a good boot fitter and just buying boots online. Boots aren't like skis, jackets, bindings, etc you can't just look at the specs and make a purchase based on measurements and product descriptions. You actually have to go and try the boots on and get them working for your foot.

2. Not investing in custom footbeds. An excellent analogy made by onenerdykid was that your stock powerful 100+ flex boot without a custom footbed is like a high performance car, however it has the steering precision of tractor. The footbed in a boot acts as the high performance steering mechanism which gives you the control you need. Without the footbed your squishy foot is just going to be mashed around in the rigid ski boot.

3. Buying boots too big. I made this mistake when I first started, bought boots to big because they felt like nice warm roomy slippers in the shop. All I can say is this lead to the complete destruction of my shins and feet. When you buy boots in a shop they should be very tight, not so tight your feet go numb and starting turning purple but tight enough that it feels as if your feet are held in place and not moving about. If you do a shell check there should be 2cm or less space between your heel and the back of the shell. After a day or two of skiing the liner of the boot packs out and give you an extra half to whole size.

I dont have problems because i have full tilts

I have these 120 flex salomon boots and the first season i wore them they were fine but now my feet hurt so bad in them, mainly round the top. I don't know why this because they were fitted properly, I broke my left foot so I can understand it might have changed shape, but it doesn't explain why my right hurts.
I'm too broke to buy new ones this season so I've been reading how to modify your boots for a comfier fit, if this is possible...

I have Nordica fire arrows and they kill the inside arch on the bottom of my feet, but I might just not have fully broken them in yet.

slamdunkI have these 120 flex salomon boots and the first season i wore them they were fine but now my feet hurt so bad in them, mainly round the top. I don't know why this because they were fitted properly, I broke my left foot so I can understand it might have changed shape, but it doesn't explain why my right hurts.
I'm too broke to buy new ones this season so I've been reading how to modify your boots for a comfier fit, if this is possible...

Best bet would be to take them into a bootfitter and keep your feet assessed, it may also help just to wear the boots around the house a bit in low physical stress environments.

deeznuts.I have Nordica fire arrows and they kill the inside arch on the bottom of my feet, but I might just not have fully broken them in yet.

Do you have a custom footbed? Your arch probably isn't being supported properly so it may be collapsing inwards. A custom footbed should fix this problem as it will provide proper support for not only your arch but your entire foot.

Nearly ever issue in this thread sounds like a lack of surport. I know I always say it but footbeds are as important if not more so then the boot it's self. Get the foot neutral and all boot fitting becomes so much easier.

I typically lose 2-4 big toenails a year. I have awesome boots that fit great (dalbello krypton pro). I have custom footbeds, I heat molded the intuition liners. I am so jealous of my snowboard buddies with there pristine feet. My toenails are always bruised and mangled and Im sick of crying when someone steps on my toes when I am out at the bars.

methscratchfaceI typically lose 2-4 big toenails a year. I have awesome boots that fit great (dalbello krypton pro). I have custom footbeds, I heat molded the intuition liners. I am so jealous of my snowboard buddies with there pristine feet. My toenails are always bruised and mangled and Im sick of crying when someone steps on my toes when I am out at the bars.

Then honestly your boots don't fit that well. If your losing nails it means your footbeds are not properly surporting you

Not much problems actually just feel like i need a bit more support in the arch region and under heels, so i decided to get custom footbeds and they only cost me 89€+12€ for the diagnostics. Unfortunatly they didnt have the right size for my big ass feet at the moment, so they will be ordered from france and ive got to wait a few weeks before i get them.

Every issue does sound like a fit or footbed issue so far, also if it is your first week of skiing for the year sometimes it does take some time for your feet to readjust to boot pressure.

andres.parnikNot much problems actually just feel like i need a bit more support in the arch region and under heels, so i decided to get custom footbeds and they only cost me 89€+12€ for the diagnostics. Unfortunatly they didnt have the right size for my big ass feet at the moment, so they will be ordered from france and ive got to wait a few weeks before i get them.

What size feet do you have? and what footbeds are you using that they need to come from France?

My boots aren't stiff enough. But I'm used to it, because nobody makes a 140ish flex boot with enough instep height for me.

For reference, I'm wearing a punched Cochise 120 with Intuitions, and no footbeds to free up space for my instep.

Caucasian_AsianMy boots aren't stiff enough. But I'm used to it, because nobody makes a 140ish flex boot with enough instep height for me.

For reference, I'm wearing a punched Cochise 120 with Intuitions, and no footbeds to free up space for my instep.

Have you tried the new hawx 2? There is a 130 version of those and they have a pretty high instep out of the box but they also feature memory tech so you coul easily get the boot shape over the top of the foot. Not having from for a footbed does mean your in the wrong shell. The other option is getting the instep starched. High end shops have a pier of kit called an ultracam which can be used to stretch the instep.

tomPietrowskiHave you tried the new hawx 2? There is a 130 version of those and they have a pretty high instep out of the box but they also feature memory tech so you coul easily get the boot shape over the top of the foot. Not having from for a footbed does mean your in the wrong shell. The other option is getting the instep starched. High end shops have a pier of kit called an ultracam which can be used to stretch the instep.

I should have specified that i want a 140ish flexing boot with tech fittings.

And i took out the footbed to lower my foot in the boot. I've got a small wedge under my arch for support, but not a full footbed.

Caucasian_AsianI should have specified that i want a 140ish flexing boot with tech fittings.

And i took out the footbed to lower my foot in the boot. I've got a small wedge under my arch for support, but not a full footbed.

Plenty of companies make a mid-high instep boot that also offer tech fittings, the new Salomon Quest ProTR 110 is one example of this, if you want a fully dedicated AT boot look into companies like Dynafit, Blackdiamond, and Scott(Garmont). Altering a boot to increase stiffness can be quite a task depending on the boot but my best suggestions for a quick fix would be to add a booster strap(cinch strap) to your boot.

Caucasian_AsianI should have specified that i want a 140ish flexing boot with tech fittings.

And i took out the footbed to lower my foot in the boot. I've got a small wedge under my arch for support, but not a full footbed.

Well finding that will be tough. Off the top of my head I can't think of any boots whic could be tech compatible which go to 140. The atomic waymaker carbon 130 could be worth a look. They are some of the stiffer freeride boots I have found especially laterally. They have a pretty generous instep too.

G_WinkEvery issue does sound like a fit or footbed issue so far, also if it is your first week of skiing for the year sometimes it does take some time for your feet to readjust to boot pressure.






What size feet do you have? and what footbeds are you using that they need to come from France?

i wear size 31 skiboot, EU size is 47, US is probably 13 or 14 i think?
they are sidas footbeds, and since its not yet ski season in my country, they didnt have the winter stuff ordered yet and had only smaller sizes.

My feet grew 2 CM over the summer and I had to get new boots. Good and bad.

When ever i put my boots on i feel a pulsing on my feet and they are on the loosest setting