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Driving in ski boots?

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Chair27Rider
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Ever done it? Thoughts? Story's?
Nov 30 2015 12:33PM
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chacha33
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Moved my car across the mountain parking lot in ski boots once. Damn near impossible
Nov 30 2015 12:34PM
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will_powder
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chacha33Moved my car across the mountain parking lot in ski boots once. Damn near impossible


Me too, and it was a standard. Stalled a million times, you need ankle flexibility haha.

There's an old guy in All.I.Can that drives an old beater truck in ski boots like a badass
Nov 30 2015 12:37PM
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Anesteezia
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Past my comfort zone. I tried it and felt so uncomfortable, no feeling at all.
Nov 30 2015 12:44PM
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KravtZ
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Did it once...SO hard. It was only for like 2 minutes. But I drive a manual. Stalled it once. My clutch engagement point is really high so its not like i had to press it all the way down. Won't be doing it again.
Nov 30 2015 12:48PM
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gravel
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Probably harder in a manual but driving an auto with boots is cake.
Nov 30 2015 12:56PM
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gnarballsianm
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Totally possible with an auto, but not comfortable at all. You just don't have the same sensitivity as you would with a shoe so its just a weird expierence, i wonder what it is like with a snowboard boot on? Im sure it is pretty much damn near impossible to drive manual with a ski boot though.
Nov 30 2015 1:02PM
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elcornholio
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I heard it was illegal in NH to drive in ski boots as well as without any shoes. Not sure if this is legit.
Nov 30 2015 1:18PM
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Holte
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Some torn ligaments in my right foot left me in walking boot for a summer a while back. Since then, driving with ski boots is a piece of cake.
Nov 30 2015 1:22PM
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AGOF
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Tline to ski bowl so I don't have to boot back up for night skiing
Nov 30 2015 1:29PM
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DBack1321
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How the hell do you control the pedals haha? Your heel?
Nov 30 2015 1:35PM
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tris10radeka
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i'm 14 so i don't drive yet, but my dad did once, it was only 5 mins back to the condo but i thought i was gonna die
Nov 30 2015 1:50PM
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HSmith
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I move my car with boots on all of the time. One time went to get food during an urban sesh. It's not really that different with an automatic.
Nov 30 2015 4:52PM
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eheath
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Definitely doable but it feels weird AF, when I was a teen and had a manual car I used to drive my car around with my boots on sometimes, it was very, very difficult haha.
Nov 30 2015 5:19PM
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Peachbutt
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meh. sketchy but definitely doable. Did my share of hauling some buddys up loveland pass (~3 minute drive up a slightly sketchy road) in ski boots a couple weeks ago only took about a minute or two before I had everything down to a system. This was in an automatic though I don't know how the fuck some of you have gotten around driving a manual in ski boots
Nov 30 2015 5:31PM
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collin.malone
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I find myself doing this wayyy to often lately. We run out of snow for the setup at my house and the ice rink is only a 10 minute ride away. My question is can you get a ticket for it if a cop noticed?
Nov 30 2015 7:19PM
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Peteza_Rollz
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Some kid drove through our mailbox and hit a tree and it turns out he was wearing ski boots :/
Nov 30 2015 7:35PM
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PoLaRpEaK
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gavinrudyProbably harder in a manual but driving an auto with boots is cake.


I mastered the art of driving the manual in boots. You kind of have to sit sideways to get softer feel and more range of movement and to fit.
Nov 30 2015 7:39PM
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qyleberry
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I thought it was impossible, I drived home from my friends barn (summer setup was there) and thought it made driving so fun! I don't know how you guys did it with a manual car, but driving an automatic car in ski boots is the best!
Nov 30 2015 7:49PM
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skiara.
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Its so damn hard. Especially when you're short AF and have to have the seat all the way forward. Never again.
Nov 30 2015 8:03PM
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s-hand
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Not too hard. Drove a uhaul through city traffic once. Fun time.
Nov 30 2015 8:59PM
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chodo
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I frequent the A-basinKeystone drive in ski boots.

I should teach a class in ski boot driving
Nov 30 2015 10:56PM
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Plankton
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its absolutely impossible to put the clutch in on my car wearing ski boots
Nov 30 2015 10:59PM
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buzzlightyear
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while jibbing I was to lazy to take my boots off to go to dollar store for soda haha so drove down in my boots. sucked. bad.
Dec 1 2015 12:12AM
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japanada
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Between being tall, having larger boots, and having a cramped footwell in my VW, there is no way I can. In my buddies old F150 I can tho, it has space for miles at the pedals.
Dec 1 2015 12:42AM
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brend
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Ski boot on your left foot. Shoe on the right. Works like a charm.
Dec 1 2015 12:59AM
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jca
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done it a few times and it sucks in a manual, way easier to just wear your liners.
Dec 1 2015 4:53AM
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freestyler540
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Yeah, from parking lot to parking lot. It sucks quite a bit. I drive an automatic and it was still tough.
Dec 1 2015 5:03AM
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Mar-O
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Done it a bit on parking lots etc, pretty hard to push the clutch in since I have to push it in with my foot sideways but works okay as long as its just moving around in first gear. If you try it on the road you are a moron though, not safe at all if you suddenly need to brake or something.
Dec 1 2015 7:36AM
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dustygoldflakes
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DBack1321How the hell do you control the pedals haha? Your heel?

Extension of the knee not the ankle obviously.
Dec 1 2015 8:30AM
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Lonely
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Manual=near impossible
Automatic=guess it's okay
Dec 1 2015 9:16AM
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KENDOZER
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I don't always drive with boots on but when it's below zero it's super nice to just hop out and get to skiing. Never really had any issues with it.... knock on wood
Dec 1 2015 10:41AM
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AWOLASIAN
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PoLaRpEaKI mastered the art of driving the manual in boots. You kind of have to sit sideways to get softer feel and more range of movement and to fit.


i tried this i couldnt do it at all couldnt even start my car
Dec 1 2015 10:52AM
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PoLaRpEaK
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AWOLASIANi tried this i couldnt do it at all couldnt even start my car


Yeah legit, I really have to contort to get it started up haha, and try to minimize gear changes. Would not recommend that's for sure.
Dec 1 2015 12:26PM
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HenriksDreads
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PoLaRpEaKYeah legit, I really have to contort to get it started up haha, and try to minimize gear changes. Would not recommend that's for sure.


yeah fuck this. my clutch is pretty new so the engagement point is pretty low, this sounds sketch af
Dec 1 2015 2:35PM
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JFetz31
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Yeah, its not hard in an automatic. Standard ski boot driver would be the ultimate ski bum!
Dec 1 2015 10:29PM
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ZackyC
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I worked the rental counter at a rental shop last season and I saw some crap. The amount of times I would run out of the shop to explain to people that if you drive with ski boots you're going to have a BAD time. The one time a group didn't listen to me and I saw them stop dead in the middle of the road after they left the parking lot. DON'T DRIVE WITH SKI BOOTS ON
Dec 2 2015 12:49PM
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J-Dunn
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already said but driving a auto in boots is fucking cake. Did it everyday of the season past 2 years. 35 minutes home after skiing. A manny is totally different
Dec 2 2015 6:32PM
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Zurg
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buzzlightyearwhile jibbing I was to lazy to take my boots off to go to dollar store for soda haha so drove down in my boots. sucked. bad.


Good times :')
Dec 2 2015 10:13PM
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Unaffiliated
Posts: 106 - Karma: 11,253
Done it in both snowboard boots and ski boots, its a little easier in snowboard boots because there is more feel and mobility in the ankle, only do it short distances going to get food in town from the hill.
Dec 2 2015 10:17PM
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John18_6
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I drove from one handrail to another last night in boots while it was snowing and icy. The fact that boots are less sensitive on the pedals than shoes didn't help. Slippin and slidin round town
Dec 2 2015 10:36PM
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