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cdip
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my fucking big toe outer sides kill...
I have tried trimming etc nothing helps. Every time I step in a boot it's like shieeetttt. I even polysporned those mother fucks and it fixed it for like a day but then it's back
Sep 13 2015 11:34PM
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BAYKUR
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What kind of boots do you ride?
Sep 13 2015 11:45PM
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skier58284
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Go to a bootfitter, get your boots headmoulded and tell the bootfitter about that issue, he can put an adhesive foam pad on your toe duruing head moulding which will make the boot shell expand more in that area. I know they do this at Deep Powder House at Alta, not sure how common it is at other bootfitters.
Sep 13 2015 11:52PM
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DominatorJacques
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cdipmy fucking big toe outer sides kill...
I have tried trimming etc nothing helps. Every time I step in a boot it's like shieeetttt. I even polysporned those mother fucks and it fixed it for like a day but then it's back


Yea, it's a bitch. You need boots that hold your foot down. Then you still need to stay forward on your landings. Back seat will get you and even more with a bad fit.
A proper boot fitting by a pro can work miracles.
Sep 14 2015 12:00AM
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cdip
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Cats.Go to a bootfitter, get your boots headmoulded and tell the bootfitter about that issue, he can put an adhesive foam pad on your toe duruing head moulding which will make the boot shell expand more in that area. I know they do this at Deep Powder House at Alta, not sure how common it is at other bootfitters.


I already did this with all my boots
Sep 14 2015 9:58AM
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cdip
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ski-bolaWhat kind of boots do you ride?


I've had booters, b&e, drop kick, and they all did this.
Sep 14 2015 9:59AM
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SEABURN
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cdipI've had booters, b&e, drop kick, and they all did this.


FT may not be the boot for you. try another company, maybe you'll have better results.

maybe it's your toe? ingrown nail or something? or you could just be backseat all day, erry day. that'll ruin your toes too.
Sep 14 2015 10:38AM
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corona
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why you should always have well trimmed toe nails while skiing

Sep 14 2015 10:54AM
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cdip
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SEABURNFT may not be the boot for you. try another company, maybe you'll have better results.

maybe it's your toe? ingrown nail or something? or you could just be backseat all day, erry day. that'll ruin your toes too.

It's not back seat. Im gonna try the new full tilts wide maybe more room for my toe. I trim them and shit but they hurt. I have a nail that like grows normally but grows off the the side under my skin and it ducking hurts
Sep 14 2015 10:57AM
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SEABURN
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if it's growing of the side into the skin of your toe, that's an ingrown nail. soak your feet in hot water an epsom salts until the nail is really soft and then cut the part digging in, out of your toe. or go to the doc an they'll numb it up and cut it out, if doing it yourself hurts too much.
Sep 14 2015 11:18AM
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CashmereCat
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I think SPKs were known for being super wide, maybe try to find a pair of those?
Sep 14 2015 11:53AM
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Newschoolers55
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cdipIt's not back seat. Im gonna try the new full tilts wide maybe more room for my toe. I trim them and shit but they hurt. I have a nail that like grows normally but grows off the the side under my skin and it ducking hurts


just go to a boot fitter. It helps much more than buying new full tilts.
Sep 14 2015 12:04PM
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SterlingArcher
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CashmereCatI think SPKs were known for being super wide, maybe try to find a pair of those?


love my SPKs. glad you thought of this
Sep 14 2015 12:07PM
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cdip
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Volvo242just go to a boot fitter. It helps much more than buying new full tilts.


I go to a boot fitter lol
Sep 14 2015 12:24PM
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Newschoolers55
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cdipI go to a boot fitter lol


You just said you are going to try new full tilts, that doesnt mean that you go to a boot fitter. Boot fitter tells you what boot fits to your foot. you should buy them instead of buying new full tilts.
Sep 14 2015 12:43PM
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cdip
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Volvo242You just said you are going to try new full tilts, that doesnt mean that you go to a boot fitter. Boot fitter tells you what boot fits to your foot. you should buy them instead of buying new full tilts.


I went to boot fitter and they recommended wide full tilts.....
Sep 14 2015 1:13PM
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Newschoolers55
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cdipI went to boot fitter and they recommended wide full tilts.....


Ok then.
Sep 14 2015 1:30PM
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btedeschi
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i used to have this problem, then i got bigger boots which fixed the toe issue. Although it made shinbang a bitch haha
Sep 14 2015 1:59PM
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.Hugo.
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Quit riding and landing backseat
Sep 14 2015 2:10PM
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tomPietrowski
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cdipI went to boot fitter and they recommended wide full tilts.....


In most cases it's actually not the boot it's the surport in the boot. What type of footbeds did you buy?

the footbeds works to stabilize your arch and helps keep your foot in neutral. This helps keeps your toes away from the front and also helps stop your foot sliding forward when you land backseat.

They really are probably the most important aspect and it's very very likely you will have toe issues in boots in the correct size without them.

so that is where I would start. Once the foot is stable you can have the shell adapted if needed to give more space. Some may suggest stretching the shell first but often this does nothing as creating extra space can just mean more movment.

You need to secure the foot first then fit the boot around.
Sep 14 2015 2:51PM
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cdip
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tomPietrowskiIn most cases it's actually not the boot it's the surport in the boot. What type of footbeds did you buy?

the footbeds works to stabilize your arch and helps keep your foot in neutral. This helps keeps your toes away from the front and also helps stop your foot sliding forward when you land backseat.

They really are probably the most important aspect and it's very very likely you will have toe issues in boots in the correct size without them.

so that is where I would start. Once the foot is stable you can have the shell adapted if needed to give more space. Some may suggest stretching the shell first but often this does nothing as creating extra space can just mean more movment.

You need to secure the foot first then fit the boot around.

I have never used a foot bed with my boots. I'll for sure try that! Thanks for the help.
Sep 14 2015 3:21PM
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cdip
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.Hugo.Quit riding and landing backseat

After a long break of no skiing (a few months) we went to coc and I didn't land back seat once and it still happened.
Sep 14 2015 3:23PM
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tomPietrowski
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cdipAfter a long break of no skiing (a few months) we went to coc and I didn't land back seat once and it still happened.


I would certainly go see a decent boot fitter for sure. Footbeds will no doubt help but toe box shapes can just be wrong for some people.

I had had it when testing the Rossi all speed boots. They were great size and shape wise but the toe box did not matchy foot so they hurt all the time.

Usually its a fairly easy fix but it will require a bootfitter. I covered what I did in this article, take a look

https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/2016-Rossignol-Allspeed-120-ultimate-park-boot
Sep 14 2015 3:31PM
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littleman34
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CashmereCatI think SPKs were known for being super wide, maybe try to find a pair of those?


yea SPK are the best
Sep 15 2015 5:59PM
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